Page 103 of Never Left You

Well, I was telling Lachlan and he overheard.

Abi

That makes more sense. He told me I had to become your girlfriend.

Me

He basically told me I had to come back as your boyfriend.

Abi

That sounds weird…being 29, I didn’t think I’d ever have a boyfriend again.

Me

Boyfriend. I like the sound of that.

Abi

This weekend will be your trial period, I guess.

Me

Trial period!?

Abi

We’ll see how I feel after.

I laughed. Only she would say something like that. Before I could respond, the dots began to dance again.

Abi

My feelings won’t change.

I grinned.

Me

Mine never have.

Thirty-One

Abi

Ithadbeenforeversince I’d been in a larger rodeo arena. The Hartwell Arena had nothing on this—and this was considered tiny. The stands were starting to fill. Slowly but surely, the people came, and just by looking at them, you could tell who was here for their first time, and you could easily spot the girls that were here for the cowboys.

I caught a glance of Oakes Ashford, who tipped his hat at me before following a group of men, winking at the group of girls who were off to the side. They giggled so loud, I could hear them from where I stood. Shaking my head at them, Idrew my attention back to the arena. The groundhog was out, dragging the dirt once more before the events began. The two announcers were looking over their call sheets, getting ready to carry excitement. Pulling out my phone, I snapped a picture of them and sent it to Wyatt.

Me

Wish you were in that box. How’s Stet?

I hit send before I even registered that I called himStet.For a fraction of a second, I considered editing the text.

Wyatt

I’m headed to Colorado. Get your boyfriend to change Quinn’s schedule. Stetson was as happy as could be with Kyla this morning going to school. Rhett said he’ll take him out on the land.

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