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Evangeline came toward him, holding Ella on her hip.

“Hey, everything okay?” Denny asked.

She nodded, giving him a quick smile that didn’t help his resolve much. The more time he spent with this woman, the harder it became to keep aloof from her. To remind himself that he wasn’t the person for her.

She looked past him to the gathered herd. “Those calves look too young for yearlings,” she said.

“I bought Bart’s herd. A bit ahead of my five-year plan, but then my plan is in shreds right about now anyway.”

Evangeline’s expression shifted into a slow, careful smile. “So you planned to settle down.”

“Eventually.”

“I see.”

As their eyes held he felt as if her bright smile dove into his soul and settled there. He drew in a cleansing breath and put his elbows up on the fence, his arm brushing hers. Neither moved away, and as their eyes met once again, Denny wondered, could something be happening between them?

Did he dare let it?