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had to pretend he was in love with her, he’d do that, too. Whatever it took.
    “Maybe not, but life isn’t all about money.”
    The hell it wasn’t. He needed to think about this. Figure out the best way. Maybe he wouldn’t have to fake love. He could just take her down. He smiled and watched them as they drove off. Lots of possibilities were here. In fact, he knew just who he needed to call to talk about this.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Five
     
    The sound of country music blared, jolting Brindle from her slumber. Before she was fully awake, she grabbed her cell phone. “Hello?”
    “Autumn’s making noise. I think she’s—” Kaya gasped. “Her water just broke! It’s show time.”
    Brindle ended the call without saying goodbye and jumped out of bed. There was no time to change out of her pajamas—at least her top was thick enough to hide the fact she wasn’t wearing a bra. Once a mare’s water broke, the foal could be there in five minutes. She hoped it’d be closer to twenty minutes.
    “Dawson,” she yelled as she bounced out of her room, trying to put on her shoes and walk at the same time. “Wake up!”
    His room was down the hall but she heard a crash before his door flew open.
    She froze, staring at him, wild-eyed, hair mussed, and chest bared to her. His lounge pants hung low on his waist, exposing the chiseled V of his abdomen. Was she drooling?
    “What?” he asked as his glazed eyes focused. Then they grew wide. “Autumn?”
    Reality slapped her out of her man candy coma. “Yes, we have to hurry.”
    He darted back through the door as he said, “Let me grab a shirt.”
    “That’s all you have time for. Keys?” she yelled as she got her second shoe on.
    She watched as he came back into view, tugging a shirt over his chest. He’d slipped on some house shoes, keys in his mouth. She turned and jogged for the door and heard him running behind her. They jumped into his vehicle, and he peeled out and down the road.
    “Has she delivered?”
    “No, water broke. But once that happens, we only have minutes left.”
    He cursed and sped up. The lights from the barn came into view before it did, but they got there lightning fast. The truck skidded to a stop, and they both hopped out without another word.
    “The heads out,” Kaya said as they entered. She looked over her shoulder at them. “She was too restless out in the field. I think she sensed a predator. I brought her in here to try and soothe her. Once she got settled, she laid down.” She looked at Brindle. “Isn’t that right girl, you’re ready to have this baby. Let’s get the shoulders out and then you can take a breather.”
    She and Dawson walked over to the stall where Kaya was with Autumn. The horse’s abdomen contracted and the shoulders slid out.
    “Good job!”
    Brindle couldn’t hide her excitement. She’d worked so hard with Autumn and to finally see her not only get pregnant, but go to term, and now deliver. It was almost too much.
    “You can’t unsee this,” Dawson said dryly.
    She looked up at him, and he smiled crookedly at her. “Ha. Ha. You didn’t have to come.”
    “Oh, yes I did. I get to check off seeing a horse head come out of the backend of another horse. It’s a dream come true.”
    “Shut up,” she said with a chuckle and lightly hit his tummy. Jeez, it was hard as a rock. Not that she needed the tactile proof. She saw his hard body with her own eyes. In her line of work, she was used to seeing men with hard muscles, but seeing them on Dawson was totally different. She didn’t know why, but it was.
    “Why isn’t she pushing?” he asked.
    “She’s just taking a little break.”
    “Um, she has half a horse sticking out of her. Now’s not the time to call it day.”
    “She won’t wait long,” Kaya said. “She’s just tired.”
    After a few more minutes, the action started again.
    “Breath,” Dawson said. “Push.”
    “She’s not a human,”