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The truck with a rattling engine drove slowly down Price Ranch's long drive. Dry dirt crunched beneath the wheels and Buzz stared at the surroundings out his open windows. On either side of the drive was a wooden fence and acres of green grass for horses to roam freely on. At the end of the drive way was a large country home. Two large barns were stationed at the back of the house. A heard of cattle, for beef, were kept in feedlots and some Texas Longhorns munched on the grass in their own fenced bit of land. Dairy cattle and bulls resided in another part of grassy area. A fenced chicken coop was near to the house but there were no roosters or hens to be seen.

Over the past week Jessie had returned to see her brother at the town in his office but what she wouldn't let on that she had come to see Buzz as well. Buzz enjoyed Jessie's visits and talked to her frequently before Woody dragged him off outside to patrol the town. Buzz soon realised that he was falling for Jessie and hard. He wanted to ask her out on a date but the trouble was Woody. Things hadn't improved much between Woody and Buzz at work, even now that Bo was back which pleased Woody, he was still believing he could work better alone than with Buzz.

A flash of red hair caught Buzz's attention as he continued to drive along. Jessie walked across the front of her home leading a brown horse next to her. She heard Buzz's engine and turned and waved at him. Buzz smiled and parked his truck, stepped out and made his way over to her.

"Morning," said Jessie, cheerfully. The horse next to her let out a neigh.

"Good morning. You have an amazing ranch," said Buzz, impressed with everything around him.

"Thanks, it's been in the family for eight generations. Did you find the place okay?" Jessie asked. Buzz looked around, opening his arms to show the vastness of the property.

"It's not hard to miss," he said, smiling. Jessie grinned. She wore brown boots, black and white chaps over blue jeans, and a white and yellow shirt with cuffs at the end. Her hair was tied up in a braid once again and she wore a circular red cowgirl hat on her head. The sun cast light on her face, lighting the green in her eyes and causing them to sparkle.

"You look nice," said Buzz, before he could stop himself. Jessie raised an eyebrow at his shadowed features as his back faced the sun. She tipped her hat a bit to block the sun and smiled at Buzz.

"You're not so bad yourself," she said. They had a moment of staring into each others eyes and Buzz wondered if he should ask her on a date but the horse suddenly let out a whine causing Buzz and Jessie to break eye contact.

"Okay Bullseye, I'm taking you to the stables. Come on Buzz, I'll show you around," said Jessie. Buzz walked by Jessie's side as she guided Bullseye over to the stables where four other horses stood in their stables. A worker on the ranch stood in one of the stables, grooming a white horse called Buttercup, he acknowledged Jessie and Buzz with a nod.

"These are the stables and that's Totoro over there, he takes care of the horses for me. We have a few others out on the field but they'll be groomed later," Jessie explained. She handed Bullseye's reins over to Totoro and he guided the stallion into a stable.

Buzz followed Jessie around as she showed him the different types of cattle that resided in the fields and feedlots. He listened to every word, taking in all the information from her jubilant voice.

"The cattle in the feedlots have already been branded. The best go to auction, some stay and are bred and the others end up at the butchers. The Texas Longhorns I breed and sell, they go for quite a bit to other ranch owners in different towns. I have dairy cattle in the feeding in the fields and I'm hoping to get some hens and roosters to fill the chicken coop soon," said Jessie.

"So where are the cattle we're branding today?" asked Buzz.

"In the barn behind the house, we just have to wait for Woody and Bo to arrive before we can get started. They won't be here for another hour though. Would you like to come inside for a drink?" Jessie offered, as they stopped in front of the house.

"Of course," said Buzz. He trailed behind Jessie as she opened the front door, Buzz's mouth dropped as he stared at the foyer. It was a big house. Buzz's own small house could have fit inside the entrance hallway. A wooden staircase stood in front of him and Buzz looked up at the banister that arched around in a horse shoe shape, coming back towards the door. He could see four doors upstairs, all leading off to different rooms. The downstairs rooms all linked together and started with the kitchen on the right and ended with the lounge on Buzz's left hand side. Plants in pots stood by the door. Jessie took off her hat and rested it on the end peg in a row of metal pegs drilled into the wall. Buzz spotted a shotgun behind one of the plants, Jessie caught where his eyes were lingering.

"It's for protection and warning people off my land who aren't welcome. I get a few thieves wanting to steal my livestock," said Jessie.

"I understand. If you like I can set up a patrol around the ranch," said Buzz. Jessie smiled sweetly at him.

"That's kind of you Buzz but no one has ever got past me yet and I don't want to waste any of the deputy's time," said Jessie, winking at him.

"You're not a waste of time," Buzz quickly replied. He blushed and Jessie felt a flutter in her stomach. She hadn't met anyone as sweet as Buzz before, especially someone who was so nice to her and she hadn't felt this way about anyone either.

