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engulfed me in her arms.
“Taylor, you made a mistake. You thought by sleeping with Clark you’d be able to prove something to yourself and maybe you did.”
I shook my head and pulled back. “What though? I have no clue what I was trying to prove. That I could do it? That I could stand up for myself and leave my job. That I could attract a guy into my bed and hopefully if Jase ever found out he’d be sorry he ever left me that day in Paris.”
“Yes. I believe that last part is exactly what you wanted.”
My shoulders slumped as I let out an exasperated breath. “I’m such an idiot. I gave up everything I wanted in one day.” Lifting my hand, I snapped my fingers. “Just like that. Gone.”
“No, that’s not true. We’re serious about you coming to work here. I really think with your help we can truly get a better handle on the finances. You’d be invaluable with analyzing everything from the supplies we use to the rate we pay for the studs. Think about it, Tay. Daddy was impressed with the suggestions you made earlier just after looking through the inventory of the cleaning supplies!”
With a small chuckle, I nodded. “I think if you looked at all the suppliers, you’d be able to cut the costs by half.”
“See! You could stay in the hunter’s cabin and have a place all to yourself. It’s been remodeled and sits empty.”
With a deep breath in, I slowly blew it out. I knew she was right. This was exactly what I needed. “To starting over?”
Lauren flashed me the biggest grin I’d ever seen. “Oh my glitter! We’re going to work together!”
With a smile of my own, I squeezed her hands and said, “We’re going to work together.”
“And you never know when fate will step in again, Taylor. She seems to do that a lot with you and Jase.”
Trying to stay positive, I nodded and smiled a bit bigger. “Yeah, she does. Here’s hoping she doesn’t let me down.”
Jase
“Jase, I need to take a trip into Mason. You want to go?”
Glancing over my shoulder, I looked at my brother-in-law, Walker. “What for?”
“There’s a breeder there Dad has worked with in the past. I want to look into using him.”
Dropping the brush into the bucket, I stepped out of the stall and wiped my hands on my jeans. “You gonna breed Lady?”
With a bright-eyed smile, he nodded his head. “I think so. There’s something about that horse. I feel like with the right match, we could have a good racehorse on our hands. This Scott guy dabbles in racing as well. He told me he has the perfect stud.
Sighing, I shook my head. “I don’t know. Isn’t your prodigal sister coming in this afternoon?”
“So? My parents are picking Ava up.”
With a short chuckle, I grabbed my cowboy hat and motioned for him to lead the way.
“Did Ava mention if she was coming back for good or just for Christmas?”
Walker laughed. “If I know my sister . . . she’s fixin’ to drop some kind of bombshell that will rock my father’s world.”
“Damn if that ain’t the truth.”
The drive to Mason wasn’t a long one and we sat in silence most of the trip. “You gonna tell me what happened when you went to see that girl?”
“Her name is Taylor, and no . . . I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Fair enough.”
We drove another few miles in silence.
“I don’t understand women at all,” I blurted out.
“Join the club.”
My hand rubbed the back of my neck as I let out a frustrated breath. “I mean . . . I made a mistake and I tried to tell her that. I acted like an asshole and I fully admitted to it. She knows I love her and I know she loves me.”
“But?”
“She’s angry and punishing me.”
Walker let out a roar of laughter. “You think she is punishing you? Why?”
“I asked her for a second chance and she told me to leave. Made it seem like she didn’t love me. Then she tried to prove it to herself.”
Walker turned his attention to me and asked, “How?”
“She slept with some asshole
“Taylor, you made a mistake. You thought by sleeping with Clark you’d be able to prove something to yourself and maybe you did.”
I shook my head and pulled back. “What though? I have no clue what I was trying to prove. That I could do it? That I could stand up for myself and leave my job. That I could attract a guy into my bed and hopefully if Jase ever found out he’d be sorry he ever left me that day in Paris.”
“Yes. I believe that last part is exactly what you wanted.”
My shoulders slumped as I let out an exasperated breath. “I’m such an idiot. I gave up everything I wanted in one day.” Lifting my hand, I snapped my fingers. “Just like that. Gone.”
“No, that’s not true. We’re serious about you coming to work here. I really think with your help we can truly get a better handle on the finances. You’d be invaluable with analyzing everything from the supplies we use to the rate we pay for the studs. Think about it, Tay. Daddy was impressed with the suggestions you made earlier just after looking through the inventory of the cleaning supplies!”
With a small chuckle, I nodded. “I think if you looked at all the suppliers, you’d be able to cut the costs by half.”
“See! You could stay in the hunter’s cabin and have a place all to yourself. It’s been remodeled and sits empty.”
With a deep breath in, I slowly blew it out. I knew she was right. This was exactly what I needed. “To starting over?”
Lauren flashed me the biggest grin I’d ever seen. “Oh my glitter! We’re going to work together!”
With a smile of my own, I squeezed her hands and said, “We’re going to work together.”
“And you never know when fate will step in again, Taylor. She seems to do that a lot with you and Jase.”
Trying to stay positive, I nodded and smiled a bit bigger. “Yeah, she does. Here’s hoping she doesn’t let me down.”
Jase
“Jase, I need to take a trip into Mason. You want to go?”
Glancing over my shoulder, I looked at my brother-in-law, Walker. “What for?”
“There’s a breeder there Dad has worked with in the past. I want to look into using him.”
Dropping the brush into the bucket, I stepped out of the stall and wiped my hands on my jeans. “You gonna breed Lady?”
With a bright-eyed smile, he nodded his head. “I think so. There’s something about that horse. I feel like with the right match, we could have a good racehorse on our hands. This Scott guy dabbles in racing as well. He told me he has the perfect stud.
Sighing, I shook my head. “I don’t know. Isn’t your prodigal sister coming in this afternoon?”
“So? My parents are picking Ava up.”
With a short chuckle, I grabbed my cowboy hat and motioned for him to lead the way.
“Did Ava mention if she was coming back for good or just for Christmas?”
Walker laughed. “If I know my sister . . . she’s fixin’ to drop some kind of bombshell that will rock my father’s world.”
“Damn if that ain’t the truth.”
The drive to Mason wasn’t a long one and we sat in silence most of the trip. “You gonna tell me what happened when you went to see that girl?”
“Her name is Taylor, and no . . . I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Fair enough.”
We drove another few miles in silence.
“I don’t understand women at all,” I blurted out.
“Join the club.”
My hand rubbed the back of my neck as I let out a frustrated breath. “I mean . . . I made a mistake and I tried to tell her that. I acted like an asshole and I fully admitted to it. She knows I love her and I know she loves me.”
“But?”
“She’s angry and punishing me.”
Walker let out a roar of laughter. “You think she is punishing you? Why?”
“I asked her for a second chance and she told me to leave. Made it seem like she didn’t love me. Then she tried to prove it to herself.”
Walker turned his attention to me and asked, “How?”
“She slept with some asshole
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