CHAPTER 16
Zoey followed Dex out the front door and into the fresh air. Fortunately, the afternoon sun wasn’t as hot as she’d expected, and she’d applied some sunscreen before coming to the ranch.
“I hope you don’t mind walking over,” he said. “The horse barn isn’t far away.”
“That works for me,” she said. “It’ll give me a chance to burn off all this rich food I’ve been consuming since I came into town.”
“I doubt you need to. You look great as you are,” he said.
Zoey’s face grew warm. “Why, thank you.”
Dex led her along the side of the house until they were walking down a paved path in the direction of a large building with sliding doors. Zoey noticed he’d slowed his strides to match hers.
Nice. She liked when a man was considerate of who he was walking with. It was one of her pet p
