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  “Good because we’re leaving now.” Matt dutifully picked up his cowboy hat

  off the table. They all watched him put it on and he wondered what the big deal was. He leaned over the table to shake hands with Henry.

  “Governor, nice to meet you.”

  “You bet, Matt. We’ll get together again at my place before you leave.”

  “Yes, sir.” He reached over to shake hands with Robert and held his gaze.

  “Thanks, sir, for everything.” Robert winked at him.

  “My pleasure, son. See you soon.”

  They said goodbye to Abby and walked out of the convention center together, holding hands. They stole shy glances at each other.

  “… So you came…”

  “Yes, ma’am.”

  “What took you so long?”

  He smiled broadly at her. “Stuck in traffic?”

  She raised an eyebrow at him. “… Hardly…”

  “Could we go somewhere to talk?”

  Sarah laughed. “You want to talk?”

  Matt laughed too. “… Maybe, afterwards…”

  “Lucky for us both, I have a very nice bed… Maybe we can talk there.”

  “Yeah, maybe…”

  Once they’d left the building, Sarah went right into Matt’s outstretched arms. She didn’t even hesitate… And Matt didn’t hesitate to kiss Sarah passionately -- The heat from their kiss could be felt thirty feet away. In the big city, people averted their eyes or smiled as they went around them. Eventually, Matt and Sarah broke for breath – A familiar pattern with them…

  “… Matt?”

  “What, honey?”

  “… Would you ride the river with me?”

  A big smile spread across Matt’s face as he gazed at the woman he loved.

  “I thought you’d never ask…”

  The End

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Jeanne Harrell lives in Nevada with her husband. They are both long time Nevadans mired in the Old West spirit. Traveling to different places in the country, especially the western states, gives Jeanne ideas for her books.

  From Jeanne

  Thank you very much for taking the time and having the interest to read one of her stories. I appreciate it more than you know. There’s not enough love out in the world, so these are my attempts at adding a little more. If you have any comments you’d like to share with me, please write on the blog page of my website – www.jeanneharrell.com. I would love to hear from you.

  Jeanne’s next book is entitled Persuaded.

  Anne Barrett and Mike Lawrence fell deeply in love when they were still in college and had wanted to marry. After graduation, Mike joined the Navy and had orders to go back East for medical school. Anne couldn’t leave due to serious familial obligations and they broke up bitterly.

  Four years later, Mike returns on leave to visit his sister. Now he’s a medical doctor and seemingly not the man she knew. Anne watches from afar as he dates a friend. Does he remember her at all? Because she’s never forgotten him…