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girlfriend to do those things with, so one or
two might not hurt.”

 
    “Awesome!” Eliza exclaimed. “I’ll
get my purse and keys and meet you outside. We’ll take my truck.”

 
    Wyatt perked up at their
conversation. “I’m going out too; maybe I’ll meet you guys out somewhere. I
have to meet a few friends first and then we’re heading downtown.”

 
    I didn’t usually go out, but fuck
that if I was going to let her hang out with my brother and his friends for a
night or let God-knows-who touch her, much less look at her.

 
    “Maybe I’ll go out too. Sounds fun,”
I interrupted their chatter.

 
    The whole kitchen got quiet and
everyone looked at me. Eliza put her hand on her hip. “Are you sick, Clint?”

 
    I shook my head. “No, why?”

 
    “Cause you never go out. You’re
usually working too hard to ever want to have fun.”

 
    Wyatt came walking over to me,
inspecting my face carefully. “She’s right. What’s wrong with you?” He reached
out to feel my forehead and I slapped it away before he had a chance to touch
it.

 
    “Nothing, asshole.” I glared at him.
“Can’t a guy go out for a few without getting the third degree?” I glanced
nervously over at Rachel. She was busy cleaning off dishes, but she had to have
heard our conversation.

 
    Eliza shrugged and waved her hand,
dismissing him. “Whatever, big brother. Just don’t act stupid if I’m talking to
some guy.” She walked to the door. “Let’s go, Rachel.”

 
    Rachel wiped her hands on the
dishtowel. “Let me grab my keys.” She turned back to me before she left and
smiled. Yeah, I was heading to the bar later for sure.

 
    The kitchen cleaned out quickly as
we finished with the last of the dishes and soon it was just Ma and I. I was
about to go back to my room to take a shower when she put her hand on my arm.

 
    “You have it so bad for her, don’t
you?” she teased.

 
    “Ma, I hardly know her,” I insisted.
She was being ridiculous; it was just attraction plain and simple. Rachel was a
gorgeous, healthy young woman; who wouldn’t be attracted to that?

 
    She shook her head and smiled. “Sometimes
you just know, dear. I knew the minute I saw your dad. I told your Aunt Julie,
‘I’m going to marry that man.’

 
    Ma had told us this story a million
times, but I humored her. “I don’t think people fall in love like that today.”

 
    She hung up the dishcloth on the
sink. “We’ll see, son, we’ll see. Now shower and get out there to meet the girls!”
She shooed me out of the kitchen.

 
    I laughed and walked back to my
room. As I reached to open the door, I noticed a few of Rachel’s things on bed
in the room next to me. She was going to
be in the room next to me? My mind started going a million miles a minute,
thinking about all the late night rendezvous we could have; my cock got hard at
the thought.

 
    My phone beeped and I pulled it out
of my pocket. It was a text from Wyatt asking where I was. I typed back a quick
reply that I had to shower and then I’d be on my way.

 
    Even though Rachel had only left an
hour ago, I was anxious to see her again. Maybe I could get her alone to talk
and learn more about her. Who knows what might happen? Ma was wrong though; I
didn’t have it bad for her. Or did I?

Chapter
5 – Rachel

 
    Eliza and I ran back to my hotel and
got my bags from my room. I was able to check out and get my money back for the
second night. As the friendly lady at the front desk gave me my money back, I
had a moment of panic, second-guessing what I was doing. Was it smart to move
to this ranch after knowing these people just one day? Was I being too
trusting? I liked to think I was fairly street smart and I had a good feeling
about them, but was I wrong?

 
    “All set?” Eliza asked me, coming in
from outside. She’d been on the phone with a friend, trying to figure out our
plans for the rest of the night. I was exhausted, but