She felt her face heat at remembering the scene that played out when they found Juliette in lingerie, and the woman’s announcement that Cole would be a father. Carli, with her complaint that she was as big as one of Sam’s cows, brought a small smile to her lips, and she wondered if motherhood would be in her own future. Not knowing what to say to her explanation of her time in Chicago, and feeling uncomfortable with the sudden blush that brightened her cheeks, Matt blurted out, “There haven’t been any more cattle affected by the tainted salt blocks.” Sam’s gaze flew to his. Her large hazel eyes blinked rapidly at the sudden shift in topics. Matt mentally berated himself. She had enough to worry about without concerning herself with details of the results of the threats that had dogged he

