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forward and held his hand out.
    â€œPleased to meet you, too,” she said. “I’m going to check them over individually and mark them, make up some charts, and then come back for another visit when they’re closer to being ready for insemination.”
    Chase’s phone buzzed in his pocket again and he pulled it out to check the caller ID. Damn, it was his granddad, which meant he had to take it.
    â€œI’ll check back on you shortly,” he told them. “I have to take this.”
    Hope nodded and he answered the phone, walking away to the sound of her soft voice as she chatted to Randy.
    â€œGranddad,” he answered. “Everything okay?”
    â€œJust calling in for my daily report,” the aged yet strong voice said down the line.
    â€œDon’t tell me you’re sick of playing dominos and bingo already?” Chase teased.
    He received a noise resembling a growl in response. “I’ll have you know I’ve never played bingo once in my life, and I don’t intend on starting now.”
    He might be in his ninetieth year, but there was no slowing down Chase’s granddad even if his body was starting to give out on him.
    â€œI have the AI specialist here now. Won’t be long before I put the King name on the map for another reason.”
    â€œI have to give it to you, son, you’re on trend.”
    Chase stifled a laugh. The words that came out of the old man’s mouth never failed to surprise him.
    â€œYou been Googling again, Granddad?”
    He listened to his hearty chuckle. “I’ve been slipping one of the younger nurses a few extra bills to teach me about Twitter and all this trending business. I’m not ready to give up the reins just yet, son. Not completely.”
    â€œDid I tell you I closed the deal on the John Deere franchise?”
    His granddad chuckled. “Don’t tell me you bought the goddamn place? I wasn’t even half serious when I…”
    â€œWe own all the rights for Texas now,” Chase told him, loving that he’d managed to surprise the one man he always tried so hard to impress. “I looked at how much we were spending each year, how much of our ranching profit went into those stores, and Nate agreed. He’ll have the paperwork for you to sign next week.” Chase paused. “We’ll make a ton of money off every other rancher in the state, Granddad, and we won’t have to pay retail for any of that damn machinery ever again.”
    â€œNow that’s why I trust you boys,” he said, his voice gruff. “You’re a chip off the old block, Chase. I’m proud of you, son.”
    â€œThanks, Granddad.” His praise meant a lot to Chase, it always had.
    Chase walked a few more paces, then turned, scuffing his boots into the dirt before letting his eyes wander back to Hope. She was laughing at something Randy had said, helping him to guide one of the cows in before running a practiced hand down the animal’s gleaming black coat.
    Chase grimaced when he heard his granddad saying his name.
    â€œSorry?”
    â€œI said I’ll let you get back to it,” his grandfather repeated.
    â€œYeah, sure. I’ll, ah, come by and see you later today.”
    â€œWhen you boys gonna learn I’m just fine without all this pandering?”
    â€œWe love you,” Chase said, his voice gruff. It didn’t come naturally to him to talk about his feelings, but they’d almost lost Granddad once already and he wasn’t going to let the old man die without knowing how much he appreciated him. He’d raised them all when their mom had died and their dad had given up and walked out, and everything they had was because of him. “So you’re just gonna have to learn to deal with it, okay?”
    Chase chuckled at his grandfather’s grumbling and said his goodbyes, ending the call and staring at the blank screen for a second. He blew out a