CHAPTER 249

“If you don’t wanna do that, I’m sure Cam’ll let you bunk with him for the duration.”

Cam wouldn’t look him in the eye.

And right then, Colt had enough. “I appreciate it, but it ain’t gonna be necessary.”

Cord frowned. “That’s a long damn drive. Especially with the weather bein’ shitty that time of year.”

“I’m sure you guys’ll handle the weather and the calvin’ just fine without me.”

Shocked silence. Then, Colby said, “Without you? What do you mean?”

“I ain’t gonna be here.”

“Where you gonna be?”

“I’ll be in Hawaii.”

His dad demanded, “For how long?”

“For a month.”

“What are you doin’ over there for a month?”

“Sittin’ on the beach, whale watchin’, surfing. Maybe I’ll learn to scuba dive. Or golf. Whatever people do when they’re on vacation.”

“Very fuckin’ funny,” Cord said.

“Might be if I was kiddin’.”

They all stared at him.

“You can’t just schedule a damn vacation durin’ the most important time of the year in the cattle business.”

Colt shrugged. Maybe it was childish, but he felt th