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in a few licks of her own. The fucking bastard had started it. When her dad cleared his throat, Holly blushed.
    “You’ve been busy.” He sat up as he stretched and smiled at her. She wanted to tell him she was sorry for it, but really, she wasn’t. Not even close. “Rogers isn’t pressing charges. Nor is the bank for breaking his desk.”
    “I didn’t have anything to do with his desk. He might consider getting a better made one if he’s going to land on it next time. He is a fat prig.” Her dad laughed and she sat up better in the bed. “I’m really sorry that you had to miss your meetings to come and bail me out. I appreciate it, but I’m sorry.”
    “It was fun, actually. And I had dinner with the Douglas family. It’s been a long time since I’ve talked with and enjoyed a woman that doesn’t beat her idea into someone’s head.” She frowned at him. “I’m kidding, love. Really I am.”
    “Poor Georgie. She was so upset. I was hurting, but she seemed to know I was trying to hide it from her.” She leaned back on the bed. “When can I get out of here? I have a lot of stuff to do. And I have three meetings today with ranchers.”
    “You have to take it easy for a couple of days.” She was shaking her head even as he continued. “Honey, you were beaten up pretty well. Just reschedule them for next week when you’ll feel much better.”
    “I can’t do that anymore than you could. I have to meet with the ranchers. I think…what if I told you that the bank is still telling them that they’re going to be foreclosed on?” He asked her which one. “The one next to the Double Deuce, Georgie’s ranch.”
    “The Madison Ranch?” She nodded at his question. “I thought that was one of the first one’s you got taken care of. What the hell is he pulling over there? And so you know, I’ve done a little digging myself on the feed mill. The Double Deuce is not the only one that has a higher bill than they should. There are five more.”
    “I wondered about that. Georgie said her nephews do most of the buying, and they’d never order more stock than they could use. And she was looking over the list of things she’d purchased that was in the file. She said that she couldn’t remember buying any fencing, but she’d ask one of her nephews about it.” Holly moved off the bed and started for the bathroom as she told her dad what else had been said. “Rogers said that they wanted the property and that the other ranchers that I’ve helped would be changing their mind by the end of the day. I guess that would have been yesterday. Anyway, he said he’d have their deeds back. What do you suppose that means?”
    If her dad answered her, she didn’t hear him. She’d gone into the bathroom to change and the light was equipped with a nice, loud fan. She could barely hear herself, much less someone on the other side of the door. Avoiding looking in the mirror was difficult, and after she put on her clothing, she did look.
    “Christ. No wonder he wants me to rest a few days.” Turning her face to the right then left didn’t improve things overly much. So pulling her hair up into a pony tail, she stepped out into her room. The man standing there was…good lord, he was scrumptious.
    “Holly, this is Mr. Mason Douglas. He’s one of Georgie’s nephews. She asked him to come around to make sure you were all right and to help you with the list she gave you.” Holly glanced at her dad, then at the man again. She was going to have to work with him?
    “Miss Snow.” He actually tipped his hat at her, and she wanted to drop to her knees and beg him to do it again. “I’m sort of the purchase guy. The others bring me what they need and I’m the one that sees where I can get the best price. Jace and Gerard do most of the equipment list. Logan keeps up with repair items. Darin and Zach are in charge of husbandry.”
    “There are six of you?” Her voice sort of squeaked and she flushed. “Sorry. I’ve