Me: I don’t think I can.
Jessica: Hey baby! You don’t think you can what?
Me: Facetime you. I’m driving up to Kentucky with Layton.
Jessica: What?
Me: Your last text to me. You asked me to Facetime you.
Jessica: Oh. Damn. I thought maybe we could play around.
Me: Believe me, I’d love to let off some steam.
Jessica: I’d like to see you let it off. Text me when you get to KY and check into your hotel. Maybe we can work out a phone call. I want to hear you when you come.
“We’re here,” Layton said. He reached across the center console and shook Liza.
Me: We’re pulling up now. Are you free?
Jessica: No. :( Sorry, baby. Later maybe. Gotta run. Love you!
I sighed as I adjusted my aching, hard dick. I smiled when I saw the hotel. “Mountain High Lodge and Resort” I read aloud.
“Oh, Daddy. It’s beautiful here.” Liza said.
Layton chuckled. “Yeah, this place is in the middle of nowhere, but it’s the closet place I could get us to the horse ranch. Come on, let’s go get checked in. There’s no rest for the weary. Y’all need to take showers and head out.”
“What?” Liza and I said at the same time.
Layton got out of the truck and made his way around to the passenger side. He opened Liza’s door as he talked to the doorman.
I got out of the truck and stretched. It felt like I’d been in that truck for a week.
Layton turned to me and said, “They’ll get the luggage. Let’s go check in.”
Fifteen minutes later, I was in a room overlooking the Kentucky Appalachians. “Wow,” I whispered. My phone rang and I took it out of my pocket. It was Layton.
“Miss me already?” I asked.
“Haha. Take a shower and pack an overnight bag.”
I checked the time. It was two in the afternoon and I was ready to relax for the rest of the day. “Can I ask why?”
“You and Liza are heading out to the ranch this afternoon and staying the night. I want you to check out the horses before I get there. I want Liza there, too. She has a good eye for horses. I’ll come out first thing in the morning and see how you did.”
My jaw dropped to the ground. “You want me to go to the ranch first?”
“I do believe that’s what I said. Do you have a problem with that, Walker? You assured me you were ready to take on this side of the business.”
I swallowed. “Yes, sir. I mean, I won’t lie. I’m pretty sure I just shit my pants.”
Layton laughed. “Make me proud, son. Now get showered up. It’s a long drive out to the ranch.”
“Yes, sir. I’ll be fast.”
I quickly stripped out of my clothes, pumped my fist and jumped into the shower. I was going to make both my father and Layton proud. I was going to show them both that I’d been paying attention all those years.
LIZA STARED OUT the window of the rented truck. Layton had arranged it all ahead of time. I let out a breath as I watched the road.