Like How It Should've Been
Uzuiegirl
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  • Reads 520
  • Votes 31
  • Parts 37
  • Time 6h 32m
Uzuiegirl
Ongoing, First published Jan 01
Mature
banterfoundfamilygrumpygumpy-cowboyreluctant-alliesromancesmalltownssunshinesunshine-citygirl
If you'd told me a month ago I'd be stranded in a town that doesn't even show up on half the maps, living off gas station snacks and learning the difference between a rake and a hoe (not the kind I'm used to), I'd have laughed in your face. Or cried. Probably both.
But here I am - Dalia Montclair, former red carpet regular, now accidental farmhand in a town where cows outnumber people and hot water is a luxury item. All because my father decided I needed a "humbling experience."
Spoiler alert: I hate it here.
Or... I did.
Until I met Ronan. The resident cowboy and a lot sweeter then he lets on.
Now I'm not sure if I want to get out of here... or figure out how to make him fall in love with me first.

                                                                                                          ---

"ᴅᴀʟɪᴀ, ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ," ʜᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ, ʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴘꜱ ʜᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪꜱꜱ ᴍᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɴᴇ. 

"ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ ᴏɴ ʀᴏʏᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴀᴅᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜᴄᴋɪɴ' ᴀᴛᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ, ɪ'ᴠᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɴᴇʀ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏᴜʀ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɪʀ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜰᴀʟʟ. ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴅ, ɪ ꜰᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴡ,"


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