His passenger hadn’t uttered a single word for the past hour. At least she wasn’t one of those gabby gals who yakked a man’s ear off.He’d never admit it to anyone, but he rather liked having a pretty female by his side. At some time or another, he had started thinking more about settling down and starting a family, and at nearly forty, he couldn’t afford to wait much longer. He actually envied Luke and Mark. Both were married and had children, while he’d been content to work and have fun in life. But living alone wasn’t fun anymore.And did he want to leave this world one day and not leave behind children—his legacy?He let the idea simmer in his mind. Yeah, he was ready to marry. The problem was there was no woman in Lookout who snagged his attention enough that he’d want to spend the rest of his life with her.The woman beside him gasped, and he reached for his rifle. Her hand shot out and grabbed his arm. “What is that?”Pulling the rifle into his lap, he scanned the prairie but saw nothing except grasses and colorful wildflowers waving in the light breeze.
