id. "They keep pressuring me to have a ma
with her best friend Jessica. The two of them were
ed," Jessica said, her
will take over the ranch just because she has a husband
ch provided relief from the blistering rays of t
at coming off the pavement had al
hild," Jessica remarked. "
ly, I don't think she even cares about the ranch.
ently. "You didn't exactly hit
st completely different peopl
r taught her about boys and makeup. When they were in school, Terry had always wanted Ha
ky you are to be an onl
e and attention to myself. Of course, there is a downside now that my parents are
t as bad!" Hallie exc
y realize I have no intention of se
on't have any trouble fin
own up in the country. They met in their first year of college, and Hallie knew that the day she happened to sit beside Jes
re in Austin?" Jessica asked. "T
ith boys at all the sorority dances. But now Hallie was living back on her family ranch since
he ranch into the ground," Hallie said. "Sh
e busy sidewalks even though the su
, a group of young men created a commotion as one of them dec
Jessica teased as they stepped onto the ro
he hadn't been making a scene, he stood out with his handsome face and hi
Luke," one of his
im, although some of them too were in da
ying on the sidewalk said in a more seriou
many tourists came here to experience the cowboy l
, stumbling after the cowboy hat, which was
nting at the fallen tourist. "How is ha
e a bette
ter look at him. He had lustrous brown hair, a few locks falling in an attra
ured, his wide chest heav
was forming in Hallie's mind. She was about to walk
a said. "That's
know what
k I can
ways been smar
on her hip, "A woman is nobody until a man chooses her. Well, I can'
lie,
was rolling away from one of the stumbling drunks. Jessica to
of the hat and let the wi
proudly lifted
ca exclaimed, grabbing her arm. "This gu
Look at him h
to your parents. Be the bigge
e high road," Hallie declared, "I'm going to