"Mom's planning on making burritos for dinner, vegetarian for you and Jack of course, but we're on our own for lunch." Nick told her.

"So what did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking I could pack a small picnic basket and I'll teach you how to ride and we'll stop for lunch before we come back. Emily, Jack and kids should be here by then."

"Sounds like a plan." Sara smiled.

"So you're up for a little horse ride?"

"As long as I don't fall off and break something."

"Just hold on tight cowgirl." He said kissing her.

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"Can we stop now?" Sara asked. Nick had had her riding around the coral near the house for ten minutes to get used to it, before riding out for half an hour.

"You went ten more minutes than I thought you would." Nick said with a smile. "Let me tie Apollo to that tree and I'll help you down."

Nick had borrowed his father's horse and let Sara ride Stardust.

"Thank you." Sara said when Nick helped her down.

"I'm sure you can come up with a better thank you than that cowgirl."

"You'll have to get rid of this first." Sara took off his hat so she could get close enough to kiss him.

"Yes ma'am." His lips descended on hers.

The kiss was broken when Stardust neighed.

"I guess we have a chaperone." Sara smiled.

"I guess we do darlin'."

"So you said something about lunch."

"Yes ma'am."

Nick laid out a blanket he'd brought with them on the ground and set out the food.

"So what do you think?"

"It sure beats Nevada." Sara said.

"So you like Texas?"

"It has its plus points." Sara smirked.

"And some of those plus points are?"

"Well you're here right now."

"And you're here too." He moved closer to her.

"Now how about that." Sara pushed him back and kissed him.

"How about that." Nick echoed and rolled her onto her back and slipped a hand up the back of her shirt.

"I don't know how you do things in Las Vegas, Nevada, but here in Texas we still have decency laws." A deep Texan accent sound.

"Hey Clint." Nick said rolling onto his back.

"Nick." Clint said from his horse. "Ma'am." He tilted his hat.

"Sara, I'd like you to meet my interrupting PI brother-in-law Clint Talbot."

"Nice to meet you." Sara said blushing.

"Clint used to be a rodeo champion before my sister convinced him that getting thrown off a horse wasn't a good idea for a father."

"Becky right?" Sara said.

"Right." Nick agreed.

"That's what you get for marrying a shrink." Clint said. "And Nick you know if you want to get some this weekend you're going to need a hotel room or stake out the hay barn."

"I was doing just fine until you turned up."

"And Sara is getting redder by the minute." Clint commented.

"Where are Becky and the kids?"

"Home baking for tomorrow." Clint replied. "I got kicked out."

"Eating all the chocolate chips again?" Nick guessed.

"Perhaps. I should let you two get back to your picnic. It was nice to meet you Sara."

"You too." Sara said.

"I'll see you both tomorrow."

"Tell Becky and the kids I said hello." Nick told him.

"I will."

"Well that was embarrassing." Sara said when he'd gone.

"Oh don't worry it doesn't beat the time my Dad caught him skin dipping in the pond with Becky. Now where were we?"

TBC