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like our uncle Mick though, who is a very handsome man.
    When my hair was finally
dry, I did a quick side fishtail braid and slipped on a cute
sundress that went perfectly with my sassy brown cowboy boots.
Maybe I'm putting a little more effort into my appearance than if I
was meeting say... Ricky. Not that Ricky isn’t a great guy, but
he's a fifty year old man that has been more of an uncle than a
friend of the family. Rhet definitely isn't fifty.
    Why do Cole and I always
go after each other's friends? I guess it didn’t matter, because it
was time to face the music.
    I made my way down to the
lodge and greeted a few workers with hugs and promises to see each
other later for dinner. I still needed to get with Tina about a new
menu for the summer. I was already feeling the pressure of being
back at the Ranch. With all of this new business, it meant more
work for everyone, which was wonderful.
    I walked into the main
entrance of our lodge. About five years ago my dad renovated the
entire lodge, and it's gorgeous with it's log cabin feel and the
huge vaulted ceilings. I made my way through, and waved at Molly
and Kim behind the front desk.
    “Hey, have you girls seen
Rhet?” I asked as I stepped up to the counter. Molly and Kim were a
few years older than Cole. They are sisters and are so sweet. They
make the perfect receptionists for our lodge. They are very good
looking, but I wasn’t worried about them. They are both happily
married with children, and they both have babies on the
way.
    “Did we see Rhet, or did
we drool over Rhet?” Molly asked as she giggled and nudged Kim. Kim
laughed and gave me a dreamy look and held her hands over her
heart.
    “You noticed that, too?
Has he gotten better looking over the years or is it just from
working on the Ranch? Man, I'm getting distracted. Has he been by
here yet?”
    “Yes, honey. He just
walked back into the office. He said to tell you to come on back
whenever,” Molly said with a wink and Kim started laughing and
grabbed her belly.
    “Kim you better calm down
or you’re going to send yourself into pre-term labor,” I said as
they both started laughing. “No, I'm serious. We are not delivering
a baby here.” I waved goodbye and headed back to the
office.
    There he was. Sitting at
the desk looking amazing. Man, I had it bad already. What did my
brother say? Be nice... Be his “friend” or whatever that meant. He
needs someone nice in his life. Well, I could definitely do
that.
    I hid behind the door for
a second to stalk him a little more, and then I decided I would
break out of my weird shell and scare the shit out of him.
1...2...3.. “AHHH!!” I screamed at the top of my lungs.
    “HOLY SHIT!” Rhet hollered
as he flipped backwards out of his chair. He got up quickly and was
holding his chest. “Jesus Lexi, you scared the shit out of me! What
the hell?”
    “I wish I would have
recorded that!” I said and wiped a few tears running down my face.
“That was great, and I'm sorry but it was just too perfect to pass
up. I'm also sorry for being a little weird with you in the barn. I
guess you just took me by surprise.”
    “Took you by surprise?
How?” he asked as he finally got his breathing to
normal.
    “Well, for starters you
didn't have a shirt on, and second you didn't have a shirt on. You
shouldn't just go prancing around with your ‘Brad Pitt, Fight Club’
chest,” I said as I sat down in the chair across from
him.
    “My ‘Brad Pitt, Fight
Club’ chest, huh? So you think I'm sexy?” he said with a completely
straight face. Was he joking with me? Is he still mad I almost made
him pee his pants? Well, two can play at this game.
    “I have eyes,” I winked
and started to grab the computer to turn it around. Just as I
touched it, Rhet grabbed at the computer as well and our hands
touched. No spark. Damn again. “Did we have a spark the first time
we shook hands?” I asked and instantly cursed myself for saying it
out loud.
    Rhet
cocked