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Chapter 4

Samson wore a frown when he walked into the kitchen bright and early the next morning.

Setha looked up from sweetening her coffee to fix her brother with a dazzling smile that matched the sparkle in her eyes. “Well, my, my, I didn’t think you got up before noon on Saturdays.”

“Where is she?” Sam grunted.

Setha’s beaming smile brightened, if that were possible. “Don’t worry. She’s sleeping like a baby. I think this place calms her—almost like she belongs here.” Setha practically sang the words.

Sam groaned. “Please don’t start with that stuff, Set.”

“What?” Setha’s voice raised an octave higher. “I’m just stating the obvious.”

“Right.” Sam’s frown darkened.

“Oh, please.” She waved him off and sprinted to the refrigerator for cream. “I dare you to deny that her being here is why you rushed—”

“I never rush.”

“All right—” Setha waved her hands in an accommodating fashion “—arrived downstairs on a Saturday way earlier than usual.”

“Goin’ for a ride.” Sam’s mumbled words were almost inaudible.

“Want some company?” Setha hooked a thumb in a belt loop on her denim cutoffs.

Sam rolled his eyes and went to look for the key to the barn that housed his prized stallions. “Not if this is all you’re gonna talk about.”

“Nope, you’ve told me all I need to know.” She sipped her coffee happily.

Again, Sam rolled his eyes and left the kitchen without another word. Setha downed another hearty gulp of her coffee and ran after her brother.

* * *

Avra had awakened a half an hour earlier. Instead of heading down to the kitchen, she took up residence at the calico-cushioned window seat. There she enjoyed the rear view of the S. Melendez Ranch. It was a magnificent spread.

As magnificent as the owner?

“Stop,” she ordered with a shake of her head and an angry rub across the bridge of her nose. She glanced toward the night table to read the clock that said 8:35 a.m.

“Go back to sleep.” She tugged the peach terry robe about her slender form but made no move to leave the seat. “Lord knows the bed was a dream,” she said amid a yawn.