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going on. I have a feeling in the pit of
my stomach on this one, and when I get that, I never ignore it. It’ll take you
most of the day, but you should be about done come sundown. We’ve got things
here.”

 

 
    CHAPTER 3

 
    Driving
to the end of the road and coming to the highway, Kris looked across the
pavement to the ranch and sighed. He’d had a feeling. There she was,
sledgehammer in hand, pounding sturdy metal posts into the ground. Of course
she wouldn’t wait for him, now would she? Nope. She wasn’t acting like other
women would. Wasn’t he supposed to like that? Isn’t that what he’d wanted in a
woman? Yep, so why was he irritated that she hadn’t waited for him?
    In
the yard and through the gate, he drove across the pasture to her and stopped.
Getting out, he knew better than to say anything other than a veiled
compliment. Watching as she swung the sledgehammer, he waited. Her jeans were
big and loose, her long sleeved chambray shirt even looser. She was sweaty from
the exertion, and one shoulder length tendril of hair had escaped from its
hold. Looking at it, and then at her, he realized at that moment she had
naturally curly hair. Well, he wasn’t so sure about curly, but from the looks
of it, it was definitely wavy. She’d be a lot cooler if she wore a t-shirt, he
thought. Finished, she turned to him, the hammer dropping to the ground with a
thud.
    “Got
a head start,” she said breathlessly, her chest heaving as she took deep
breaths. Reaching up, she captured the loose lock of hair and worked to tuck it
back in with the rest.
    Turning,
he looked back at what she’d done, straight and even. She had to of started at
the crack of dawn, so that meant four hours of hard labor. “You done good . Got some experience putting up fences, I see.”
    “Yep. Put up my share
of fences over the years.”
    Glad
he’d been thinking ahead, he said, “If you’re thirsty, I have a cooler in the
truck.”
    Taking
a bandana out of her pocket, she wiped her face and made the dirt streaks
worse. He had to work to hold back his smile. She was exhausted, he could tell,
but he wouldn’t try and tell her that and expect to live to talk about it.
    “Don’t
mind if I do,” she answered, turning for the truck. “If you pound the posts,
I’ll string the line.”
    Nodding,
he picked up the hammer. “I got it, go take a load off.”
    Several
hours later, Linnie and Jules arrived. Stopping partway down the drive and
along the pasture, they got out of the car.
    “Hey
you two, you’re really coming along,” Linnie said, as she carefully stepped
along the fence. “You’re way over half done.”
    “We
brought you some lunch,” Jules added, as she held up a bag and shook it.
    Thank
God, he was starving. “Sounds good, what are we having?” He gave Jules a
grateful look as he took the bag.
    Smiling,
she responded with a small nod and pat on the hand as she looked over to Dani
trying to measure the situation. “Italian roast beef hoagies with smoked
Havarti and all the fixings, chips, pop, and a little something sweet. The
sandwich is a trial recipe, let me know what you
think.”
    “Now
you’re talking, bring it on,” he answered, damn near ready to faint from hunger.
    “Dani, how you doing?” Linnie asked. “You
find everything you’re looking for yesterday?”
    Dani
nodded. “Yeah, except for western and horse stuff, need to find a place for
that. Thanks for lunch, you didn’t have to do that.”
    Yes,
they did, Kris thought, feeling kind of shaky. He was certain she would’ve
worked till the job was done with nothing more than drinking water.
    Linnie
nodded. “Not sure what you need, but there is Luck Saddlery and Outfitters on
Main Street.”
    “Really?” Dani answered,
surprised. “Guess I missed that yesterday on the tour. Thanks, that helps.”
    “Maybe
you two should take a break and finish tomorrow,” Jules suggested, looking at
Dani, then added quickly, “You both look a bit