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you, too, Jack. I hope we can be friends.”
    “We are.”
    Struck by his certainty, it had been a long time since someone simply accepted her for who she was. She stood on tiptoe and kissed his cheek. “Thank you.” Her voice cracked, despite her valiant attempt to hide her emotions. “I can’t wait to see the horses.”
    “You’re welcome at the ranch anytime you want to visit. Jenna would love to meet you.”
    She smiled. She’d be a part of their lives soon enough. They had their own living to do for the time being. “We’ll see. Like I said, I don’t do well around people.”
    “Let me clean this up for you.” Jack indicated the broken glass at their feet.
    “I’ll take care of it.”
    “Sorry about that.”
    He boosted himself up on Blue and stared down at the striking woman who’d kept them all guessing for years. She wasn’t what he’d expected. He didn’t think she was what Tyler would expect either.
    “I won’t tell Tyler, or anyone else, you’re living here. I’ll bring the horses myself and take care of the fences and water. I’ll be the one to check on them. If I have to send someone else, I’ll tell him to stay clear of the house. Is that okay?”
    He wouldn’t involve Caleb. He didn’t want to make his brother-in-law lie to the family too.
    “That’s fine.”
    “Do you have everything you need?” He looked around again at the house and the SUV parked in the driveway. The car wasn’t new, but it looked well maintained.
    “I’m fine, Jack. I work from home, so I’m here most of the time. Don’t worry about me. I’ve gotten along for a lot of years on my own.”
    “Okay, then. Oh, about the money?”
    “The amount you have in mind is okay with me.”
    “You know the amount?”
    She gave him a cocky half grin and winked. “I sure do.”
    “Tell me what it is.”
    “Goodbye, Jack.” She’d let him question that for a while. It would drive him crazy wondering whether she really knew or not.
    W ITHIN THE MONTH, Jack arrived several times with small herds of horses. In the end, there were more than twenty-five beauties in her pastures. She visited with them often. Jack spent time working on the fences, and she enjoyed hearing about what Tyler and Sam were up to. It was strange getting information about Tyler from someone who knew him personally. Everything she learned about him came as glimpses from his mind. She still didn’t understand the connection between them, but she’d learned to accept it. She wished Tyler would do the same.
    The first month the horses arrived on her property, Jack came to pay her for the use of the pastureland minus the amount for the improvements to the fences and water lines.
    He gaped at her when she caught him lying about the amount.
    “This isn’t the agreed-upon fee. You know it and, more importantly, I know it. You just wanted to see if I’d say anything, or if I’d know. Shame on you, Jack,” she said and tried not to laugh.
    “Oh, come on. I just wanted to see if you were pulling my leg, or if you really did know what I was thinking.”
    “I know. It’s okay.” She didn’t really care about the money, but he handed over another hundred dollars. She accepted it and his juvenile behavior. Used to it, people questioned her all her life about whether she really had a gift, or if she was simply lying.
    “How’s the baby?”
    “Beautiful like her mother. Come to the house and see her.”
    She would love to see the baby. She wanted one of her own and a family like Jenna and Jack had created. Not in the cards. Her future remained uncertain, shrouded in a thick fog she couldn’t see past. Frustrating as hell to see other’s so clearly, but not her own.
    Her future rested on the outcome of seeing Tyler again… and beating the evil waiting for her.
    “We’ll see.”
    “You won’t come, will you?”
    “It’s not time yet. You’re going to California tomorrow.”
    Jack smiled. A last-minute trip, Jenna had some work to do at