Her Stubborn Cowboy

She hadn’t expected that, and she pushed herself to her feet. “Hi, Andy.”

“It’s been a while.” Andy came up to Butter Cream’s stall, and Mackenzie opened the door, letting herself out.

“A long while,” she agreed.

Andy leaned in to give her a hug just as she was about to move away toward the barn sink, and they had an awkward collision and a back pat. Andy laughed uncomfortably.

“Sorry—should have warned you,” he said.

“It’s okay. I was going to—”

“Yeah, yeah.”

This couldn’t have gone worse, even in her most vivid imagination. In her mind, she’d always given him some searing comment about his inability to appreciate a good woman, but she couldn’t pull one together for the life of her. And suddenly it didn’t seem to matter so much.

“Chet, I think I’m going to have a bottle baby on my hands.” She turned to the older brother, who stood behind Andy with his arms crossed over his broad chest. His gray eyes were focused on her, and she felt a blush rise in her cheeks.

“I’ll get you a sterilized pail to start milking,” Chet said, and he tossed her a small teasing smile. He knew exactly how awkward this was.

“I can get that,” Andy said, his old charming smile coming back. “If you tell me where it is, I guess...”

“I’ll get it.” Chet cast his brother a flat look and strode off toward the back of the barn.

“So...” Andy said, once his brother was out of earshot. “I hear you inherited this place.”

“I hear you got engaged,” she countered.

“I did.” Andy laughed softly. “Unfortunately, we just broke up.”

Shaky relationships were Mackenzie’s forte, and she gave him a sympathetic smile. “I’m sorry about that.”

Andy shrugged. “We were together four years, so it’s complicated.”

“I imagine.” Somehow, when she’d pictured this scene over the years, she’d never included all of their respective baggage in the picture. This wasn’t about proving a point anymore.

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