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She didn't notice the effect her statement had on him, but she liked that he said 'our'. It helped a bit to soothe the skittish knot that was wound up within her, but every time, it seemed harder to let it go. Why did this seem to happen every time she finally let her guard down?

Fuck, he was an idiot. No. I brought you back here just to torture you, not so you could be his dad. Are you kidding? She huffed out an incredulous laugh. God, she'd forgotten. If she asked him to, would he seriously even let her make him walk away? She didn't know how she felt about that. On the one hand, it showed how fucking guilty he felt. On the other, she hated how he said it. Your his mom. Like he was releasing his claim on him, like that was a thing he could even do.

He was so excited when she'd had Killdeer, and now.... this.

You're his dad, Bronco. I don't care what's happened before now. I care about what you're going to do going forward, and all I need to know is that you are going to care about him as much as I do. They were drawing closer... she could tell, and the volume of her voice dropped some. She didn't want him to overhear if he happened to be nearby.