Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch, #3)

by Lyla Sage

“Talk to her like that again, I dare you,”

“Oh yeah?” Teddy said, and I stayed where I was. “How can I be sure you’re not going to change your mind, make me keep a secret for seven years, and act like you can’t stand me?” I shook my head. Teddy had laid herself bare. What I did after I’d impulsively kissed her years ago—the last time I’d done something I wanted to, probably—had stuck with her. And not in a good way. “Listen to me. I am in possession of all my mental faculties, I’m not sleepwalking, I’m not possessed, and I’m not walking away this time. Okay?” “Okay.” Teddy’s voice was quiet. I kissed her forehead before I left.

“You can head home if you want. I’ll call Emmy when it’s not the middle of the night, and we can cover it.” “No,” I said immediately. “I want to stay with her.”

I’d seen my dad in a hospital bed a few times, and every time, I’d wished I’d never have to see it again.

But I did know I was really going to miss him. My Gus.

“Wanting used to scare me so much, because I didn’t think I had the space to want anything more than what I’ve got. But wanting a future with you is the easiest thing in the world. And I want it all, with you.”