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📜Synopsis: 🔥
Alright fantasy fam, this one ain't got no magic or monsters, but let me tell y'all — the chemistry is so intense it might as well be supernatural.

Penelope comes to this small town for a fresh start and ends up pregnant by her ex's older brother, Knox Grant. And Knox ain't just some ranch hand — he owns the whole dang place. Awkward? Honey, that's putting it mildly.

What surprised me is how much heart Knox has. He's patient, protective, and clearly in love with her from the start. She's the one who keeps runnin'. I wanted to shake her a few times, not gonna lie. But that's what makes the payoff so good — he earns her trust, and she finally stops running.

**✨ Why you should watch:**
If you're a sucker for slow-burn romance with real emotional stakes, this one delivers. Knox is the kind of male lead who actually listens, actually waits, and actually earns her trust — which is way more satisfying than the typical "I'm an alpha so I own you" nonsense. Plus, the small-town cowboy setting just works. It's warm, it's feel-good, and the ending doesn't leave you hanging. ReelShort's been doing some surprisingly solid contemporary dramas lately, and I'm here for it.

If you're into small-town romance with brother drama, this one's for you, darlin'.

💙GENRE:Romance, Drama, Pregnancy, Cowboy, Forbidden Love
🤍CAST:Rebecca Stoughton, Carter Sirianni, Nicholas Johnson, Ellen Williams
Transcript
00:00Hey, did you sleep with me to get back at my brother?
00:02Did you sleep with me knowing I was interviewing for a situation?
00:04Oh, no, no, no, no. I asked you a yes or no question, sweetheart.
00:07No, okay? I slept with you because I wanted to.
00:11I gave up my entire life in the city for Casey Grant.
00:14And now he's cheating on me.
00:15I built my whole future around him and his empty promises.
00:19Wait till I get my hands on him.
00:21Oh, wait, stop.
00:22Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:23Watch out!
00:24What the hell are you doing? I could have...
00:33I killed you.
00:37This is the last thing I need today.
00:39You don't kill yourself.
00:40I'm reckless like that.
00:41What are you doing?
00:44Oh, Jesus Christ.
00:45Get off the horse.
00:46Excuse me?
00:47You can't tell me what to do.
00:48Get off the horse.
00:50I'm going to pull you down myself.
00:53I'd like to see you try.
00:55I'm sorry.
00:55I'm hard of hearing.
00:56What did you say?
00:56I'd like to see you try.
01:01Stop.
01:04You always just mouthy when someone saves your goddamn life?
01:06Let's get one thing straight.
01:08You didn't save me.
01:09I know how to ride.
01:10I'd ride you.
01:11I would ride circles around you.
01:14So just get out of my way, Kyle.
01:15Okay, okay.
01:16Someone would have you riding so angry like you're about to kill somebody.
01:24Casey Grant is an asshole.
01:25So you're teaching a lesson.
01:27Damn it.
01:29My jackass brother is mistreating farmhands again.
01:32All right.
01:33All right.
01:33All right.
01:33Just go ahead.
01:35Yeah.
01:36But just...
01:37Just tell me your name if I know what to call you the next time I see you.
01:41Yeah.
01:43You said there'd be a next time.
01:44There you go.
02:17You cheating scum!
02:19We are over!
02:20How dare you!
02:21I've been busting my ass, keeping your ranch alive,
02:24and you're screwing the help?
02:25Come on, Penelope.
02:28I have needs.
02:30Look, you and I both know
02:32I am too much man for one woman alone.
02:36Maybe if you knew how to please him,
02:38he wouldn't have chosen me.
02:39Boo!
02:42Honey, he didn't choose you.
02:43He's fucking you next to the shit in a shed like an animal.
02:47All right, Pen.
02:48You're causing a scene.
02:50I'm causing a scene.
02:50Yeah, so you go on back home now,
02:53and I'll meet you there.
02:55No.
02:57You owe me six months of pay.
02:59Seven, actually.
03:00And PTO.
03:03Just pay me,
03:04and your cheating ass will never see me ever again.
03:07You ain't ever be done with me.
03:09Fine, now we're going home.
03:12I'd rather eat dirt.
03:14All right.
03:16Well, I can make that happen.
03:18Hey, hey, hey, hey.
03:20Get off me.
03:21Hey, come here, girl.
