Why, that pretty diner waitress didn't know who he was, which was just dandy for Dakota Brubaker...of the filthy rich Texas Brubakers. Just as he'd been about to ask sassy Elizabeth out, she'd proposed to him.
Something about pretending to be her dearly beloved just to shock her interfering family. She'd be willing to pay Dakota - seeing how he was such a dusty cowboy obviously in need of quick cash. Yup, this charade would certainly mean some fun for the millionaire turned working-class wrangler...if he didn't throw his heart in as part of the bargain!