his grin sparked her own and for a long while she meant to remain there with bronco, the two of them splashing one another and sodden before it was over.
and teya, laughing, laughing until she was breathless like she had not for a long time. this is a good thing, her mind whispered, but she was not yet ready to trust.
and this time she forgave herself the guardedness, for bronco understood. he was willing to know her first, and she could decide later if that wall needed to come down sooner rather than later.