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“Hey, pretty girl.” I ran my hand over my mare’s face. Preta nickered and I smiled. “I missed you too.” I leaned into her and she nipped at my neck. “I really did miss you. I missed Leo and Hannah. I missed the guys. I missed home.”
My twin brother and his girlfriend picked me at the airport this afternoon, and brought me to their house at Hannah’s ranch. Leo tried convincing me to go to our parents’ ranch, but I wasn’t in the mood to face them. Not yet. I knew I would have to tomorrow, during Thanksgiving dinner, and that would be enough. So, I just teased he didn’t want me in the house because I would interrupt their naughty schedule.
He reddened. “That’s not it.”
Hannah and I laughed, and he relaxed. As soon as Leo’s SUV parked in front of the house, I flew out of the car and ran
