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players that ran a couple of steps and blocked anyone trying to get past him to the ball. He was somewhere around Buddy’s age but twice his size. His arms were enormous, and his big round head was shaved smooth as a billiard ball. His eyes were gentle and his smile genuine, but Haley sure didn’t want to ever get on his bad side.
    One of the younger cowboys spoke up, “And we’re the O’Donnell cousins. Dewar’s daddy had three more brothers. We each belong to one of those brothers. I’m Sawyer. This here”—he pointed to his left—“is Rhett, and that would be Finn.” He pointed to his right. “We weren’t expecting a woman on the ride, but if you’ll keep up, we won’t hold the fact that you’re a girl against you.”
    “Hell, we might even convert you to a real cowgirl by the time the trip is over. You might get a tat on your neck and learn how to two-step,” Rhett said.
    “Don’t bet on it,” she said.
    Tat, her ass! Two-step? They could all go to hell. She might have a hat and a pair of boots, but she couldn’t wait to get back to her high heels and power suits.
    It was easy to tell that they were all kin to Dewar. They had the same thick black hair. Sawyer had almost black eyes that looked right into her soul when he nodded. His skin was that lightly toasted color that said there was some Hispanic in his genes. Finn had clear blue eyes, light-colored skin, and a tight smile that said he kept his thoughts close to this heart. Rhett sported a tat of a longhorn on his upper bicep and wore his dark hair pulled back in a short ponytail. Obviously the rebel cousin, his green eyes glittered when he shook hands with her.
    Dewar rode up and expertly slid off his horse. His knees weren’t bowed in the least and for that Haley could have choked him and enjoyed watching him turn blue.
    “You ready to go back yet? My cell phone still has enough battery power to call Liz, the woman you met back at the ranch. She’ll come rescue you. I still think this is a prank Raylen and Liz is pulling on me because I wouldn’t let her come on the trip with us,” he said.
    “Why didn’t Raylen come with you?” Haley asked.
    “Because he wouldn’t if Liz couldn’t.” Rhett chuckled.
    Haley cocked her head to one side. “And why couldn’t she come? She rides and I bet she cooks.”
    Sawyer laughed out loud. “She rides, but she doesn’t cook. We got Coosie to do that for us anyway. We don’t need a woman to cook for us on the trail, and I’m willing to bet a hundred-dollar bill that you don’t last a week before you call your people to come get you.”
    “I don’t cook either, so if anything happens to Coosie, don’t expect me to do his job. And honey, don’t bet money you haven’t got because I will take it away from you with a smile on my face,” Haley said.
    “We planned on this being a…” Dewar stopped without completing the sentence.
    “A boys’ clubhouse with no girls allowed?” Haley asked.
    He held out his phone. “Something like that.”
    Haley’s chin jacked up a full inch. “I’ll stay.”
    “Well, you got until tomorrow morning. That’s when I reckon my cell phone will go dead, lady. What does that B in your name really stand for anyway?”
    “I told you, it stands for bitch,” she said.
    Sawyer chuckled. “I believe it and that bet is still on, lady. You leave, you shell it out. You stay all the way up to the time when you get back in that cute little sports car and I’ll hand it over.”
    “I asked a simple question. What’s the B for?” Dewar said.
    Her skin tingled just listening to Dewar’s deep twangy drawl. Sawyer’s was just as deep and twangy, but it didn’t send the vibes to her soul like Dewar’s did.
    “And I answered it, Mr. O’Donnell.” Haley pointed at Sawyer. “Bet is on, darlin’. But let’s make it interesting. Let’s up the ante that says you can’t run me off.”
    Sawyer shook his head. “Hundred dollars is enough of a bet for me,