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He kissed the top of her head as he wrapped his muscled arms around her and pulled her into his lap.

“Thank you,” he whispered.

“For what?”

He leaned back and met her eyes. “For making me the happiest man on this planet right now.”

It sounded like she’d said yes to a marriage proposal instead of just admitting she was open to the possibility of it happening. But if she understood anything about this man after the last week they’d spent together, after her admission, a proposal would definitely be forthcoming. And instead of freaking out and pulling away from him, Windsor leaned in closer.

CHAPTER 24

“All right, tell me you’ve got something planned for Lyric’s birthday. Because it’s the day after tomorrow,” Sylvia said as they waited for the cameras to reset to get another angle of them walking through the meadow, repeating the same lines for the third time.

“Already? Shit.” Windsor glanced over to where Lyric was coming toward them with water beside Jenni, who had her makeup toolbelt on.

“It’s the hardest part about having an assistant who remembers everything, am I right? You just have to remember one thing.”

“You look good, Win. Sylvia, can I blot you?” Jenni asked.

“Blot away.”

“Water, Win? We only have a minute or so,” Lyric said.

“I’m good, but thank you.” She decided to just go for it. “Did you already make plans for your birthday? Or can Bo and I take you out?”

Lyric looked up from the bottle she held, eyes wide with surprise at the question. Windsor wasn’t sure if it was because she remembered, courtesy of Sylvia, or because of something else.

“Umm …” Lyric bit her lip. “Eph kind of offered to show me the Thompson Falls nightlife. But I can cancel with him, if you want.”

Eph, Windsor thought with a raised eyebrow.

“Girl, it’s your birthday,” Jenni said. “And that mountain man is hot and into you.”

Lyric’s cheeks turned red. “He’s just nice.”

“Mmm … I hate to butt into things that aren’t my business, but I agree with Jenni. He watches you when you’re around. With avid interest,” Sylvia added.

Windsor had seen it the day they arrived, but she’d been so caught up with falling hard for her own cowboy that she hadn’t been paying attention.

Falling hard. She paused. Yeah, that covers it.

“How about a double date?” Windsor asked her assistant.

“But you guys have filming …”

“Butch and I will come too. I can’t drink, but I can celebrate with you.” Sylvia glanced at Lyric. “If you’re down with that.”

Lyric glowed. “Really?”

“And I bet we can fill up a place with cast, crew … and mountain men, if you want,” Sylvia added.

Windsor smiled, already making a mental note to ask Marta if she could make a birthday cake.

“I would love that,” Lyric replied.

“All set. Windsor, Sylvia, can we get you to stand on your marks? Let’s knock this one out, and then we can break for lunch.”

Windsor slipped off her coat and handed it to Lyric. “I think Jenni and Sylvia are right. He’s been noticing you since he picked us up at the airport.”