Chasing Fate

My boots aren't made for walkin' they're made to run . . .

Most like to call me emotionally absent. I'd like to think I'm just smart. Heartache is something I won't have twice. Burn me once, shame on you, but burn me twice, shame on me. Love destroys a person. I decided early on emotional attachments were something I needed to steer clear of. Hookin' upthat's something I can do.

I was raised by the toughest, the emotionally shut off. I was raised by cowboys. Ranch hands and Daddy taught me everything I know.

Since I was old enough to walk I've been one of the boys. I can rope and ride with the best of 'em. I know how to work by the sweat of my brow. I've been drinking grown men under the table since I was sixteen. I can flirt my way into a man's bed with ease. And I push away like a pro. But let him look at me the way he does and nothing makes sense.

Fisher Austinthe college quarterback I met at a Halloween frat...