Total pages in book: 41
Estimated words: 38075 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 190(@200wpm)___ 152(@250wpm)___ 127(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 38075 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 190(@200wpm)___ 152(@250wpm)___ 127(@300wpm)
“Thank you. I’m sorry. I should have told you.” Trey’s hold on me tightens.
“Nothing to apologize for. Don’t expect either of us to tell one another our every move. The bison deal, I didn’t ask you about, and that’s got some of our family money in it. Not enough to fuck us over, but I should have asked.” Amos shrugs his shoulders.
“Amos, I don’t care what you do with the farm as long as it stays in the family. You’ve always had the best in mind. You’re doing a great job. You know, in case I haven’t told you lately.” My fingers tug on the cuffs of my sleeves.
“I’m not apologizing. I’d do everything over again in a heartbeat. Sienna has some truth to her words, though. You’re damn hard on yourself, doing better than most. Give yourself a pat on the back or however the fuck that saying goes.” I roll my eyes with Trey and his little saying.
“Appreciate that. I’d hug you.” Amos stops. “Yeah, think we’ll wait on that. I’m going to the barn till the coast is clear. Love you, sis.”
“I love you, big brother.” And that’s that. Amos heads out, and I’m left with Trey, my rock and the man who owns my whole heart for my whole life.
“Okay, that went well, too well. Did you tell him before he came home?” I snuggle into Trey’s side, my ear going to his chest, feeling and hearing his rapidly beating heart.
“Nope, but I have a feeling it won’t be long until your brother finds a woman who will have his head spinning,” Trey says.
“Why do you say that?”
“Because, sugar, he needs a woman to shake things up, and it’s high time he found someone for himself,” he says matter-of-factly.
“I love you, Trey Johnson,” is the only response I have. He’s right. Amos is one of the best guys out there, and the right woman would be perfect for him.
“I love you, too, Sienna Ellison.” His lips brush across mine, once, twice, and then he’s deepening our kiss as if he can never get enough of me. The feeling is entirely mutual.
EPILOGUE
SIENNA
Three Months Later
“Come on, Champ, it’s time to go home,” I tell Champ, who’s walking beside me. We’ve just left my brother's place and are heading toward Trey’s house. The distance is only a couple of miles away, an easy enough walk when the weather is cooperating and I’m not rushing to and from work. Today just so happened to my day off from working with Genevieve. In fact, we both took a couple of days off after this last launch. Then, true to our words, we dove right in to making a storefront. Amos sat me down and told me what I had in my inheritance after going away to college. My brother being the selfless person he is paid for what my scholarships didn’t. The farm has made a profit for many years, and instead of giving me a portion in cash, he figured it’d be better to leave the money from Mom and Dad in an account to let it mature. And mature it did. There was enough to pay for the warehouse outright along with the renovations we wanted. Genny about lost it, though, feeling like she wasn’t contributing, and in the end, we came to an agreement within our partnership.
The warehouse would stay in my name. The two of us obviously still co-own Two Chicks, and in the future, if she wanted to buy into the warehouse, we’d make it happen, fifty-fifty. That appeased her. Genny also said she’d make that happen and has since been looking at other avenues of income she can sink her teeth into. I roll my eyes at least once a week. I didn’t buy our shop for her to work herself to death in hopes to feel like she’s doing enough. I bought the place because it’s a great investment, and with money sitting in the bank doing nothing, I may as well make it worth our while. Plus, I love the idea of not having to pay someone rent day in and day out. Next week, the storefront will open, and after weeks of working our tails off, we both decided the rest of the week was ours. Online orders were put on hold, and soon enough, we’ll have to take commissions if the storefront takes off, like I’m sure it will.
Along the way of walking down the dirt road, Champ and I added a few more animals to the mix. My raccoon from my brother's along with what seems like their whole family, a calf that somehow managed to get loose on the pasture near Tully and Dean’s place, and even a deer. Yes, an honest to goodness deer. I feel like that one princess, Snow White, where all of the animals gathered around her.