Page 54 of Our Sweet Destiny
“I’ll get a cell phone,” he said. “Easy. I’ll do it tomorrow before the horse show.”
“You hate cell phones.”
“So what? I’d hate losing you more. Now that I know what it feels like to love you, it would be like ripping my heart out and shredding it apart to lose you.”
She loved how dramatic he was. Most guys hid their emotions so well, and from what she’d witnessed of Rex, he was good at presenting himself as a tough cowboy. But when he was with her, all those facades went down, and he became transparent, revealing his soft edges and tender undersides.
“You said the other day that maybe we’re victims of circumstance. Do you really believe that?” she asked.
“Of course not. But I wasn’t going to run home and profess our undying love after one night together.”
“But you will after three?” she challenged him.
“I want a few days to figure out how to do this tactfully, and hopefully, to work toward our families selling that plot of land so your family doesn’t lose theirs.”
She shook her head. “You’ve been thinking about that?”
“Of course. It’s your family.” He looked at her like she’d lost her mind.
“But our fathers hate each other. It’s one thing to want to be with me, but another to want to help save my father’s land—after he’s been so atrocious to your father all these years.” Rex was really too good to be true. His loyalty ran deeper than she’d imagined. She felt the same way about his family, and she knew she’d do the same for him.
“You and I both were brought up to believe that family knows no boundaries. He’s your father. That’s all that matters.”