03:23Get off me.
03:24Come on.
03:24Get off her.
03:25Get off her.
03:27Casey, stop.
03:28Oh, looks like you need to be broken in.
03:31Like the wild filly that you are.
03:34Someone help me.
03:36Leave the fuck off me.
03:37Hey, leave her alone.
03:39Oh, yell all you want.
03:44Oh, man.
03:45In this town,
03:46I do what I want.
03:48I'm a grant.
03:52You better hang on, girl.
03:55Casey, what are you doing?
03:57Oh, come on, man.
03:58We're having fun.
04:01No.
04:05Hey, you ready, babe, yet?
04:07He's going to kill me if I don't get away.
04:09Come on.
04:10Don't make me hurt you more than I have to.
04:14I have to get off this land.
04:16Get off me.
04:18You're okay, you're okay.
04:19Run.
04:20I'll buy you time.
04:21Go, go, go.
04:22Oh, my God.
04:22Let's go.
04:25Oh, God damn it.
04:28Hey, we got ourselves a runner.
04:31You go off on her now.
04:33Stay the fuck away from her.
04:34Hey, you're lucky she's my favorite
04:37or I'd end up dragging you, boy.
04:43Stop over the hill.
04:44Go that way.
04:49Hand.
04:53Door, wake them down.
05:02I know you're out here.
05:05Where are you, man?
05:07God damn it.
05:08Rancho is actually getting this way.
05:10Where'd this girl go?
05:11Fuck.
05:12Go up that way.
05:15Come on, girl.
05:22Stop.
05:26Pretend that you're with me.
05:27Kiss me.
05:28What?
05:29Please.
05:30If he catches me, he's going to drag me back
05:31and no one's going to stop him.
05:33I'm going to break his jaw off
05:34putting his hands on him.
05:35No, stop.
05:36I don't want anyone else getting hurt.
05:37Please, just kiss me.
05:38I need to hide.
05:45All right, come in.
06:01And where are you?
06:03Pretend you're with someone.
06:07Please don't turn me over to him.
06:09Don't move.
06:15License and registration.
06:19Well, if it ain't, my big brother knows.
06:24Oh, God.
06:25I ran from my abusive ex
06:26straight into the arms of his older brother,
06:28Knox Grant.
06:29I hope I didn't just put my life
06:31in the wrong brother's hands.
06:33Tell you what, Casey,
06:34I'm a little busy right now.
06:35Why don't you fuck off?
06:36Yeah.
06:37Sorry about that.
06:38Hey, so you seen a girl?
06:42She's probably not.
06:44Oh, yeah, huh?
06:46Oh, God damn.
06:47She is feisty, too.
06:50Yeah.
06:50Why is that?
06:51Oh, she just, uh,
06:54some bitch that ran away on me.
06:56Really?
06:57Surprising.
06:58Yeah.
06:58You seen her or not?
07:00He's my ex's brother.
07:02Of course he's going to turn me in.
07:03You know what?
07:06Baby brother, I can't say.
07:07Yeah, I have.
07:08I see a lot of girls.
07:10Well,
07:13if you do,
07:15you send her on back my way.
07:18You see, she belongs to me.
07:21Belongs to you.
07:25People ain't cattle.
07:29Whoever she is,
07:31sure as hell don't belong to you.
07:33Oh.
07:35You are the same as ever.
07:38Do me a favor.
07:41I'm going to ask Mom and Doug you in.
07:44I'll see you tomorrow.
07:47Okay.
07:49Well, sorry.
07:51All right, the coast is clear.
07:54Who are you to him?
07:56I can't admit I ever loved that monster.
07:59Especially not to his brother.
08:01It's Farm Vet.
08:03Nothing more.
08:05Good.
08:07Good?
08:08I mean,
08:09as far as damsels in distress go,
08:11you're
08:13pretty fucking feisty.
08:15I'm sorry I'm so much trouble.
08:21I'm saying I don't want to have to rescue you again.
08:25So I think I'm going to take trouble home with me.
08:29Right.
08:39Let's go.
08:44Oh.
08:45Oh.
08:48Oh.
08:50Oh.
08:50Oh.
08:51Oh.
08:52Oh.
08:53Oh.
08:54Oh.
09:06Look, you seem like a real good girl, but I really, I don't do the whole love and relationship shit.
