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UNDER MY SKIN
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“Mama! Dinner’s ready!” Sam shouted as she set the table in the kitchen.
“Just a minute!” Kathy called back, and just as Sam sat at the table her phone rang. A smile tugged at her lips as Big and Rich’s Save a horse, Ride a Cowboy played from the speaker. She knew it was a certain cowboy – he’d set the ringtone himself the last time they had seen each other.
She had also changed his name from Casanova to My Cowboy in her contacts – though not even he knew about that.
She quickly grabbed it from the counter, a smile on her face as she hit the green button and held it to her ear, “hey, cowboy.”
“Oh, baby, it’s good to hear your voice.”
Her brows pinched at the breath of relief that left him, “you okay?”
“Yeah, just…” he took a breath. “Never gets easier.”
A soft smile tugged at her lips as she sank into her chair, “I know, baby. I saw it on the News, looked pretty bad. But y’all are making a real difference in these people’s lives. Just remember that.”
“I know.”
She toyed with her fork for a moment, just listening as he took another shaky breath, “where’re y'all at now? The last one was in Verden, right?”
“Yeah, we’re staying in Chickasha for the night, headed out towards Shawnee tomorrow.”
“Just gettin’ closer and closer.” She hummed, leaning back in her chair.
“Maybe I could convince you to drive out here.”
She grinned, “and why would I do that?”
“Boone misses you.”
She hummed, “well, I miss him, too.”
“Just him?”
She could hear the smirk in his voice, and a smile tugged at her lips, “no. Miss Buck, too.”