"I-I m-mean, it w-wouldn't be a w-waste of time," covered Buzz. Jessie nodded her head and walked into the kitchen. Buzz sighed and strolled into the kitchen after Jessie.

"Is homemade lemonade okay?" Jessie asked, reaching up into one of the cupboards to pull out two tall glasses.

"That's fine," said Buzz. His eyes caught Jessie's midriff when her shirt rose up slightly as she reached up on her tiptoes to get the glasses down. His throat went dry. He really needed that drink. Oblivious to what Buzz's eyes had seen Jessie pulled open the standing fridge door and got out a jug full of lemonade. She poured the bubbly yellow liquid into the glasses and handed one over to Buzz.

"Thanks," said Buzz. He took it off her, feeling his skin heat up as their fingers touched. Buzz raised the glass to his lips and gulped down the juice, leaving half in the glass while Jessie slowly sipped hers. They sat down at the kitchen table.

"So Buzz, what made you move to Elm?" Jessie asked, placing her drink on the table. Buzz fidgeted. He didn't want to lie to Jessie but he knew he had to, he could never tell her about his ashamed past.

"The job actually, I wanted a change from the city life and transfer to somewhere quieter," said Buzz.

"Do you like it here?" Jessie asked, smiling.

"It's wonderful here," said Buzz, smiling back at Jessie. There was a moment of silence while Buzz built up his courage.

"Jessie..." he started shyly. Jessie looked at him inquisitively. "I know this might seem forward but, do you want to, well if you want to, c-come over to my place tonight for dinner?"

"Are you asking me out on a date?" Jessie asked, pleased. Buzz felt the tips of his ears burn.

"Yes, t-that was my a-attempt at asking you out. What do you say?"

Jessie took a sip of her drink, pretending to think about it, even though she had made up her mind as soon as he had asked her. She lowered the drink slightly and asked.

"What time shall I come round?"

Buzz grinned. "Seven o'clock?" he suggested.

"Seven, it is," agreed Jessie. Before they could talk anymore, they both heard a car come to a halt outside the house.

"They're here early," said Jessie. She got up and Buzz followed her out the house to greet Woody and Bo. Jessie wrapped them up in hugs while Buzz acknowledged Woody with a quick handshake and a 'hello' towards Bo.

"Where's the branding iron?" Woody asked, looking at his sister.

"It's all by the barn. We just need to get a fire going," said Jessie.

"Let's get started then," said Woody. He led the way towards the barn behind the house, Buzz followed behind him and Jessie and Bo brought up the rear. Up until late afternoon the four of them branded all the cattle inside the barn. Buzz had never done this before but he soon got to grips with it with the help from Jessie and a reluctant Woody.

Afterwards they strolled back to the house, finished with the branding. Before Buzz left, he quickly spoke to Jessie before she entered the house with Woody and Bo.

"I'll see you later tonight then?" he asked. Jessie smiled at him, without noticing Bo stop at the door overhearing what Buzz had just said.

"Absolutely, see you at seven," said Jessie. Buzz grinned and pulled out his car keys from his trouser pocket and got into his truck. Jessie stood on the porch with Bo and waved goodbye. When Buzz's truck rounded the corner they lowered their arms.

"Tonight?" questioned Bo, immediately. Jessie gave a sheepish grin and quickly checked to make sure that Woody was still inside the house.

"I have a date with him tonight," she said, smirking widely. Bo's mouth turned into a grin.

"You know he couldn't keep his eyes off you today," said Bo.

"I couldn't keep my eyes off him," said Jessie. She sighed. "Bo, there's something about him I really like, really, really like," she confessed.

"Someone's in love," teased Bo. Jessie smacked Bo's arm playfully and the two burst out in giggles.

"Who's in love?" Woody asked, opening the door and stepping out onto the porch, a can of beer in his hand.

"I am in love with you," said Bo. She went up to Woody and pecked his lips lightly, he smiled at her. "But Jessie has a date tonight," finished Bo. The smile from Woody's face vanished and he stared at his sister. Bo sat down on the bench.

"Who with?" he asked. Jessie rolled her eyes.

"Oh just with one of the cows," she said, sarcastically. "Who'd you think? Buzz of course!"

"Buzz? You like Buzz? What! Why?" Woody asked. Jessie stared at her brother, starting to get annoyed at his behaviour towards Buzz.

"For starters, he's funny, sweet, caring, handsome-,"

"I don't want you to go out with him," interrupted Woody, his protective big brother mode setting in. Jessie narrowed her eyes.

"Woody, I don't know what you've got against Buzz but I like him and I've never felt this way about anyone before."

"There's something I don't trust about him. He's hiding something," said Woody.

