Grace Zandew grew up in a small town near Houston, Tx. She competes in barrel racing and tie down on a pro level. This coming season she joins ERA. What she doesn't know is that she has caught the eye of a man from Sulphur, Louisiana. He's a champio...
It's the last night of Finals. Shane and I both ride tonight due to a tie between us. I go before he does so no big deal.
Shane's POV Tonight's the night. I offered to go last tonight so I can do it. She's going to be so happy after tonight.
Grace's POV I kissed him one last time before I had to go around the barrels. "Good luck baby girl." He told me.
Shane's POV I got her dad's phone number and called him for his blessing to marry his daughter. He said yes and that they were coming tonight. He told me that three of her buddies were coming along as well.
I so wanted to meet her family. I told mine that I was going to ask my girl to marry me tonight. They were coming as well. I watched as she ran the barrels perfectly.
Once she came out of the alleyway I went with her to switch saddles. I saw my dad and Jason waiting for me by Reata. I saddled him up and helped my girl with hers. "Grace. My boy has been telling me that he loves you so much." Dad told her.
She blushed and looked at me. I kissed her and we went to warm our horses up. Bareback riding was going on now so we had time. Once they were good to go we rode over to the line up.
Grace's POV Shane was last tonight and I was first. I spotted my parents up in the stands and the guys next to them. Brock, Jaxon, and Allen were waiting for the event to start so they could see me rope.
Brock the team roper, Jaxon the bull rider, Allen the bronc rider. I was the calf roper and barrel racer. "First up is Grace Zandew. She will attempt to beat Shane Hanchey tonight." I backed into the box and was ready.
I called it and stuck it good. I jumped off, flipped and tied. "3.1 on that run. Good luck Hanchey." I got back on my horse and went out of the ring.
"Great job baby girl." Shane said before kissing me. "Dang girl we should interview that!" We broke the kiss and turned to see the rest of the crew.
"Meet the crew." I told Shane. "TR, Bronc, and Buller." The boys tipped their hats as I said their staged names. When it was Shane's turn he looked even more nervous than normal.
TR took my horse and put him up. I leaned on the railing waiting for him to rope. Finally he called it and roped. He looked over at me and then got on his horse.
Once the calf we free he rode over to me. He got off Reata and tied him to the rail. "Come here." I climbed into the ring and he led me out into the open. "Wait what's Hanchey doing?"
I looked at him weirdly as he knelt down with my hands in his. "Grace I know we haven't been perfect during these past few months, but I love you with all my heart and that's all that matters to me." He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a velvet box.
"Will you make this roper happy and marry me?" He said opening the box. I saw the ring and wanted to say yes. I finally nodded and said "yes" to him. He stood up and kissed me and slid the ring onto my finger.
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He whistled to his horse and Reata came over to us. Shane lifted me onto the saddle and climbed on. He set me in his lap and kissed me as we exited the arena. The crowd went wild.
I threw my leg over the saddle and sat facing him. He kissed me again before we came up to our families. Mom looked scorned, my brother was smirking, dad was smiling and the guys were videoing it.
"Remember to treat my baby girl right." Dad told Shane. Shane's parents were smiling as he put an arm around me. His brother was smirking similar to mine and his sisters were smiling at their brother.
"How about we go out and celebrate the occasion." Shane's dad said. "That's a great idea!" My dad told him. Shane and I went to the stalls to put Reata up. He got off then helped me down.
He's definitely my tie down cowboy.
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I pulled up to my house. Tomorrow I'm going for an X-Ray on my ankle to see if I need surgery. Shane went to drop his horse and trailer off before coming to my house to go with me tomorrow.
I got another calf roping buckle and so did Shane. We tied again and decided to share the victory. They split the reward money knowing that when we marry it will become one again.
I let Gage out of the truck and went to unload Arrow. I took my bags in and set the buckle on the the counter. A familiar engine roar made me run outside. I ran to his arms and he picked me up and spun me around.
"I've missed my girl." He told me. "I've missed my cowboy." I told him. We kissed and went into the house. I took a step up and almost fell. "Grace." My ankle hurt viciously. "Come on let's get you to the ER." He carried me to his truck quickly and set me in the passenger seat.
He pulled out quickly and drove to the hospital. Every second more it hurt worse. "Hold on baby girl. We're almost there."
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