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His motorcycle in the truck bed was just asking for a ride and within minutes he roared through the winding mountain roads. Without a helmet his hair whipped in the cool fresh air, cleansing the demons from his soul. He needed some air, he needed to think, and he needed not to hurt.Avri didn't trust him enough to tell him what was going on. Why? Why couldn't she tell him? Why couldn't she trust him? Didn't she know he'd do anything for her?His heart was breaking, his self-confidence gone. Maybe he shouldn't have come back to his hometown and to old friends and lovers. He drove, rumbling through the quiet mountains. From Avri's to Chase's place it only took about ten minutes using the short cut through the mountain pass. He wouldn't bother Chase with any more problems. He'd been such a great friend; they were on equal terms again and he wanted to keep it that way.As his bike thundered between his legs when he took a turn too sharp.His foot hit the ground right before the bike le
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Mitch advised Dillon to stay with Avri and then he left to continue the search. Dillon found her sprawled on the kitchen floor. He sat down beside her and pulled her into his arms, rubbing her arms and her back in big circles, while whispering soothing words in her ear.When her breaths sounded like hiccups, she drew away from him but remained sitting on the floor beside him. "Let's get off the floor and more comfortable. Do you want to lie in bed or sit on the couch?" Dillon asked, as he gently pulled her to her feet."Couch, in case Mitch calls. I want to be ready to go get my son.""And you will get him, Avri. I'll help you." Dillon said, meaning it more than he thought he would. He hadn't thought about her dating other men, let alone having a sexual relationship. And now, knowing she had a son didn't matter at all. He'd gladly take and raise a stranger's son if he could have her with him.He put his arm around her shoulders and led her to the couch in the living room. They sat,
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Suddenly, out of the dark, she watched in shock as Dillon flew through the air, slammed into the guy, and knocked him to the ground. The barrel of his handgun pushed up under the guy's chin. Dillon threw something back toward her car and when it landed, she saw it was a gun."Where's the boy, big man?" Dillon bellowed, as he sat on him, his legs straddling his wide girth. The sound of a trigger being cocked reverberated throughout the otherwise quiet darkness. She watched in awe as Dillon shoved the gun harder under his chin while the man on the ground raised his hands above his head. "I'm not going to ask again. You have three seconds to answer, or I'll blow your fuckin' head off." Dillon's bellow echoed in the cool breeze, bouncing off the cemetery tombstones. His eyes never wavered from his victim's face.Avri saw the man's lips move slightly but couldn't hear them distinctly. Dillon reached behind his back with his free hand and yanked something from the waist of his pants. He pl
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Dillon stomped along the rough path, checking back every now and then as they followed him back to the parked car. Avri could only assume he was furious, not only with her but with the idea she'd kept such a secret from him for so long. She'd actually hid his son from him. She should've kept Drew at home and introduced them.After they first saw each other at Rosie's and the two other times he'd come to her house late at night, she should have simply blurted it out. What if he can't forgive me? What if he doesn't believe me? What if he left and didn't come back again?Avri, holding Drew's hand, helped him along the rough path. She heard the car engine start and said, "Let's hurry, Drew. We don't want to miss our ride."Dillon sat in the car, his hand on the gearshift, ready to go. Avri opened the front seat and jumped in, pulling Drew with her, situating him on her lap.It was a sullen and silent ride the short distance to her house. When Dillon parked her car in the drive, he pull
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Elliott strode to the porch and stopped. His gaze moved between Chase and Dillon."You ready?" Elliott asked, staring at Chase's face, not wavering for a moment to glance at Dillon."Yup, let's go. Dillon, come on." Chase stood and stepped off the porch. "We're goin' for a ride, and we're goin' to straighten everything out once and for all."Sounded good to Dillon. He stood and followed Chase and Elliott to the barn, not missing the glances they shared, especially once they all entered the barn and three horses stood ready, saddled up, and anxious to run.Chase and Elliott rode out of the barn leaving Dillon standing beside a horse, his mouth hanging open. What the fuck?Dillon mounted his horse and took off at a gallop after them. He knew where they were headedto the old fort where they'd played as kids. Later it was where they'd shared the details about their first sexual experiences, where they'd discussed colleges, girlfriends, business, and life in general. Dillon wondered wh
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Dillon glared at his friends, big grins on their faces, beneath their childhood tree fort. "What's so funny?" Dillon asked."I think I saw the light bulb go off in your head," Chase answered while Elliott sat there nodding his head."Fuck you guys. I have a life. I'm gonna start living it right now." Dillon jogged toward his horse, jumped on and started back to the barn. He gave Bullet his head, and he galloped full out, barn-sour, anxious to get back to the cool barn and his feedbag.He handed the reins to one of the ranch hands and raced to his bike. After leaping on he turned the key in the ignition, pushed on the gas and spun out of Chase's drive, leaving flying dust and dried leaves behind. He sped along the winding road, up and down the mountain road on his way to Avri's house.He was ready to have a two-way conversation and hoped she'd feel the same way. If they could get through this they'd be able to get through any obstacles in the future. He was ready to be a father, a r
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Avri raced around the corner and parked in front of Rosie's Diner. She hurried through the front door and almost ran into Susan."Hi," she said, "you're exactly who I'm looking for," Avri said, trying to catch her breath."I am? What can I do for you, Hun?" Susan, the owner, looked up and asked."Remember a few years ago, while I was pregnant, and I stayed in your room upstairs?""Yes, I remember."Avri gripped Susan's arm, hoping. "Have you rented it out since?" What were the chances Dillon's note would still be there?"Don't think anyone's stayed up there since. It's full of junk I've accumulated. Storage stuff. Why?" Susan asked."I think I might have left something behind." Avri asked, "Could I have the key to check?" Avri's hand squeezed Susan's arm tighter."Yes, of course." Susan nodded. "Let me get it for you." She stepped to the cash register, pushed a couple buttons, and the drawer flew open. Searching the contents of a compartment, she retrieved a key and handed it t
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VOLUME FOUR: A SADDLE CREEK CHRISTMAS ROMANCE PART 1: FAMILY CHRISTMAS-RUSTLERS AND ROMANCEDedication:This book is dedicated to my late mother, Dorothy Viola Hoy Lowery Semple, who always supported me in my writing and was always the first to download?and leave a review. And without her dragging me to church every Sunday and to Candlelight Services Christmas Eve?I would not know the important?traditions or the true meaning of Christmas in my heart.PrologueSnow and freezing temperatures came early in Saddle Creek, Wyoming, a small townoutside Jackson Hole in the shadows of the Grand Tetons mountains.This year, Chase, Elliott and Dillon had convinced Sheriff Mitch to attend their annual Christmas celebration on December 24th. And of course, it had to be at Rosie's Diner in the middle of town; a mom-and-pop diner; a throwback from the 50's.Rosie's always had a tree ready to be decorated the day after Thanksgiving for anyone whowanted to place a little tinsel or
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