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  “The beans are stuck here. You’re not.”

  A laugh was surprised out of Nell. “Are you suggesting I go chasing after him?”

  Gertie grunted as she attacked another potato hill with her shovel. “I’m saying if a man like Wes landed head first in my lap, I wouldn’t hang around moping after he left.”

  “I was not moping.” Gertie’s raised brows had her petering off. “Well, maybe a little.” She shoved her own shovel into the rich dark earth as she voiced her greatest fear. “What if he doesn’t want me?”

  “Boy’s been busy. You read in the paper like I did about the trials. They’re all in jail now and this town can get back to normal. I’m thinking Wes won’t be so busy now.”

  Nell sniffed. “Who’s too busy to make a phone call? Or send a postcard?”

  Gertie straightened, her lips already pursing ready to answer; then she cocked her head, looking so much like a robin listening for worms that Nell smiled fondly at her. It took her another minute to realize it wasn’t worms Gertie was listening to, but the low, unmistakable roar of a motorcycle.

  “Now that’s a sound I haven’t heard in a while.” Gertie shot a sneaky glance at Nell. “Wonder what I did with that speed bump.”

  “Gertie, don’t even think about it.” The motorcycle came into view.

  Her heart sank when she saw the helmet on the lone rider and noted there was no hair flapping out the back. Of course it wasn’t Wes. Unable to watch, Nell turned away. “This bucket’s full. I’ll go get another.”

  Gertie grabbed her arm. “Not yet. I think we have company.”

  Sure enough the rider slowed and pulled up in front of them. Even before he’d pulled the helmet off his head she recognized the lean planes and arrogant angles of his face. His hair was short but even short it had an unruly curl that she bet drove him crazy.

  “Wes,” she said, since it was the only thing she could think of.

  “Hop on,” he said, giving her a grin that spoke of wrinkled sheets and long nights making love under the stars.

  She licked her suddenly dry lips. “Why?”

  His grin ought to come with an age-restricted warning label. “You know why.”

  “‘Bout time you showed up,” Gertie said behind her. “Your intentions honorable?”

  “Gertie!” Nell all but shouted, the blush already rising.

  “I plan to marry her,” he said over her head.

  “Well, of all the high-handed… You might ask me!”

  “Nell?” he said.

  “Yes?” she replied with haughty dignity.

  “Get on the back of the bike.” He held out a second helmet. The blue one from Changing Gears. The helmet the store owner had insisted she’d need one day.

  Her jaw dropped. “Gertie, can you believe—”

  “You heard the man. Go on. Git.”

  She narrowed her eyes and stalked up to him. “Where are we going?”

  He grabbed her and kissed her until stars danced before her eyes. Then he stared at her and she saw every one of her fantasies staring right back at her.

  “Honey,” he said, “I’m going to take you on the ride of your life.”

  The End

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  Nancy Warren is a Hybrid author. She writes for Harlequin/Mills and Boon and also is proudly Indie. Her short story, The Christmas Grandma Ran Away from Home is a finalist in the 2013 Best Indie Book awards. When she's not reading or writing, Nancy's usually out on the hiking trails with her very own Border collie, Max.

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