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but told him which room. 
He strolled out and disappeared.  Rosa sat down across from her and frowned at
Shannon.
    “Nonnie, you don’t know Jay.  He is
gonna freak’n blow his lid.  Rather wait until he is home.”
    “Rosa, I am really thankful for
everything you’ve done for me.  Please tell Jay I appreciate him taking me in
for the night, but it is an opportunity to get to Houston in time.”
    It is most definitely better for my own
sanity to leave before he is back!
    She hugged Rosa who continued to
grumble about Jay and a hissy fit.  She asked Noah to take her directly to the
airport in Brady.
    Noah laughed and shook his head.  There
was definitely something going on between his buddy and this lady.  There was a
private airstrip on Jay’s ranch and he had a small jet and helicopter, he could
have taken her to Houston at any time.  She was running away.  No wonder Rosa
was so upset.
    “No airports in Brady, I’m afraid. 
But my cousin owns a private airstrip just a slip out of town.  I know he has a
group of tourists he is flyin’ to Houston after lunch.  I’m sure he will have
space for one more.”
    “That would be ideal.  Thank you for
giving me a lift.”
    “My pleasure.  I just hope I don’t
lose my best buddy in the doin’ of it.”
    Shannon blushed and cleared her
throat.
    “I …er … think you have the wrong
idea.  We only met yesterday and he knew I was leaving today.”
    “If you say so, love.”
    He phoned his cousin and he was only
too willing to take her with.  She had to argue with him about charging her,
but he was adamant that he was doing it as a favor to their buddy, Jay.
    While waiting for the tourists to
arrive, she quickly phoned the car rental agency to report the breakdown of the
car.  They apologized profusely.  She was embarrassed that she could not give
them directions to the vehicle, but they managed to allocate it using the GPS
chip system in the car.
    Shannon only relaxed when they were in
the air.  A heavy sigh escaped her lips.  Her heart was not in agreement with
her mind.  A tight band squeezed around her heart, reminding her of what she had
left behind.  They had a night of blazing sex, but she acknowledged, that there
was a spark between them.   A spark that electrified her heart and soul.  A
spark worth pursuing.
    Yeah right.  You live in LA.  Exactly
how is that going to pan out?
    Oh, butt out! 
    Right girl.  You do remember he is a
Cowboy as well? Not the Corporate, high powered type you prefer.
    I said, butt out!

Chapter Five
    Jarrod
was dead on his feet by the time they got back to the ranch house around five
in the afternoon.  He barely had an hours’ sleep the night before and catching
those stubborn wild stallions, was the last thing he had energy for.  He sighed
and handed Hades’ reins to James and strode to the house.
    He found Rosa in the kitchen, mumbling
to herself.  He shook his head.  She was the sweetest woman, but sometimes a
little light headed.  He grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and
swallowed down half of it before he turned to Rosa.
    She stood watching him with wringing
hands.  His heart contracted.  He knew her well enough to know when something
happened that she knew he would not like.
    “How did she leave?”
    “Ehm … by car?”
    “Is that a statement or a question,
Rosa?”
    “Truck.  She left by truck.”
    “She took my truck?”
    “No.”
    “Rosa!”
    “Now don’t blow a hissy fit, Jay. I
warned her!  She said she had no choice.  She had to get to Houston today.”
    “Rosa, whose truck did she leave in?”
    “Noah’s.”
    She blanched when he stiffened.
    “She left with Noah?”
    “Yeah.”
    “How could you let her leave with that
libertine, Rosa?  You know how he is with women!”
    Her eyebrows rose sardonically and he
cursed.
    “What time did they leave?”
    He dug his cell phone out of his
pocket and scrolled down to Noah’s number.  He punched the dial button