Nate wolf-whistled from somewhere behind him. Dan’s smile turned wry. There were good things and bad things about having his best friend back.
"Megan, you've got my heart. And I don't want it back."
Another silver tear slipped down her cheek. Her smile was tremulous. "I'll take care of it. Promise."
He reached out for her.
She glanced at the arena fence. At his horse. At the crowd behind her. Somebody high up in the stands shouted, "Go for it!"
And he recognized the determined look that crossed her face.
She mashed his hat on her head and started climbing.
He edged his horse sideways to the fence and caught her as she wobbled on the top railing. Pulled her across the saddle onto his lap.
And kissed her.
The crowd went wild again, cheering and whistling.
"All right, already," called a voice, interrupting the moment. One of the rodeo clowns was right there, waving Dan's hat. He hadn't realized he'd knocked it off, lost in the intensity of their kiss.
"Can we get back to business here?" the clown asked. His grumpy voice was at odds with the wide red smile painted on his face.
Megan giggled, hiding her face against his shoulder.
He took his hat from the clown, put it on, and galloped across the arena's dirt floor.
His arm solidly around her waist, Megan wasn't in any danger, but she clung to his shoulders anyway.
Outside the arena, he rode among the cowboys lined up to take their turns, the throng of bull riders waiting for the last event of the night.
Found himself getting slaps on the shoulder or the boot—depending on whether the slapper was mounted or not.
And it felt good.
After so long being separated from the town, he was home.
He rode until they reached the maze of trucks and trailers, finally pulling up where it was quiet and shadowed.
Megan looked up at him, and he couldn't help himself. He cupped her cheek and kissed her again.
Her lips were soft and warm against his mouth. She tasted like heaven. Like his future.
His horse shifted beneath them, and she broke the kiss, appropriately breathless. "I don't suppose we could get down now?"
He couldn't help smiling. "I love you."
She'd been glancing at the ground, but now her gaze returned to his, soft and sure. "I love you, too, cowboy."
He felt his smile falter as the facts crowded in. "I gave it a good start tonight, but I have a lot more of a mess to clean up around here. And I... it'll probably take me years to pay back what I owe the Hales. I have to do it."
She nodded. "But you don't have to do it alone. Not anymore."
Hot moisture burned his eyes, and he hugged her close, burying his face in her hair.
He'd never be sure what caused Lady Luck to smile on him in such a big way, but he was never letting Megan go.
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