But in truth, she really wanted to try it if only to be in Julian’s company. She really liked being with him. She almost wished she didn’t. It would make things easier to keep the situation she’d put herself in into perspective. And she enjoyed being with his family. She hadn’t expected that at all. Georgie wasn’t sure what she’d expected when she’d agreed to come to South Dakota with him. She hadn’t expected his parents to be so welcoming and his brothers to be as easy going as Julian. Even Grace, who Julian had warned Georgie would be a tough sell, had managed to be warm and welcoming. Of course, seeing the way she looked at Jace Strickland and the way he looked at her might have something to do with it. Julian tucked the toboggan under his arm and walked toward the back of the yard to the tree line. Georgie followed on his heels, dragging her boots in the snow as she walked. “The path is a little overgrown now. It used to be cleared from all the traffic back and forth from the yard to the hill.