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of the bed, trying to get her hands to stop shaking. A snake! A damned snake! If anyone had told her they had snakes here, she would have stayed in Chicago.
    Rollin and Kevin made their way back to the truck, laughing with each other. No doubt she was the topic of conversation.
    â€œGlad I could make your day, fellas,” she said.
    Rollin looked from Kevin back to her. “I’m sorry, we weren’t talking about you. Here’s your blackberries.” He set the basket next to her.
    â€œThank you.”
    â€œI’m sorry your first morning turned out to be such a dramatic one. Guests usually don’t encounter snakes this soon.”
    â€œSo it usually takes a few days before snakes show up?” she asked sarcastically.
    â€œOh, they’re out here every day. You startled that one, that’s all. Next time, make some noise and it’ll slither away.”
    â€œNext time! Oh, I don’t plan on coming back out here. I’ll eat all my meals in town if I have to.”
    Rollin nodded. “That’ll get pretty expensive.”
    â€œI can afford it.”
    â€œMaybe you can.” He stretched his arms over his head. “Guess I was right when I said you might not last a month. I can spot a quitter from miles away.”
    He touched a nerve and she straightened up. “I’m not a quitter. I just don’t play with snakes.”
    He shrugged. “Just stay out of the blackberry bushes, then everything will be okay. What do you say?”
    She looked at his outstretched hand, waiting for her to accept it, then looked away. She wasn’t making any promises.
    â€œWhat do you have to lose? You’ll eat some good food and might even make a new friend.”
    She raised a brow at him. “ You want to be my new friend?”
    â€œI wasn’t thinking about me, but Rita. She’ll be disappointed if she can’t cook for you. After these guys leave she won’t have guest to cook for.”
    He still hadn’t persuaded her.
    â€œSay yes, and I’ll do my best to keep the snakes away.”
    He smiled and those big dimples mesmerized her. It took a few seconds to turn from his gaze and pull herself together.
    â€œOkay, but no more blackberries.” She accepted his hand.

Chapter 4
    T he next morning, no one rode to the fields because, luckily, they’d picked enough food the day before.
    Tayler took advantage of the free time and ventured out to the porch after breakfast with her laptop. Minutes later, Forrest joined her.
    â€œThis feels wonderful, doesn’t it?”
    Tayler turned to Forrest, who sat in one of the big white rocking chairs across the porch from her.
    â€œYes, it does. We have a nice breeze.” She smiled and turned back to her laptop.
    â€œYou don’t get this in the city.” He took a deep breath. “Just smell that air. No car exhaust or garbage. Just clean country air, the way God intended it to be.”
    Tayler cut her eyes at Forrest. What’s so damned special about the air?
    â€œWhat’s that you’re working on? I thought you said you were on vacation.”
    â€œI am, but I’m still trying to keep up with work—you know how it is. It’s hard to take a vacation when you have so many responsibilities.”
    He crossed his legs in her direction. “So what do you do?”
    She took a deep breath and thought of a way to explain what she did so he’d understand. “I oversee a team that installs data communications lines all around the world.”
    Forrest whistled. “Sounds like a lot of work. Too bad they can’t manage without you.”
    â€œOh, they can. I just like to keep tabs on everything.”
    â€œSo you’re somewhat of a micromanager?”
    â€œNo, not really.” She hated that phrase. “I just like to be available if I’m needed.”
    â€œWe used to have backups for vacations and such.”
    â€œI have a