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As Rose parked beside Colt, once again back at Roman Ranch, she couldn’t help but feel a mixture of longing and envy when she thought about Colt’s family.
Being an only child with a single mother, Rose hadn’t had any siblings or close relatives growing up. She was beginning to realize what she had been missing out on all these years.
Colt came around the front of his truck to open her car door.
“You coming in?”
She smiled up at him, nodding.
“Yeah, I was just thinking.”
“About what?” he asked.
He closed the door behind her as she stepped out and taking her hand. Rose noticed he was carrying a rolled up piece of paper, like a poster or something.
“About how much I like your big family,” Rose replied as he led her towards the bunkhouse.
“Really? That’s good,” he said, seeming
