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"Coer in his step, suggesting he doesn’t have a care in the world Or that he has everything he wants Another glance around this ranch would e is an old pea-green Mustang, its engine out and in pieces beside it Jesse and Luke stop in front of a Corvette with faded red paint and rust panels, its hood up, an array of tools lying all around

Are these stolen cars? Are they fixing up stolen cars? What exactly is going on? A horse ranch with boarders and children coht here, out in the open with the doors rolled up? That doesn’t ine It comes to life in a loud purr

"Wow Sounds a helluva lot better than before," Luke exclai up with childish excitement

"I’ll need another week, probably," Jesse answers, offering the tiniest srease, he’s an attractive guy And perhaps another cri to ines"

"Is that who I think it is?" a female voice calls out A few seconds later, a pretty blond rounds the corner and heads straight for Luke, throwing her arms around his neck in a friendly e the sa down at her red-and-black checkered jacket, that typical cockiness suddenly edged out and replaced with so soft "This is what happens when you move out to the mountains, isn’t it?"

"She keeps stealingas he takes her in, all pretenses of being aloof vanishing

Luke gestures to me "Rain, this is" He holds his hands out, palms up, in question "How should I introduce you?"

What?

"Hi, Rain, I’ ht side of her face, from temple to jaw It’s a clean line, like that fro she was slashed with I avoid gawking openly at it by focusing on her eyes instead, the color ame of rich terra-cotta tiles

"Hi It’s nice toher slender arainst his back Jesse al, but theyto paint this one?"

Luke kicks the tire gently "Red Should get a good return on it"

"Well, we appreciate it It gives Jesse and Sheriff Gabe soainst the gravel announces so to stop calling me that?"

"Never You’ll always be the sheriff toat an older version of Jesse