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went to send Ava a text when I realized I didn’t even have her number. My heart dropped to the floor. “How in the hell did I not think to get her number?”
    I sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed. Maybe she changed her mind. No … no way did she change her mind. I saw the look in her eyes. She wanted me as much as I wanted her.
    The knock on my door was so light, I barely heard it. Jumping up, I practically ran to the door and threw it open. Standing before me was not Ava, but my brother, Nate.
    “What the fuck do you want?”
    “Nice to see you too, bro. You got a second?”
    I quickly glanced down the hall. Ava was four doors down on the left. “No, I don’t have a second.”
    Nate lifted his brows and wiggled them. “You got a girl in there?”
    My head snapped back down to his as I pulled him into my room and shut the door. “No, I don't have a girl in here. What the fuck was that move you tried to put on Ava earlier today?”
    Nate laughed. “Well, you weren’t making a move, so I figured you weren’t interested. I went in for the hit.”
    Anger filled my veins as I balled my fists. “What did you just say?”
    Nate brushed me off with his hands. “Calm down, I get you have a thing for her and she has one for you. I won’t make any moves on her again. Can we move on to the bigger problem you have right now?”
    I stared at him for a good minute before I spoke. “So you won’t try to make any plays on her, am I right?”
    “Yes, you’re right! Dude, I said I wouldn’t hit on Ava again. Even a blind person couldn’t have missed how the two of you were eye fucking each other all night.”
    Feeling satisfied, I smiled. “Fine. What’s the bigger problem?”
    “Destiny.”
    I pulled my head back and laughed. “Destiny? Why is she a problem?”
    Nate sat down on my bed. “I overheard her telling Dad her father has been pressuring her to marry so he could retire from ranching.”
    With a shrug of my shoulders, I said, “So. How is that my problem?”
    “She told Dad she wasn’t over you and started talking to him about combining the ranches if you two were to get married.”
    I let out a gruff laugh. “Please, I’m not in high school any more, Nate. Dad is not going to try and pressure me into marrying Destiny.”
    Nate stood up and looked at me with a concerned look on his face. “Listen, when you walked back into the house at dinner holding Ava’s hand, it was obvious to everyone the two of you are an item. Tell me you didn’t see the look Dad gave you when you sat down.”
    I had seen it and I knew he was going to want to talk to me about Ava, but never in my wildest dreams did I believe he would be upset by me having a relationship with her.
    “I think you’re reading too much into this, Nate.”
    “Fine, then riddle me this, Ryder. How is this relationship going to work between you and Ava?”
    “If I need to explain the birds and the bees to you, dude, you’re the one with the bigger problem here.”
    Nate rolled his eyes and sighed in frustration. “I’m talking about when you move back to Montana and she’s living in Texas. You and I both know the long distance shit doesn’t work out. No matter how much you said you weren’t into Destiny, it was the distance which ultimately caused you to break if off with her.”
    “No, it was me realizing I didn’t love her or want a future with her.”
    “Whatever it was, it didn’t work. Dad is going to remind you of that and we both know he wants Parker’s ranch, and if that means you marrying his daughter for him to get it, I promise you he’s going to push you in that direction.”
    Taking Nate by the arm, I pushed him toward my door. “I know what I’m doing and I seriously doubt Dad wants anything bad enough to push his kid into doing something he doesn’t want to do.”
    Nate stopped and looked at me with his mouth gaped open. “Do we not share the same father? The same man who made us both miss the state football