6 When will you be back? Cole looked at the text message. He had been gone only four days. Apparently, Juliette was lonely. Her image easily came to him. With her svelte form, pale blonde hair and light gray eyes, she was classically beautiful. She was intelligent enough to earn a position with the firm and had won a few cases. He had given her a key to his apartment because it just made things easier. There had never been a discussion on exclusivity or plans for the future. As far as Cole was concerned, theirs was a relationship of convenience. Before he responded, his eyes flicked back to the window and the house in the distance. Juliette would never consider climbing on a horse, tagging a calf, or drinking beer from a bottle while a band played a country tune. She was high class and

