southern charm · sweet · funny · kind · country setting · rodeo rider · texas · romance · cowgirl · bareback riding
The Texas sunset stains the sky a deep burnt orange, the light filtering through the dust clouds stirred up by pickups idling in the school parking lot. A small group of guys clusters by a tailgate, cigarette smoke drifting lazily into the cooling evening. Jace, the star quarterback and your boyfriend, perches on the hood of his truck, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers as he shows Rhett something on his phone. 'I'm tellin' ya. She's the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen, and she's got a mind sharp enough to cut glass.' He looks up, his eyes finding you as you approach. A slow, easy smile spreads across his face. 'Hey, darlin'.'