Page 32 of Cowboy Superstar

“Seems like it would fit anyone perfectly.”

“Nah. Montana’s not for everyone. Some people run back to city life as fast as they can. It’s less convenient here. More complicated. It takes work to live out here. You gotta be more self-reliant and resilient. Shit happens, and you just have to deal with it.” He paused as he led her to a path that ran down by the river. “I wondered if you’d prefer the city to this.”

She met his gaze before staring out over the shimmering water. “They don’t have anything like this in LA.”

“Sure don’t.”

“You want the truth, so I’ll tell you. I’ve only ever had city.” She stopped and turned to face him. “I’m bored. Tired. I have been for years. But since I got here … it’s like coming back to life after you’ve been asleep at the wheel for longer than you realized.”

Her words filled him with another ray of hope.

“You like it here.”

“I feel alive here. And I don’t even know what that means.”

Bo reached for her hand. “I know what it means. I felt it too. That’s why I made a full-price offer for this place before I even left the showing. I couldn’t imagine not living here.”

They started walking again, this time hand in hand, and she didn’t try to pull away.

Maybe Windsor Reed was okay with a lot more than Bo had realized. Maybe … all his patience meant that this was happening at the perfect time. The woman he’d had his eye on at her house party so long ago would never have said what she just said. But maybe now … maybe now she was the version of herself who could appreciate this.

“Could you see yourself living here? Walking by the river. Going for a ride on horseback up into the foothills. Swimming in the pool …” He almost added, Sleeping in my bed, but didn’t.

“I already do.” She looked up at him. “And that should be terrifying, shouldn’t it? I mean, that’s crazy, right?”

Bo shook his head. “Not when it’s right. It just seems … easy. Natural.”

She took a breath and let it out. “I bet you thought I’d already be running back to the city.”

He smiled. “I didn’t know what to expect. But this … this is better than anything I could’ve imagined.”

“Really?”

He looked into her stunning blue eyes, noting the hint of vulnerability in them. “Way better.”

She leaned into his side. “You may never get rid of me.”

He released her hand to wrap his arm around her and pull her against his side. “I don’t want to, so that works out perfectly.”

CHAPTER 20

“I’ll meet you in the gym in twenty minutes. I need to change, take some pre-workout, and take care of a few things,” Bo said.

“Where is it?”

“Basement. The door to the stairway is off the kitchen. You can’t miss it. I’ll come find you if you get lost.” He pressed a quick kiss to her lips and pulled back. “Any more, and we’re going to end up with another round of cardio.”

Before Win could ask if that was a bad thing, he grinned and walked away.

How am I already hooked on him? And in love with this place?

It hadn’t even been twenty-four hours, and Windsor never wanted to leave.

That sounds insane, she thought. But a voice within her said, What if you’ve simply found your place?

She closed the bedroom doors slowly, turning the words over in her mind.

Is this my place? Could it be?