I looked at Lex and gave her a thumbs-up. She nodded and smiled. We stood there and listened to Gunner, Jeff, and my dad talk about some stuff around the ranch. Finally, they started heading out of the barn.
As they left the barn, I heard Gunner say, “All right, well, let’s head on back and let Ellie and Heather know that Alex and Will are with the rest of the kids.”
I walked over to the edge of the stairs and listened to their voices as they retreated away. When I turned around, Lex slammed her body into mine and started kissing me. I was instantly turned-on again.
“One more time. We can be fast,” she whispered after pulling her lips from mine.
I laughed. “No. Come on, we need to get to Libby.”
She pouted. “For a minute, I thought your life was in serious danger.”
I frowned. “So did I.”
She chuckled, and we made our way down the stairs. I peeked my head out and didn’t see anyone. I grabbed Lex’s hand, and we began running toward the ranch’s main barn. It was the original barn near Lex’s great-grandparents’ house, so it was a good couple of miles away from Lex’s house.
By the time we got to where Libby was waiting, I was exhausted.
“I swear, I saw a mountain lion.” Lex panted and tried to get her breathing under control.
I rolled my eyes and laughed. “It was a fox, Lex.”
Libby stood there, smiling from ear to ear. “Are we good?”
I looked at Lex, and we both smiled.
“We still have some stuff to talk about, but we’re better than good,” I said.
Libby did a little jump and let out a small scream. Lex ran up to her, and they hugged.
“Come on, ladies, let’s go play some miniature golf.”
“Huh?” Libby asked as she jumped into the backseat of my truck.
Lex let out a laugh.
“You don’t want to know,” I said.
Will grabbed my hand as we walked up to the Pirates Miniature Golf. I could hear Colt and Luke arguing about something. When Grace looked over and saw us, she smiled from ear to ear. Grace and I hadn’t told anyone that we were going to be heading to A&M next year. Only our parents and now Will knew.
Libby walked by Luke, who stopped and watched her. He looked like he wanted to say something.
Instead, he turned back to Colt. “You cheat, Colt.”
“I do not, you asswipe. I got that hole in three swings. Lauren, did I not get that in three shots?”
Lauren smiled. “Hate to say it, Luke, but he got it in three swings.”
Luke mumbled something under his breath and walked over toward the counter. “I need a Coke.”
Taylor walked up to Will and me as she smiled. “I take it y’all worked things out?”
I grinned and nodded my head.
“Good, ’cause you two being apart really sucked. I’ve never seen two people so in love in my life. You’re both really lucky.”
Will dropped my hand and pulled Taylor in for a hug. “Tay, don’t rush it. It’ll happen when it’s meant to happen.”
She pulled back and nodded. “I know. I guess I’m just waiting for that one guy who makes a difference. I sure haven’t found him in Fredericksburg or Mason, that’s for sure.”