“Do you know Starchild?” I ask. It’s the one part of this whole thing I can’t wrap my head around. It’s not like Star reached out tome. I literally put ‘online tarot reading’ into a search engine and her name popped up.
Aster’s eyes light up and crinkle at the sides. “I do. Now you have to ask the next obvious question, Blair.”
I take a deep breath. “How did she know what to say to make me come here?”
“That’s something you’d need to ask her and I’m sure Sutton can organize to take you to meet her if that’s something you’d like to do."
“She lives here too?” I gasp, my heart jumping up into my throat.How is this even possible?
“Oh no. Star lives in Spring Haven with her husband, Landry, and the rest of the Bull Mountain Ranch.”Why does that name sound so familiar?“You could also ask Wyatt about it considering she’s part of his family.”
My mind jumps to that day Wyatt said his dad married a sassy woman and his family had “a lot of happily ever afters.”
“You’re telling me that me finding Star wasmeantto happen?”
“I can’t say either way. Just know that the spirit loves to get a bit creative when it comes to calling soulmates to the mountain. With you, itcouldjust be a happy coincidence that you were looking for guidance–”
“I was having a bestie wine night and they dared me to get a reading,” I tell her. “Now I find out that the mountain spirit made that happen.” My voice goes a little high-pitched at the end because seriously… I believe it but it’s alsoveryfar-fetched. I couldn’t just tellanyoneand expect them not to look at me funny.
Aster purses her lips and looks ready to burst out laughing. “Believe me, you’re never going to regret loving him and lettinghimlove you back. It’ll be the most exhilarating and fulfilling ride you’ve ever been on, and not once will you ever stop and consider lifewithouthim.”
“Talking from experience?”
“Oh yeah.” She nods to the glass in my hand then holds hers up as if wanting to have a toast. “To matchmaking mountain spirits and the handsome mountain men they bring into our lives,” she says, touching her wine to mine.
“I heard the words handsome mountain men. Should I be worried?” Sutton asks, coming up to stand in front of me.
I take a healthy gulp from my glass while Aster stands and smiles between us. “You two have some talking to do. It was nice to meet you, Blair,” she says before turning to Sutton. “And good to see you again. Love looks good on you, Sutt.”
He steps in and kisses her cheek before whispering something for her ears only, then she’s gone and it’s just the two of us.
“Hey,” he says, looking down at me with soft albeit cautious eyes and a smile that warms me on sight alone.
“I’ve been waitin’ for you, gorgeous.”
Right then it hits me. I’d been waiting my whole life for him too.
Chapter 19
Sutton
Ilead Blair onto the dancefloor and pull her into my arms, breathing a sigh of relief at having her where she belongs again. My mind is as clear and as calm as it’s ever been in my entire life because somehow I know that everything is going to be OK.
“How’s your shoulder,” she asks, her hand gently rubbing over the tender mark Grumps left me with.
“Barely feel it,” I say, my lips twitching when her eyes narrow on mine.
“Really?” she says skeptically. “So, I could massage it right here and…” She flexes her fingers as if she’s going to try and I tense out of instinct bringing a knowing smirk to her lips. “Thought so. Doctors make theworstpatients.”
I pull her in close and bring my mouth to her ear. “Not too sure about your bedside manner, gorgeous.”
She turns her head to bring her lips a whisper’s breath away from my skin. “That’s because you haven’t shared a bed with me yet,doctor. I’m sure that can be arranged though.”
A full body shiver courses through me and her quiet laugh as she melts her body against mine lets me know she didn’t miss it.
We move to the music in perfect harmony as the soft sounds of Michael Bublé fill the air around us.
“I missed you,” I say, rubbing my hands over her back.
