She crossed her arms.
"You're impossible."
"Been told that before."
"By everyone?"
"Pretty much."
A smile tugged at her lips.
Mission accomplished.
The smile disappeared too often lately.
I wasn't a fan of that.
Neither was the part of me that wanted to hunt Gerald through the mountains and teach him several valuable life lessons.
Painfully.
The screen door opened again.
One of the ranch hands stepped outside.
Kyle.
Seventeen.
Skinny.
Always hungry.
Usually confused.
Today wasn't any different.
He looked at me.
Looked at the rifle.
Looked at Sadie.
Then wisely turned around.
"Never mind."
The door slammed.
Sadie laughed.
The sound hit me square in the chest.
Damn.
That laugh was becoming a problem.
A serious problem.
