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to torture the asshole that'd
mistreated the sweetest girl he had ever known.
    Dirk said, "So, do you want to tell me why
you're wanting to work for me shoveling shit? The job's an entry level one and
gets most of the dirty work."
    For the next five minutes Sean explained the
circumstances of his arrival in Paxtonville and how he wanted to lay low and
just lead a normal life. He finished up by saying, "I'm not afraid of hard
work and I can shovel all the dung you want."
    Dirk laughed so loud he startled the horse whose
stall they were standing in front of. "Whoa, girl," he crooned. He
slapped Sean on the back. "Let me show you to your room and if you still
want the job, it's yours."
    Sean followed Dirk to the rear of the barn where
he opened a door into a small, maybe eight-by-ten room with a double bed,
ancient chest with four drawers, a makeshift closet constructed of plywood, and
a door leading into a tiny bathroom with a shower, sink, toilet and barely enough
room to turn around.
    Dirk said, "We got plans to remodel, but
since this is only a seasonal job, it's not on the list of priorities. It pays
fairly decent though."
    Sean said without hesitation, "I'll take
it."

Chapter 8: Panic
     
    Tessa was running a half hour late for supper so
she called her stepmother to let her know. Monica said, "No problem,
honey. And hey, we have a surprise guest for dinner."
    "Yeah? Does that mean you're not telling me
who it is?"
    "Yep. You'll see when you get here."
    At six-thirty Tessa punched her fob to open the
garage door, and gasped! What was Sean's Porsche doing inside the garage? She laid
her head on her steering wheel. Was he the surprise supper guest? Please
God, don't let it be so.
    She pulled her old Honda Civic beside his. Her
father had wanted to buy her another car, but she'd adamantly refused. He and
Monica had already done so much by allowing her to live in the garage apartment
rent free until she was on her feet. And she was almost there. She didn't need
a monkey wrench by the name of Sean Barfield thrown into her life plan. He made
her feel things she didn't want to feel.
    She rushed upstairs to her apartment, took a
quick shower, and changed out of the smock she wore for work. She did her best
to tame her wet, curly hair, but it was impossible, so she just tied it back
with a ribbon. As for makeup, she started to reach for her blusher and paused.
Nope. The worse she looked the better. Painting herself with makeup was saying,
in essence, that she wanted to look nice for Sean because she liked him in a
way that was more than friendship. Her reasoning was illogical but she didn't
argue with herself.
    Slipping into old jeans and a T-shirt that had
been washed probably a million times, she stuck her toes in her flip flops and
headed toward the main house.
    Her dad was in the living room with Sean and Candi.
Candi sat on the couch beside Sean with her heart in her eyes, staring up at
him. On the coffee table were several eight-by-ten glossies that he had
autographed with the various names of her girlfriends. Tessa stifled a smile.
Her baby sister was going to be one popular student.
    They all glanced at her as she walked in. Sean
stood and smiled and her dad frowned—no doubt because of her attire, which was
horrible. "Hi Dad and Candi. Hi Sean. So you're the surprise supper guest
Monica told me about."
    Her dad said, "Oh, he's more than that.
He's my new ranch hand. He's taking up residence in the first barn."
    Tessa felt her eyes widen and barely stifled a
groan. "Oh." She glanced at Sean and although it sounded rude, asked,
"Why are you working for my dad?"
    He grinned. "For one thing, I don't like sitting
around on my as–" he glanced at Candi, "er, my backside doing
nothing, and for another, it keeps me hidden in plain sight and hopefully away
from fans."
    Candi piped up, "And I told Sean I'm really
good at keeping secrets. I'm not even going to tell my girlfriends he's at our
house."
    Her dad laughed. "And that