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For one horrible moment, I\u2019d thought maybe he\u2019d die in that burning building. I was shaken by the thought of losing him all over again. \u201cWhat the hell happened?\u201d Tex demanded, his eyes wide, and lines of stress on his face. \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d I rasped. \u201cThe tractor,\u201d George said. He still held the flowing hose, only now it just poured water uselessly onto the muddy ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked on the tractor today, and I guess the motor was hot and it caught the grass.\u201d \u201cJesus.\u201d Tex raked a hand through his dark hair. \u201cThat was too goddamned close.\u201d \u201cYeah,\u201d Jesse said, slumping. I removed my hand from his shoulder, and straightened. \u201cWe need a better plan. Why the hell didn\u2019t we have a better plan?\u201d<\/p>\n

Tex gritted his teeth. \u201cWe got lazy. This was a good wakeup call.\u201d \u201cWe used to have a fire hose set up on the side of the barn. Where the hell did it go?\u201d Jesse looked bewildered. \u201cI wasted time looking for it.\u201d Tex grimaced. \u201cWe moved it to drain the water tower last week. I guess it didn\u2019t get put back where it belongs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJesus,\u201d growled Jesse. \u201cThat\u2019s just not okay.\u201d \u201cMaybe we need more than one fucking hose,\u201d I muttered. \u201cThen this wouldn\u2019t happen.\u201d \u201cAgreed.\u201d Tex nodded, he flicked his gaze to Jesse. \u201cThat was good work, Jesse. Dangerous though.\u201d Jesse grimaced. \u201cTrust me, I wouldn\u2019t have gone in if I didn\u2019t think I could succeed.\u201d \u201cYou too, George. Good work with the hose.\u201d Tex smiled at the older man. George dropped the hose, looking demoralized. \u201cI feel awful.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t think the grass was high enough to catch fire.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s not your fault. It was a freak accident.\u201d Jesse sighed. \u201cCould have happened to any one of us. I\u2019m just glad we saved the barn.\u201d \u201cFuck. I can\u2019t believe that happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The sound of Sawyer and Tex\u2019s baby crying drifted across the yard from the main house. It was strange having a kid around on this dusty old ranch, but kind of nice too. Sawyer and Tex took the baby on long walks in the evening, and I had to admit, I had a twinge of envy at the sight of them together. When Sawyer had first returned, after inheriting the ranch from Joe, I\u2019d been attracted to him.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d even asked him out on a date right away. But then it had become obvious the connection he had with Tex was way beyond anything I\u2019d ever have with him. They belonged together. They were soulmates. It was obvious in the way they looked at each other. Jesse walked out of the barn carrying a saddle. My teeth clenched at the sight of my ex-lover and friend. There had been a time when I\u2019d thought maybe Jesse was my soulmate.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d been wrong. Dead wrong. I could barely look at him now without wanting to growl. I didn\u2019t want Jesse here, but the ranch needed experienced employees, so I just had to suck it up. Jesse looked up at that moment and our eyes met. He gave a tentative smile, and I scowled. He kept trying to be my friend again, but that wasn\u2019t going to happen. We\u2019d been close in the past, since we were kids really. But then he\u2019d just taken off without any warning to work on a ranch in Dallas.<\/p>\n

He hadn\u2019t kept in touch at all, and that had hurt bad. We\u2019d been moving toward something serious with each other, or at least, I\u2019d thought we were. We\u2019d slept together a few times, and then BAM, he was gone. Jesse glanced away and threw the saddle onto the back of the brown gelding next to him.<\/p>\n

His movements were stiff, as if he knew I was watching him. I ran my gaze down his lanky body, remembering his scent and taste as if it were yesterday. But it was best not to think about him as anything other than a co-worker. He meant no more to me than George or Rob.<\/p>\n

We just worked together. He wasn\u2019t my friend. He wasn\u2019t my lover. He was nothing to me. Just a shadow from the past. Tex came out of the house and sauntered toward me, looking tired. He smiled when he neared, and said, \u201cBasen\u2019s Feed and Supply just called. Their truck broke down. We\u2019ll need to go into town to pick up the barbed wire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the second time this month.\u201d \u201cI know.\u201d He sighed. \u201cDo you mind going? Sawyer has a doctor\u2019s appointment, and I kind of want to go with him.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t mind.\u201d I smiled. He grimaced.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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