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asked.
    “I think we know all about that,” Carol laughed.
    “Don’t worry. I’m not going to marry her,” Cody said.
    After the scene just now, he’d be surprised if she wanted to spend another second with him. Which was just as well. He wasn’t ready to get married. He liked the freedom of getting up every day and doing whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted, and with whomever he wanted.
    Well, within reason. He still had to do his chores around the ranch, but other than mucking stalls, he had a nice, simple life. He’d seen the chaos new relationships had brought into his brothers’ lives. Sure, they were happy now, but getting there had been a rollercoaster in every case. He wasn’t going to commit to someone for a lifetime until he was damn good and ready to settle down.
     

 
    Chapter 3
     
    Abby yawned and rolled to the other side of her bed in an attempt to get away from the window. Bright rays of sunshine bounced off the glittering snow to blast her with too much light. Last night, she’d slept better than she had in months. She didn’t want to lose that feeling, so she pulled the covers over her head and snuggled against the soft bed.
    Besides, the more she could prolong facing Cody, the better. She couldn’t stop thinking about his sultry kisses and sensual hands. Who knows what would have happened had Hank and Carol not shown up when they did? Clearly, Abby had lost her mind. In a moment of desperation, she’d fallen into his arms, completely ignoring proper behavior. Her mother would be mortified.
    A grin spread across her face. Damn, he was a good kisser. Better than that boring contract lawyer her mom had set her up with. That man couldn’t kiss at all. It was like making out with a wet noodle. Not sexy.
    Cody, on the other hand, had known exactly where to nibble to set her body on fire. On the way back from the spa, she’d half-expected the snow to melt in the wake of the heat rolling off her skin. Too bad she only planned on staying for a week. Hooking up with a hot cowboy right now would only lead to heartbreak. She couldn’t run from her life forever. At some point, she’d have to return home and face her parents’ disappointment. She was six months away from turning thirty, but they still treated her like a child in some respects.
    Bells chimed from across the room. It was her mom’s ringtone. She jumped out of bed and searched through the pile of clothes on the floor. After locating the phone in her jacket pocket, she clicked the button to answer.
    “Hello, Mom,” Abby said.
    “Where are you?” her mom demanded. “Your father and I are worried sick. We received a call from someone in the DA’s office who wanted to let us know that you’d been fired. Why haven’t you called me?”
    “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you, but I needed to get away.”
    “Away? What are you talking about? Where are you?”
    “West Yellowstone, Montana,” Abby replied.
    “What? Where on earth is that?”
    “Near the Wyoming-Montana border. The west entrance to Yellowstone National Park is just outside of town.”
    “Yellowstone? That place with the geysers? What are you doing up there?”
    “I couldn’t get past the reporters to get home,” Abby said, realizing how lame it sounded.
    “So you drove to the other side of the US?” her mom’s voice jumped another notch on the hysteria scale.
    “It’s not the other side. It only took a couple of days to get here.”
    “You need to come home immediately and demand that you get your job back. Your father is looking into ways to get DA Browning removed from office. He can’t just fire you. You didn’t lose that case. You should be back there right now looking for a way to retry it,” her mom huffed.
    “Even if I could get my job back, I can’t retry the case. Double jeopardy applies,” Abby said.
    “So a murderer just gets to walk free? I don’t think so.”
    “I need time to figure things out.” Abby sighed. Trying to