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smoothed the jacket of my black suit and poured myself a cup of coffee.
    “Thanks,” I replied as I joined him at the kitchen table. “Do I look professional enough?” When I arrived home from Denver, I called the DA’s office and faxed over Thunder’s paperwork. The prosecuting attorney had filed to amend the charges against Bradley. James, Matt, and I were about to go to the courthouse for the hearing.
    “You look like a classy business lady,” he assured me. “Should I go back to the cabin and get my blazer?”
    I shook my head. James already looked perfect in soft grey slacks, a white dress shirt, and a deep green tie that complimented the golden flecks in his eyes. “It’s too hot outside. I’ll probably melt before we get to the courtroom. Did you get Frost settled in the barn?”
    James grinned. “Not exactly. We were on our way down there and Dallas spotted us. Frost will be getting his first cattle herding lesson while we’re in town today. And Huck wants to train him to ride on the ATVs.”
    “Lord, we’re gonna have to get three more of them if we ever want to get our puppy back,” I laughed.
    A knock echoed through the house and we heard the front door open. “Willow?” Matt called out.
    James and I rose to our feet and met him in the hallway. Matt was dressed almost identical to James, but his slacks were khaki and his tie was blue.
    “Good morning. We’re ready when you are,” I told him.
    Matt nodded and turned back towards the front door. “I’m sure you’re even more ready to get this over with than I am. What did the prosecutor say when you talked to him yesterday?” he asked as we stepped outside. He pulled his keys from his pants pocket and we all walked towards his truck.
    “He said that we should have no problem getting the charges amended,” I said. James held open the passenger door and offered me his hand. I took it and he helped me into the truck before sliding into the backseat.
    “He also said that with the video evidence, there’s no way Bradley will get off,” I continued after Matt climbed behind the wheel.
    “I can’t wait to see that bastard get what’s coming to him,” James said as Matt pulled down the driveway.
    My stomach tied in knots as I thought about facing Bradley again. Lucas had destroyed the pictures and given Bradley plenty of incentive to keep his mouth shut about James and me, but I knew that there was still a chance he’d tell our secret… especially now, when he had very little left to lose.
    “I’m not looking forward to seeing Dale and Jan,” I confessed. “I know they’re going to pressure us into dropping the charges… do they even know about what happened to Daddy?”
    I’d spoken with my father several times a day since I’d left Denver, but I hadn’t asked if he’d heard from his former best friend.
    Matt cleared his throat and stared straight ahead. “Lucas told Dale not long after I left the ranch on Sunday. He showed up pissed off and demanding to talk to Cole. Lucas told him what happened and basically kicked him off the property.”
    I raised an eyebrow. “Why is this the first I’m hearing about it?”
    He shrugged. “To be honest, with everything else that’s been going on I didn’t even think about it.”
    I crossed my legs and frowned. I couldn’t believe Dale’s nerve. Bradley tried to kill two innocent animals and stole another, and his father expected us to roll over and take it with a smile.
    “Maybe they won’t be confrontational, since they know what you’re dealing with,” James suggested hopefully.
    “I doubt it,” I snorted. “I don’t know how we were ever friends with these people.”
    I stared out the window and watched pasture land rush by as Matt drove towards Durango, paying careful attention to the homes we passed. I’d become fascinated by architecture since I’d decided to build my own house. I silently debated the pros and cons of two story verses ranch style and before I knew