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in all the
sights, sounds, and smells.
    “Lost?”
    She turned around and found a seasoned cowboy
approaching from behind. He had chocolate brown hair and squinty green eyes.
Her heart did a little flip when he tipped his Stetson in greeting.
    “I’m new. I’m entering my cows in a
competition.”   She continued forward,
pointing to her trailer.
    “Can I have a look?”
    Eva smiled and unhooked the back door of the
trailer, proud to show off Bessie and Ruby. “Let me know what you think,” she
said, waving him to enter the tight confines of the trailer with her.
    He stepped up, his leather boots creaking, and he patted
Bessie as he settled in beside her. “These are big girls. Very nice.”
    “I’d love to place…even if it’s just a ribbon.” She
turned slightly in his direction, taking the cowboy in from head to toe as
discretely as possible. His cologne was rich and musky. His Wranglers were worn
with age and low on his hips. “Are you riding?”
    “Plum near every day.” He shifted his stance and
leaned against the side of the trailer, looking directly down at her. “You’re
the prettiest little thing I’ve seen in a long time. Just gorgeous.”
    She knew her face was heating and turning every shade
of red. It wasn’t often a man paid her a compliment. Around town, she was just
one of the locals, invisible to the opposite sex. Men daring enough to pay her
mind were usually scared off by Colton or North. She liked this new attention.
    “My name’s Wade, by the way. What’s yours, sweet
thing?”   He took a section of hair from
her long ponytail and felt it between two fingers. Eva froze.
    She had to think for a minute before even
remembering her name. “E–Eva,” she stammered, suddenly suffering from the worst
case of dry mouth.
    “You should come and watch me ride. I’ll be on
tonight at six in the bull pit. I’d love to have you cheering me on. You’ll be
my good luck charm.” He trailed the backs of his fingers along her jaw line.
She leaned into his touch, nearly closing her eyes. Was she that starved for attention?
It was only natural to feel desire for a man, she decided. She was no longer a
girl, and women had needs.
    The thunderous boom of the ramp dropping down into
place made her jump.   A very
serious-looking North stared at her when she looked back.
    He hopped up into the trailer, coming into Wade’s
personal space. “Can I help you?”
    “Eva was just showing me her prize cows.” He turned
in her direction with a wink. “Which I’m sure will take first place.”
    “You’re sure of that now, are you?”
    “North, cut it out.” She shuffled out with Wade and
promised to watch him at his event before he left. This could be the start of
something big—true love, the passion of a lifetime.
    When she returned to the trailer, Colton and North
were both waiting for her. “Shouldn’t we be unloading them?” she asked, hoping
to avoid an uncomfortable conversation about the birds and bees. “I have to
turn them in and get registered.”
    Colton ignored her, looking at the path Wade had
just taken. “Who was that?”
    “That was my new friend…Wade.”
    “Wade have a last name?”
    She shrugged. “It doesn’t matter. I’m sure I’ll find
out next time I see him.”
    “There won’t be a next time, Eva.” North crowded her
against the side of the trailer, bracing his arm near her head. “You need to
stay close to us and stop talking to strangers. You think Wade gives two shits about you or Bessie? All he cares about is
what’s between his legs.”
    “You’re gross!” She tried to wriggle away, but he
wouldn’t have it.
    North’s voice softened. “I’m only looking out for you.”
    “He said I was gorgeous.”
    Colton chuckled. “He says that to anything with two
legs and a pigtail, I promise you that.”
    Eva’s mood soured. Wade had built her up so high in
just a few minutes. She was soaring in the clouds. He was sincere and friendly,
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