size.”
“Is it for sale at a fair price?” I asked.
“Very fair. Nicole offered it to him way below market value because he’s been such a help to her with the horses and he’s agreed to keep them and any other rescues she gets there for free.”
“Can you find out what the actual value is for it all and pay that instead? I’ll have the money and there’s no sense in her getting less than she should.”
“We’ll make the offer as soon as you have the money in hand.”
“Okay,” I shrugged. “That’s all I wanted to ask. Can you wait until after we’re married to tell him?”
“I can do that,” Marcus and Reagan agreed in unison causing all three of us to laugh. “I’ll go see about wrangling the girls and send Rowdy in here for you two to start going over things.”
“Thank you so much, Reagan.”
“Of course, Sierra. We love Rowdy and consider him and Leia our family. Now we get to add you and Lexi too.” Reagan hugged me and then hurried out the office door.
“Are you sure about this, Sierra?” Marcus asked me seriously. “I respect the hell out of Rowdy and I know he’d never hurt you or your daughter, but I want to make sure that you don’t feel like you’ve been painted into a corner.”
“Honestly?” I shrugged and then laughed softly. “I’m excited.”
Marcus nodded, “Good. That’s what I wanted to hear.”
“Are we ready to get this party started?” Rowdy asked as he came into the office and shut the door behind him.
“I’m ready if you two are,” Marcus began as he slid two documents across the table, one toward each of us. “Let’s start on page one and go through it line by line.”
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ROWDY
“Lout, Willow, this is Sierra Guthrie, my future wife,” I said with a smile as I introduced Sierra to two more of my friends.
“Congratulations,” Lout said, but it sounded almost like a question. “I didn’t realize you were engaged.”
“He proposed last night with a spider ring I gave him after I beat him at skee ball,” Sierra deadpanned. “Most romantic proposal ever.”
Lout and Willow both raised their eyebrows but didn’t say a word, which caused Marcus, Sierra, and I to laugh together for a minute before I explained what was going on.
“That’s why Marcus needs us to witness some documents?” Lout asked.
“Yes, it’s a prenup that Rowdy suggested,” Marcus explained. “We’ve been through it line by line and ironed out some extra details already. Those will be an addendum on the final page and will require a seperate set of signatures from all of us.”
“Take him to the cleaners, sister!” Willow cheered. Lout just shook his head at his wife with a smile. “I’m nosy. What were the things you added?”
“I added that I wanted to start a trust fund for Leia to secure her college education,” Sierra told Willow.
“And I wanted something in there that says if we have a problem between us, we will attend counseling for at least six months before either of us do something drastic like file for divorce,” I explained.
“Can you do that? Force someone to go to counseling?” Lout asked.
“You can force them to go, but you can’t force them to listen,” Marcus answered his brother. “It’s actually a good idea. It will hopefully keep either of them from acting irrationally.”
“I want to add that to our existing contract,” Lout told Marcus.
“I didn’t sign a contract, you goof,” Willow pushed his shoulder. “As if you’d go see a therapist.”
“For you, I would,” Lout pulled her close and kissed her before he sat down in the last available chair and pulled her down onto his lap.
For the next few minutes, Marcus explained the details of the document, giving each of them the highlights before he asked them to witness Sierra and I signing them and then put them in front of Willow and Lout to sign, too.
“In the next few days, the two of them are going to get married and it would be a good idea if the two of you were there to witness that, also,” Marcus explained to his brother and sister-in-law. “It will sort of bring this full circle.”
“Sure,” Lout shrugged. “Just let us know when and where.”
“I want to get everyone together in one place, or at least everyone that can make it, so that they can meet Lexi and Sierra and welcome them to the family.” I stared at Lout and then looked over at Marcus before continuing, “I want