“I take it I’m the half?” I asked.
Vivianne chuckled. “Well, since you’ll be working part time on the ranch.”
“Yeah, he’ll be the one in charge of the money, which could be goodorbad!” Mike laughed.
I reached for Vivianne’s hand and laced my fingers through hers. “Do you mind, since we’re going to be in town, if I take a quick meeting with someone?”
“I don’t mind at all,” Vivianne answered. “I can do some shopping while you have your meeting.”
I kissed the back of her hand. “Thanks. I’m meeting with Jessie Knight. She’s a real estate agent who’s been keeping an eye on potential places to open up my store.”
“Ladd’s told you he’s an adrenaline junkie, right?” Mike suddenly asked. “Whitewater rafting, hiking, mountain climbing.”
Vivianne gave me a surprised look. “Mountain climbing?”
I chuckled. “Yeah. David and I have done some climbing.”
“Like, up the side of a mountain, orhikingup a mountain?”
“Oh no,” Mike muttered. “Someone hasn’t been upfront about his hobbies.”
I shot him a scowl in the rearview mirror. “Shut up, Mike.”
“Ladd?” Vivianne asked.
Letting out a breath, I gave her a quick look, then focused back on the road. “Up the side of a mountain with ropes.”
“Ladd! You didn’t tell me you did that! It’s dangerous.”
“Oops,” Mike mumbled from the back seat.
“Viv,” I started, but she cut me off.
“Don’t ‘Viv’ me! Listen, I can get on board with the whitewater rafting, snowshoeing, four-wheeling, and snowmobiling.”
“Snowshoeing?” Mike and I both said at the same time.
“I have to put my foot down on climbing up the side of a mountain!”
Mike leaned forward. “Wait—did you just say you’re putting your foot down? I don’t see a ring on his finger.”
“Shut up, Mike!” I yelled.
“Well then, I’ll put a ring on his finger!”
“When did you go snowshoeing?” Mike asked.
“Mike!” I growled, trying to reach back and smack him upside his head.
I pulled into a parking spot on Main and put the truck in park before turning and looking at Viv. Had I heard her right?
“Did you just ask my brother to marry you?” Mike poked his head between our seats and smiled as he bounced his gaze between us.
Vivianne pressed her lips together tightly and looked at Mike, then me. “I just mean…I’m not sure I can handle you climbing the side of a mountain. But I don’t want to bethatgirlfriend, the one who says you can’t do things.”
“Or wife,” Mike added.
“Mike!” we both said at the same time.
