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here.” Sakura walked into the kitchen, picked up the jug of
orange juice, and filled the two glasses already on the table.
There were usually five of them and she asked where the others
were.
    “Jon took Molly to Bozeman to get
some printing done and Matt will meet with us for lunch. You and I
are going riding.” Ted walked over, placed a kiss on her forehead,
then placed their plates on the table before sitting
down.
    “Riding?” Even though they were on
a ranch with horses, she hadn’t considered getting back on one, but
wasn’t turned off by the idea, either.
    “Court brought over two horses, one
for you and the other for Molly. I’m supposed to tell you how Sunny
helped in the picking. From what I saw when they were delivered,
she’s done a great job.”
    “How exciting.” She may have
muttered her response, but it wasn’t from a lack of enthusiasm for
their upcoming ride.
    Hearing him mention the other
woman’s name suddenly turned on a light bulb. She was reminded of
the advice Sunny had given her the day they’d arrived in Gardiner.
She had said something about having to make the first move,
otherwise nothing would happen. With a secret smile, she realized
how right the other woman had actually been. While she’d been
waiting for them to do something, they were waiting for her start
things off.
    She was the one who made the first
move when Matt appeared in the barn office and was rewarded. Not
fully, but that wasn’t his fault.
    “All hands not involved in the
calving and tagging project are rounding up and prepping a group of
cattle we’ll take to auction next week. While they’re doing that,
you and I are going to check out the fencing for the eastern
pasture. There was some damage done during the last storm and it
needs to be fixed before we bring any cattle to graze.
    “Afterward, we’ll check the two
emergency line shacks along the way for what is needed to restock
its provisions. Lastly, if there’s time, we’ll come back through
the northern fields to see how the new calves are
doing.”
    Apparently Ted had their day all
planned out and she looked forward to spending one out from behind
a computer.
    There were a few guys working with
the new calves. Each one had been assigned a handheld device to
input the information for the new double tags. A few hiccups showed
up early on and were individually worked out, but nothing recently.
She was comfortable in stepping away from work for the day and
seeing more of the ranch.
    Breakfast was basic and delicious.
He’d made plenty of toast, bacon, eggs and juice. While she ate,
Sakura realized not only were there no cheese or potatoes present,
there hadn’t been at any meal since they’d arrived. Maybe it was
because she’d told him what she and Molly had noticed about the odd
American food habit. She hoped he hadn’t been insulted by their
discovery. It had all been in good fun.
    While she washed dishes, they
talked about the meeting Matt had returned from the night
before.
    “You know what, Sakura,” he walked
over to stand by her at the sink, drying the dishes she’d washed,
“with Canada having limitations on their imports, not as stiff as
Japan’s but definitely not free flowing like it used to be, they
could be another market for you to offer guidance to ranchers. U.S.
beef is sold mostly to Mexico, South Korea, Japan and Canada. Learn
the import rules for those countries and, with the success of the
program we installed here, any consultancy firm you form will be in
demand.”
    She smiled up at him and was
amazed. For the first time she realized her private life had taken
precedence over work and she couldn’t be more pleased.
    “People in the industry are already
talking. They’re curious about what you can offer them. The other
day I had a call from a guy I know who manages a spread in Wyoming.
He and I had talked before Matt went to Japan and what he was
looking for while there. Apparently, after hearing what we were
doing, he