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“Same.” She tucked her hair behind her ear. “Good. I don’t know anyone here, so it looks like you’re my first friend.”
This summer was off to a great start. I’d gotten the job, and now the hottest girl I’d ever seen wanted to be friends with me.
“Well, I’m almost finished up here, but I’m meeting some friends down at the cove later, if you want to go.”
Her eyes widened, and she shoved her hands into her back pockets. “Oh, that sounds like fun. But my mom was not pleased that I decided to spend the summer here, so she’s doing what she can to fill my days with things just to prove a point.”
That was kind of fucked-up. Why wouldn’t her mom want her here for the summer with them?
“What kind of things?” I asked as I spread the hay evenly on the ground before setting the rake in the wheelbarrow.
“I have a riding lesson in a few minutes with my coach, and then I have a math tutor after that.”
“Math tutoring in the summer?” I gaped at her as I gathered the rest of the tools and piled them in the wheelbarrow.
“Yep. It’s ridiculous. She wants me to be prepared for law school inseven years.” She rolled her eyes.
I knew the Duncans were wealthy; I’d heard people in town talking about them. But Presley seemed like a normal girl in the way she talked and acted.
“That’s cool that you already know what you want to be.”
“I thought you wanted to be a cowboy?” She waggled her brows.
“I’d like to do something with animals, and I think I’d love to have a big ranch like this someday. But I’m not sure I can make much money as a cowboy, even if I do look good in the hat.” I smirked. I was normally a fairly cocky guy, but this girl had me acting all sorts of nervous.
Time to get my game face on. Who knew when I’d see her next.
“You do pull off the hat well,” she said, her voice all tease. “But for the record, I’ve never thought about what I want to do when I grow up. That was pretty much decided for me long before I had the chance to decide for myself.”
She followed me out of the stall as I dropped the wheelbarrow off where I’d gotten it, and I took my time hanging the rake and shovels on the wall. I didn’t want to say goodbye to her just yet.
“I wouldn’t let anyone tell me what I’m going to be when I get older. It should be your choice,” I said, glancing around to make sure no one was listening. I sure as hell didn’t want to lose my job, but I liked her, and she’d said I was her only friend here.
“Do you have siblings?” she asked, motioning for me to follow her out of the barn.
“Yes. I’m the oldest of five.” I groaned.
“Oh, wow. I always wished for siblings. I’m an only child.”
“I’ll tell you what.” I stopped when we stepped outside where the sun was shining brightly, and my bike sat a few feet away. “You can borrow mine anytime you want this summer. But you can’t return them. Once you borrow them, you have to keep them.”
“You’ve got yourself a deal.” She laughed and shook her head. “I see Charlie is ready for me out there.”
I glanced in the distance and saw the brown horse trotting around with a man I’d never seen before.
“All right. Have a good lesson.”
“Hey. I don’t have tutoring tomorrow. Are you working again?”
“Yep. Same hours.”
“Would you want to go to the cove tomorrow after I finish my lesson with Charlie?”
My stomach wrenched once again, but I made an effort to keep my face from showing how excited I was. “Yeah. That sounds cool. Give me your number and I’ll text you. If you have any questions, you can just text me back.”
I pulled out my phone and handed it to her.
Had I ever been this nervous to ask a girl for her number?
