Chapter 25.

'Do you even realize how embarrassing it is?', Grace muttered aggressively towards her older sister, now she dismounted.

'Grace, by now I do have an idea. How many times do I have to tell you I'm sorry?', Regan sighed, resting her hand on her hip as she stared across the boundary paddock. It was hot, there was heaps to do and they had to finish early cause of the party at the pub tonight. Last thing she could use was her sister going on and on about how to mind her own business.

Grace swept the sweat of her forehead, glancing around and taking in a deep breath. Ignoring the dusty dirt that was pretty much all over her light blue shirt. 'You shouldn't go there in the first place', she finished.

'Can we stop about it? It's not going to change, if you want me to talk to …'

'Wow, no way, you did enough damage already. Such a joy to face Ingrid and Marcus tonight, thank you', Grace mumbled. 'Bloody ...', she suddenly cursed, interrupting her own words. 'Another fence cut in two.'

Regan sighed and shook her head. Blowing out deeply she looked at the mighty cut just in the boundary fencing. 'This is ridiculous. There isn't even stock on both sides. It's not even anywhere near the stock route or the road. Who would on earth cut a fence here?'

'Must be just some bored kid, trying to be funny', Grace stated as she tried to tie and tug it a little together.

'Grace?', Regan started, giving her sister a look, who looked up at her. She let her teeth run over her bottom lip for a moment; 'we have to call Marcus …' She saw her sister's clear reaction. Surely both weren't waiting for dragging Marcus into this, but now it was also a Killarney matter.

Biting her lips once more Jodi's face was serious, very serious. And Stevie couldn't remember seeing her like this before. 'You think I'm going nuts right?', she mumbled.

'No no', Jodi quickly let out, taking her friend's hand in hers as she sat more towards her as far as was possible with her swollen belly. It made Stevie only feel more uncomfortable, shortly staring at Jodi's hand on hers.

'It's …', the blond woman started, with caring eyes looking at Stevie; 'I'm sorry I think it's my fault'.

'Your fault?', Stevie frowned and mumbled, trying to make sense of what she said.

Jodi shifted a bit on her chair; 'I mean, you were a bit down these last few days and I know it's because of me and Matt and I wanted to cheer you up so …', she breathed in; ' I practiced with Xander on saying 'daddy'. I thought you would be … God, I'm so stupid'.

Stevie bit her lip and blinked her eyes quickly, feeling a teary layer sliding over them. The disappointment mixed with Jodi's caring ways made her unsure how to react. 'It's not stupid, it's sweet, but …', she slid her other hand to her eye, brushing tears out.

Marcus climbed off his motor bike, walking towards the girls a moment later. 'Ouch, nice cut there.'

'All the way through', Grace muttered, having her hands in the pockets of her jeans, feeling unsure, and surely not up to looking her ex boyfriend in the eyes. Regan took a step forwards, deciding it was best if she did the talking cause clearly Grace wasn't much ready for that.

'You had any cattle here?', Marcus asked, just standing close to the fencing, looking at his two neighbors.

'No, it's odd. It's like the third time this week, and we only have a load of cattle down the paddock that keeps being spared from this, so far. We sold the other stock last week. But before we buy anything, we better be sure we don't loose them through this', Regan explained.

'Righto, cops than?', Marcus suggested, wetting his dry lips. He looked questioning at Regan, and didn't notice how Grace stared at him, now it was safe to look.

'Uhm don't you have cameras over here', she mumbled; 'you're mighty Killarney after all'. Grace grinned a little silly, obviously not able to behave normally now he stared at her.

Marcus grinned; 'nah, not on this small area. That cutter must know damn well what he's doing. He would be taped pretty much everywhere else'.