09:13What do you do?
09:16I usually fight a lot, or I fuck.
09:23You might have been in a fight today.
09:25Oh, yeah?
09:26Yeah, so where does that leave us?
09:33Hey.
09:37Here's your last chance, darling.
09:40You sure?
09:43I don't want to hurt you.
09:46Shut up and fuck me.
10:07I can't believe I slept with my ex's older brother.
10:14I can't believe I slept with my ex's older brother.
10:19Casey got my license suspended?
10:21I'm on probation for six months?
10:24He's trying to corner me into coming back, but it won't work.
10:28I'll just find another job.
10:37You are the sexiest man I have ever met.
10:41Which is Casey's brother, so it'll never work.
10:50Goodbye, Knox.
11:17What did I say about coming into my house without knocking?
11:22The Grover meetings this week. Miranda's mother has called me twice.
11:28Nox. Miranda's educated and beautiful and the kind of woman who belongs at your side.
11:35I'm not marrying her.
11:39And who do these belong to?
11:41Some girl that I'm not going to see again. As per usual.
11:47Keep it that way.
11:54Marry Miranda, yeah, when hell freezes over, I miss you, Dad.
12:01I'll nail this interview, get the job, and stay away from the Grant family at all costs.
12:12Hey, thanks so much for coming. I'm Mr. Grant. It's really nice.
12:17You?
12:19You.
12:20My one night stand is my ex's older brother and just became my potential boss. Fuck me.
12:27What are you doing here?
12:33I own the company. Just bought it.
12:40What are you doing here?
12:41I had an interview for the vacant vet tech position with the former CEO. But now...
12:47But now what?
12:50Oh, you don't want it because I own the company, huh?
12:55Look, Mr. Grant...
12:56Knox.
12:58You call me Knox.
13:01Pretty sure I stopped being Mr. Grant at the moment.
13:03You begged me to fuck you, sweetheart.
13:04Look, Mr. Grant.
13:06Mm-hmm.
13:10I need this job.
13:12Yeah.
13:14And...
13:16Last night was Wednesday.
13:17Which time?
13:18Was it my couch?
13:21Or when I fucked you on the table?
13:24Alright, maybe it was the bed. Was that the one?
13:26I am professional.
13:28Okay, if you think my skill set is a match, then...
13:32I don't care what his rules are.
13:34He's going to want to hear from me.
13:39You...
13:40Oh, you have got some nerve.
13:44Reasoning your way into my brother's company?
13:46Especially after you ran away on me?
13:48Hey, baby brother!
13:49Mind your manners when you're in my office. You understand?
13:53Okay.
13:55I'm sorry.
13:57We broke up yesterday is all.
13:59And I am still upset.
14:04You're my brother's ex?
14:07Yes.
14:08Huh.
14:09Unfortunately.
14:11This woman...
14:13Is...
14:14Is vindictive.
14:15And she's unstable.
14:16She's using you to get back at me.
14:18Okay, now I have been trying to train her to act right.
14:22But she won't behave.
14:23Okay, she can't work for you.
14:25I am more than qualified for this job.
14:27My past relationship should have nothing to do with whether or not I get the position.
14:30She is using you to get back at me.
14:33Because she is obsessed with me.
14:35Obsessed!
14:35I can't blame you.
14:36Obsessed!
14:37I dumped you, you cheating asshole.
14:39And if it wasn't for me, all of your cattle would be dead from salmonella dupli-
14:42I don't care too much about them damn animals, Penn!
14:44Now, the only reason that I hired you is so you get down on your knees for me when I
14:48told you to-
14:49ENOUGH!
14:52ENOUGH!
14:53ENOUGH!
14:55I'm just looking out for you.
14:57Although, okay, she is using you to get at me.
15:08Get out!
15:09What?
15:10No, not you.
15:11Goddammit, you!
15:12Get out!
15:15Okay.
15:17You just remember that I am the only one who'd ever been there for you.
15:37You.
15:41Did you sleep with me to get back at my brother?
15:44Did you sleep with me knowing I was interviewing for this position?
15:46Oh, no, no, no, no.
15:46I asked you a yes or no question, sweetheart.
15:48No, okay?
15:49I slept with you because I wanted to.
15:50It was real.
15:52It had nothing to do with Casey.
15:56Knox, but what are you?
16:08You got the job.
