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taxes down.'

'Away from the sprawl, I hope.'

'Definitely. I'm thinking a hundred acres or a quarter section in the Galisteo Basin would do. The land is pricey, but we can afford it.'

'I don't want a trophy home, Kerney.'

Kerney laughed. 'Will a ranch house serve?'

'Perfect,' Sara said, her eyes dancing. 'We can work on the plans together. It has to have a nursery and be ready by next summer.'

'Are you serious?'

'I am both serious and pregnant.'

A waiter pushed through the swinging doors from the kitchen, dinner plates in hand, and paused halfway across the barroom until the couple at the window booth stopped kissing.