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“No,” she said, grinning.“I think I’d like to stop working at the hardware store.Everyone in the herd works either on the farm or with the construction company.Except for Tatum at the library, of course.”
Ford hummed.“What would you like to do?”
“I don’t know.Something that helps the herd.Plus, I wouldn’t mind being close to you too.”
“I love that idea.And I have an idea of my own.Let’s take a small detour.”
“Where?”
“You’ll see.”
He drove past the farm and turned down a dirt driveway, then stopped at the back of a large yard where a barn stood.A shingle hanging over the door saidFitzgerald Construction.
They got out of the truck, and she said, “This is Dexter and Nancy’s place?”
“Yep.And this is Dexter’s office.”
“So what are we doing here?”
“Taking a chance on your hunch.”
They knocked on the door and Dexter called for them to come in.They sat at the desk of the former alpha of the herd, and as Darcy listened, Ford talked to Dexter about her skills and her thoughts about doing something that would benefit the herd.
An hour later, Dexter was shaking her hand and welcoming her to the company as the new office manager.She’d be handling the customers, billing, and supplies ordering.Ford offered to build her an office space in the barn on the farm where he worked on the machinery, so that they could be close by but she could have privacy to work, and she and Dexter both loved the idea.
She’d give her two weeks’ notice on Monday at the hardware store.And start a new job with the construction company.
“This is just what I wanted,” she told Ford when they got to the farm and were looking around the barn to see where he could build her an office.“I didn’t know how to put it into words, but you did.”
“I’ve got your back, sweetheart,” he said.He drew her close and kissed her.“I want you to be happy and for us to have an amazing life together.”
“I’m so happy,” she said.“Trust me.My happiness level is off the charts.”
She had everything she’d ever hoped for—love, family, and forever—wrapped up in her sexy stallion.
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