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Cattleman's Heart
“Just a wild guess.”
The sound of an engine disturbed the quiet afternoon. A truck sped toward them on the gravel ranch road that led to the highway, a cloud of dust billowing in its wake.
“That must be Mick.” Jackson glanced at his watch. “I have to get back to work on the barn. You’ve seen most of the current construction, but if there’s anything else you think you need to see, we can come back after dinner.”
“I’ve seen enough to send my home office a preliminary report. Perhaps you can give me a tour of the remaining outbuildings later this week?”
“Sure.” Jackson pointed at several outbuildings on the far side of the barn. “We haven’t done any work on them yet, but the granaries and machine shop are in better shape than the barn.”
“That’s fortunate.” Rebecca stroked her palm down Shorty’s nose before turning away.
They crossed a short expanse of grass to the gate set into the fence where it met the corner of the barn. Jackson unlatched the heavy gate, the powerful muscles in his shoulders, biceps and forearms flexing as he pulled it open. Her arm accidentally brushed his as she walked past him and through the opening, and the air crackled with swift electricity. Startled, she glanced up. Her gaze collided with Jackson’s and found the same hot awareness that slammed into her, stealing her breath. She faltered before tearing her gaze from his and stepping quickly away from the fence. She was several strides ahead of him by the time he refastened the gate and followed.
“Thanks for the tour.” He was still a step behind her when she spoke.
“No problem.”
She lifted a hand in response to Mick’s greeting but kept walking, determined to remove herself from temptation, angling toward the house while Jackson strode toward the truck parked in front of the barn.
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