"Your worst than dad when I brought boyfriends home when we were growing up," snapped Jessie.

"Seeing as though he and mom have moved away, I guess I'm taking that role," said Woody. Jessie let out a frustrated growl.

"Woody, shut your bazoo. I'm going tonight whether you like it or not," said Jessie. She moved away from him and headed to the door. Before she opened it Woody yelled out.

"Take protection!" Jessie twirled around and gaped at him.

"I beg your pardon!" she cried. Woody shook his head, realising what he had just said.

"I mean the shotgun," he said. He placed a hand on his face exasperated and sat down on the bench next to Bo, who put a comforting hand on his shoulder, as Jessie slammed the door shut.

Over on the other side of town Buzz parked his car on the drive and walked inside his home with excitement hovering in his stomach. He started to prepare things for Jessie's arrival, tidying the house up a bit, making sure he had all the ingredients ready to start cooking and showered and shaved the stubble off his jaw before changing into something more comfortable and smart.

Meanwhile Jessie let her hair down, it fell past her shoulders in sleek slightly curled layers. Woody and Bo had gone back home leaving Jessie alone to get ready. She looked at the pile of clothes on her bed, she didn't have many and most of it was all the same, but she wanted something nice for the evening and decided to empty out her wardrobe. She picked out some comfortable jeans and slid them on and wrapped a brown belt through the loop holes.

At seven o'clock Buzz stood in his kitchen pouring vegetable oil into the heated wok and added the neat cut pieces of chicken. He was about to add the vegetables when there was a knock at his front door. He walked to the door, not wanting to go to fast or to slow, and opened it to reveal Jessie. Buzz's eyes widened at how stunning she looked and she smiled at him.

"Hey, you look beautiful," said Buzz. He kissed her on the cheek and allowed her access into his home.

"Thanks. I thought I would bring some wine, after all you're cooking," said Jessie. She pulled out a bottle of red wine which she had been hiding behind her back and handed it to Buzz.

"Excellent choice," approved Buzz. He led Jessie into the kitchen and poured them a glass of wine each and carried on with the cooking. The two talked about the day at the ranch, about each other and about their pasts. When they sat at the table to eat, in Jessie's words 'a meal good enough for Mayor Davis to eat', the conversation of their pasts was still continuing.

"Do you have any parents Buzz?" Jessie asked. She saw him tense slightly and a look of guilty sadness flashed across his face briefly.

"They died a year ago," answered Buzz. Jessie gazed sympathetically at Buzz, realising she had approached upon a sensitive subject.

"I'm sorry-,"

Buzz waved a hand and shook his head.

"It's alright, you didn't know. What about you? I didn't see anyone at the ranch," said Buzz.

"No, they moved to another planet actually," said Jessie. Buzz's interest perked up and he stared at Jessie.

"Another planet?" he asked. "Which one was it?"

"Verdentia, it's somewhere in the Andromeda galaxy. They took a rocket cruiser there for a holiday and liked it so much, they decided to move there. Woody was really angry at them when they moved, I didn't mind as it was their choice but he thought they thought his job as a Sheriff wasn't good enough compared to a Space Ranger who takes care of all the planets up there. It was as though Earth wasn't good enough for them," said Jessie.

"What do you think about Space Rangers?" Buzz asked.

"I don't mind them. Woody however, can't stand them. He thinks they just want to take over all law enforcement jobs over Earth and put all the sheriffs and deputies out of a job. To me though, I think they do a good job. I'm not really sure what they do up there besides protecting the universe, from what I have no idea. What do you think they're protecting us from?"

Buzz knew what they were doing. They were protecting the universe from Zurg.

"Big green aliens," Buzz joked. Jessie smiled. "With nine eyes and six legs," he continued. Jessie chuckled and they continued to talk and eat. The evening continued and an hour after finishing dessert Buzz and Jessie walked to the front door. Words seemed to vanish from Buzz's mouth as they stood at the open front door. Jessie stood in front of him, thinking of something to say, deciding what to do, waiting for him to say something or waiting for him to kiss her.

Buzz stepped closer slightly and Jessie's heartbeat quickened as he leaned his head towards her. Jessie tilted her head slightly and navy and emerald eyes searched each others eyes before lightly pressing their lips to one another. They both closed their eyes and a felt the sparks fly between them. It was a nice and simple kiss and it seemed to last for minutes but Buzz slightly pulled away and opened his eyes slightly to watch Jessie open hers and smile at him.

"Can I see you again?" asked Buzz, his voice husky.

"Yes, how about Friday, at the ranch at seven o'clock. I'll cook," said Jessie, her voice soft. Buzz smiled.

"I'll see you then," said Buzz. Jessie took a step back and smiled as she walked back to her car leaving Buzz gazing after her at the doorway.

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