l. Though he couldn't quite understand why she

his to you, but when I picked you up, I wanted you to pretend to be my boyfriend

the bright sunlight. He had expected her

find it disappoi

eciding what to say. "I was sup

es

he was a royal prince, but still, a guy like him had never been used as a fake boyfriend before. In fact, wome

one else sta

here and there. How did his life come to this? True, being a cowboy had been hi

festyle, get back to work as the tireless Miss

d like a fate w

ding there, expecting

?" he asked, grim

I'm really sorry. I was going to ask you to st

ing to regain some of his pol

reated, "You're probably thinki

to guess what I'm thinking.

practice concealing his emotions, and his outward a

ll eyeing him

't be delivered until tomorrow m

s still hoping to rope him into being her fake boyfriend

around the ranch, if y

ou a tour,"

on, even though he couldn't wait to be away from thi

ie pointed out some of her favorites. Here, he also met a couple of ranc

is thirties. "And Johnny," she pointed out a stocky teenager in a tat

n help it,

lked in, though it didn't look lik

ill," Hallie continued. "They h

uilt from the same cream-colored

for a ride around the

Luke said. "Besides, you probably can't wait to te

to buy cattle," Terry grumbled.

e lowered the price, just for

mocked, "that's all

I think about the ranch. Unlike you.

fields," Terry said vaguely, "And now

her breath as they departed. "Come on, I

elp Diego and Johnny with their work." He was a

" Hallie said. "I'll go tel

ruin her little plan of playing house

o were still working in the stables.

a nonchalant attitude, "Do you know

o said, "It's called

tated, "What about a hot

hat around here," said Johnny

olf," Diego off

that's a smaller versi

tared at him in d

it!" Luk

Johnny asked

aren't gettin

nish. Mucking out stalls, fixing the p

off," Luke lied. "She wanted you to k

e waiting for?" Johnny