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the truth and go home.
    She forced herself to laugh. “Look. I don’t know what kind of web designers your uncle sent out here before me. I’m good at what I do. And FYI, I have no idea what your signature picnic meals are. I live on fast food and love it. My sister tried to—” She stopped and shook her head. “Bottom line is I’m here for one thing and one thing only, to create your website.”
    Silence followed, and Nikki’s hopes rose. Maybe she’d gotten through to him.
    The insufferable man shook his head, his voice slightly amused when he spoke. “That won’t be necessary. I’ll find someone else.”
    Nikki sighed in defeat as he strode across the foyer. The door opened, and Winston walked into the room, forcing Fitzgerald to stop.
    “Ah, there you are. Ms. Savoy is ready to leave now.”
    “I’m sorry, boss. That’s not possible,” the foreman said, cutting across the room to stand by Nikki. Mrs. B entered the room, but she stayed by the door.
    “What isn’t possible?” Fitzgerald asked.
    “Taking Ms. Nikki back,” Winston added. “The radiator of the SUV is leaking. I need to fix it.”
    Fitzgerald frowned. “Let me see if I’ve got this straight. My new Land Rover has a leaky radiator?”
    “Unfortunately, yes,” the foreman answered. “We had to stop several times to let the engine cool.”
    Nikki blinked at the lie. The car had purred like a newborn kitten.
    Fitzgerald’s eyebrows shot up. “The Ram?”
    “Tucker took it to Circle R to get the mares,” Winston replied.
    “And the car in the garage?” His face was now expressionless.  
    Winston winced. “Bad back, I can’t fit in those tiny foreign cars. Besides, they’re stick shift and I’m used to automatic.”
    Nikki watched their exchange with rounded eyes. Mrs. B listened from the other side of the room, a tiny smile of approval on her lined face.
    Fitzgerald’s eyes narrowed. “Let me guess. Mac is too busy to drive her.”  
    “He’s had a touch too much sun and is taking it easy. Might even be the flu. It’s been going around the last couple of weeks.”
    Fitzgerald’s brow shot up again. “I though he went with Tucker to get the mares.”
    “He did, and he’s also not feeling well.” Winston grimaced. “Big Joe and Little Joe are working on Philly’s shoes.” The foreman glanced at Nikki. “Philly is one of the broodmares. She’s due to foal any time now. Her foal will be the first one born at Eagles Hill. We are very excited about that.” He glanced at his boss, who was glaring at him. “Uh, that’s about it.”
    “You forgot Mrs. B,” Fitzgerald prompted in a flat voice.
    The foreman glanced at Mrs. B, and for the first time, he appeared at a loss for words. “Sally, uh…”
    “I’m trying to fix the stoves,” Mrs. B said. Glowering, she came to stand on Nikki’s other side.
    Nikki couldn’t believe they were siding with her. She wanted to hug and thank them, but their boss was scowling so hard at them she didn’t dare.
    “One of the fuses went poof and now none of the stoves work,” Mrs. B continued. “If I’m to fix dinner, I need time to fix it. A lot of time.”
    In other words, there would be no dinner on his table if he forced her to leave. This time, Nikki had a hard time hiding her grin. They had him.
    “Is there anything else that’s broken down in the last five minutes I should know about?”
    Winston and Mrs. B stared at each other, then at him, and shook their heads.
    “Hmm, too bad,” Fitzgerald said. “Excuse me. I need to make a phone call.”
    “Does that mean Ms. Savoy stays?” Mrs. B asked.
    “It means you have a fuse to fix,” he retorted and disappeared inside a room behind them.
    Nikki waited until the door closed behind him, blew out air, and smiled, first at Mrs. B and then at the foreman. “Thank you, Mrs. B… Mr. Winston.”
    Mrs. B grinned, gripping Nikki’s hand. “You were wonderful standing up to him like you did, Ms. Savoy. I’m Sally