Riding the River (The Westerners, Book One)
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Dinner that night with Tess and Richie was bittersweet. Sarah and Tess had become good friends and would miss each other very much. They’d made plans to get together, both in Nevada and Arizona.
“I’ve never been to Arizona,” commented Sarah.
Matt, to her left, shook his head. “City girl.”
“Country boy,” she smiled at him.
They’d discussed the ranch house and the visit with Matt’s grandfather and other polite conversation as it came up. Tess finally excused herself to go to the restroom and Sarah went with her.
Richie frowned. “What is it with women? They have to go in pairs to the restroom?”
That got Matt laughing. “Can’t live with ‘em or without ‘em.”
“Ha.”
“You going to see Tess again?”
“I’m going to visit her next month.” He looked sharply at Matt. “What do you think?”
“I think she’s great, don’t you?”
“I really do.” He looked shy for a minute. “Never thought something like this would happen to me.”
“Yeah, you’ve been catch and release as long as I’ve known you.”
“Speaking of being caught… Are you engaged yet?”
“No, but close. I almost asked her today, but my mouth and brain tripped me up.”
“What’d she say?”
“Basically she laughed at me.”
Richie shrugged. “It’s a start.”
Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Tess and Sarah were giggling.
“Oh, did you check under the stalls?”
“Yes, we’re alone.”
“So how was your last day with Richie?”
She almost swooned. “He’s really a pretty romantic guy. He stumbled around and finally asked if he could visit me next month.”
“And you said yes, of course.”
“Of course, but only after we spent most of the afternoon in his cabin.”
“Yes?” Sarah raised an eyebrow.
“Uh-huh. Doing the deed.”
They laughed heartily at that.
“How about you?”
“Pretty close to the same.”
“Really?” Tess raised an eyebrow.
“Yeah, we had a fight in his truck in the morning.”
“On the way to his grandfather’s?”
“Yes, and we spent the rest of the morning having makeup sex.”
“In the truck?” She nodded.
Tess blinked. “Wow, Sarah. City girls are all right… So we both had good days.”
“I’d say so.”
Tess looked in the mirror, fluffing her hair. “Better get back before they cool off.”
They left the bathroom with Sarah laughing and enjoying her friend, Tess.