16:12But you and I gotta lay down some groundwork, do you understand?
16:18Rule one, you don't report to anybody else on this farm, you hear me?
16:26No, Casey.
16:27Just me.
16:29Yeah?
16:32Rule number two.
16:34Rule two.
16:34Rule two.
16:34Rule two.
16:39What happened between you and I stays between you and I, you understand?
16:50and number three it can't happen again you understand yes mr. Graham hey say my name yes
17:17you start right now
17:24he said it can't happen again but will we be able to resist
17:34Knox has really kept his distance since I started working for him four more months
17:38my vet license would be reinstated and then I leave this town you sound good
17:43Millie I just don't know when my stomach bug is gonna go away I'm like dizzy nauseous tired
17:53why am I complaining we have all the same symptoms but you're pregnant oh my god Millie
18:04you're pregnant am I pregnant no no okay when was my last period it was
18:13it was a month ago oh my god Millie hey sweetie I need you to talk to me to my
18:20ex's older brother
18:24my boss our boss sorry the loner cowboy who runs this town knock me up what did you just say
18:35wait you're pregnant
18:38is it mine or my brother's what no no look I haven't been with Casey in months okay he's
18:43too easy screwing everybody else on the farm
18:46you're the only one I've been with recently okay so then tell me were you gonna tell me
18:49or is it just dumb look I overheard you talking about I don't know okay I just I just realized
18:53it
18:57myself no look I'm keeping this baby you can fire me if you want are you what
19:04help you I'd given up on having a family completely until right now you're not going anywhere anywhere
19:16and neither is my baby don't do that do what touch you okay look at me like that like you're
19:25fixing to
19:25save me oh sweetheart I am no you're not okay you're my boss and you're my ex's brother and if
19:35he finds out that I am pregnant with you he'll kill me hey look Casey's not gonna fucking touch you
19:45not while I'm breathing okay well you can't protect me every second oh he knows better than to touch
19:49what's mine anyway I'm not yours that's my baby right there which means I would burn the whole fucking
20:01world before anything hurt it or you he's the most powerful cowboy in town but his brother is a
20:11psychopath can Knox really keep me and this baby safe I won't raise this baby here not in this town
20:24or in
20:25your family it's not safe well just wait us
20:44what's gonna happen one at a time one at a time can you give us any updates on the grand
20:49estate yes well
20:51um we've got plans for some more stables okay okay okay just a minute just a minute just a minute
21:02there you are son just in time for the announcement what announcement kiss Knox now make sure your family
21:08family goes up in flames hey baby what are you doing you're looking at the future miss Knox grant
21:25mom you can't force this you will do what I say or I will turn Penelope into the town scandal
21:30she'll be
21:31laughed over everywhere you shave her inners and she'll never be able to show her or her baby's faces
21:35again if you have to have a mistress fine but keep her hidden in public you'll stand by Miranda
21:43no
21:50sweetheart you don't have to do this
21:53take care of your family please
21:57for me please
22:21looks like you need a new puppet
22:23this one got her strings cut you can't stop me I can and I will right now
22:31it seems like there's some commotion going on right now hey I need your attention all right
22:36there is no engagement between Miranda and I and there never will be all right the woman
22:40that I plan to spend the rest of my life with Penelope Harris
22:49what oh shit Miranda hey get her out of here go go go
22:58Casey find her and her and those babies now
23:07are you okay yeah I'm okay okay I'm gonna go out and deal with that oh wait thank you
23:17I'm okay yeah I can't believe this is all over yeah well you Knox and the babies deserve to be
23:35happy
23:37they better be because uh they're your god children after all godfather really
23:47yes okay well I'll help her and then we'll we'll celebrate yeah
24:03well ain't this a touching surprise Casey you aren't welcome here get the fuck out
24:10oh you think just because my brother knocked you up that you're gonna call the shots now
24:15yeah that smug piece of shit always thought that he was better than me
24:18yeah I bet that you think that he's better than me too
24:20oh I don't think I know
24:22yeah well let's see just how much better he is
24:26when I take away the only thing that he cares about
24:29Casey stop let go
24:31this is great land Pen
24:33great land it always has been
24:35and it always will be
24:36get off
24:37and you god damn it you will never be a grant
24:43and neither will those bastards
24:44Casey don't you know what are you doing
24:46Casey no
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