he reached half the distance to where she was parked, she was on her way back to the paddock with her saddle. “Enjoy your ride, Liz.”
“Thanks.” She didn’t stop or even look his way.
He looked over his shoulder at her. She was definitely hiding something, or maybe a lot of somethings. He hoped it wasn’t anything that was going to bite him or Wes in the ass and considered whether he should ask Wes about her the next time they spoke. Liz wasn’t the only one who wanted Landing to win. They all had a lot riding on it.
Kyle headed on back to the house. Cody Sweet was supposed to deliver a horse today, Twostep. Her father, Billy, had been trying to talk Cody into selling Twostep for nearly a year. The horse loved Cody, but was pure hell for everyone else. Three people had been stitched up by the Doc after having been bitten and one poor guy earned a broken arm.
Cody loved the beast and her concession was to bring him to Kyle to see if he could calm Twostep down. Kyle hadn’t made any promises other than he would try. He checked the time. She’d said she would be there by dawn, which gave him just enough time to make and eat breakfast.
As he was drying the last of the dishes he heard a truck. He headed outside to see her parking her old truck in front of the barn. She climbed out of the truck and walked to meet him. “Morning, Kyle.”
“Morning.”
“So you ready to work with my beastie?”
“Like I said, I’ll give it a go but no promises.”
“I don’t expect miracles.” She headed for the trailer. “So, I hear Wes hired himself a woman rider for that fancy horse.”
“Yep.”
“Have you met her?”
“Yep.”
“And?”
“And what?”
“Can she ride?”
“Oh yeah.”
“You think she has what it takes?”
“She damn sure can control that high-strung horse better than any of the men who’ve tried.”
“Sometimes they just like us girls better.” Cody grinned at him.
“Apparently.”
She opened up the back of the trailer and went inside to lead Twostep out. Just as they cleared the trailer the horse reared up, pulling the lead from Cody’s hand.
“Oh shit.” She muttered as Twostep landed, whinnied and then bolted.
Kyle barely managed to get out of the way before the horse raced by him, headed in the direction of the Creek House. “Shit, I’ll never get a horse saddled in time to catch up to him.”
“We’ll follow in – what the hell?”
He followed the direction of her gaze. At the end of the nearest paddock, Liz was on Traveler. She was sitting on his back, watching Twostep race toward them. “Get in.” Cody headed for the driver’s door of the truck.
Kyle hurried as fast as he could, watching the whole time. Just as Cody started the truck and pulled forward, Twostep raced past Liz and Traveler. Liz kicked Traveler into motion and off they went, chasing Twostep.
“That horse can move.” Cody commented as she sped up, following Liz.
“That it can.” Kyle agreed.
It didn’t take Liz long to catch up with Twostep. She guided Traveler over close to Twostep and reached out with one hand. Liz pulled her arm back, watched Twostep for a few seconds as she galloped along beside them and then worked her feet out of her stirrups.
Cody gasped.” Oh no, she is not!”
Kyle was just as shocked, and even more so when Liz positioned herself with both feet planted on her saddle. She seemed to balance perfectly, squatted down and galloping along. When she suddenly launched herself at Twostep, he nearly gasped.
“Holy shit.” Cody eased up on the accelerator, leaning closer to the steering wheel.
Kyle held his breath. She was going to get herself killed. But she didn’t. She landed on Twostep, grabbed two fistfuls of mane and clamped her legs onto the horse.
Twostep kept going with Liz hanging on, her body laid forward close to his neck and Traveler still galloping along beside them. They made
“Thanks.” She didn’t stop or even look his way.
He looked over his shoulder at her. She was definitely hiding something, or maybe a lot of somethings. He hoped it wasn’t anything that was going to bite him or Wes in the ass and considered whether he should ask Wes about her the next time they spoke. Liz wasn’t the only one who wanted Landing to win. They all had a lot riding on it.
Kyle headed on back to the house. Cody Sweet was supposed to deliver a horse today, Twostep. Her father, Billy, had been trying to talk Cody into selling Twostep for nearly a year. The horse loved Cody, but was pure hell for everyone else. Three people had been stitched up by the Doc after having been bitten and one poor guy earned a broken arm.
Cody loved the beast and her concession was to bring him to Kyle to see if he could calm Twostep down. Kyle hadn’t made any promises other than he would try. He checked the time. She’d said she would be there by dawn, which gave him just enough time to make and eat breakfast.
As he was drying the last of the dishes he heard a truck. He headed outside to see her parking her old truck in front of the barn. She climbed out of the truck and walked to meet him. “Morning, Kyle.”
“Morning.”
“So you ready to work with my beastie?”
“Like I said, I’ll give it a go but no promises.”
“I don’t expect miracles.” She headed for the trailer. “So, I hear Wes hired himself a woman rider for that fancy horse.”
“Yep.”
“Have you met her?”
“Yep.”
“And?”
“And what?”
“Can she ride?”
“Oh yeah.”
“You think she has what it takes?”
“She damn sure can control that high-strung horse better than any of the men who’ve tried.”
“Sometimes they just like us girls better.” Cody grinned at him.
“Apparently.”
She opened up the back of the trailer and went inside to lead Twostep out. Just as they cleared the trailer the horse reared up, pulling the lead from Cody’s hand.
“Oh shit.” She muttered as Twostep landed, whinnied and then bolted.
Kyle barely managed to get out of the way before the horse raced by him, headed in the direction of the Creek House. “Shit, I’ll never get a horse saddled in time to catch up to him.”
“We’ll follow in – what the hell?”
He followed the direction of her gaze. At the end of the nearest paddock, Liz was on Traveler. She was sitting on his back, watching Twostep race toward them. “Get in.” Cody headed for the driver’s door of the truck.
Kyle hurried as fast as he could, watching the whole time. Just as Cody started the truck and pulled forward, Twostep raced past Liz and Traveler. Liz kicked Traveler into motion and off they went, chasing Twostep.
“That horse can move.” Cody commented as she sped up, following Liz.
“That it can.” Kyle agreed.
It didn’t take Liz long to catch up with Twostep. She guided Traveler over close to Twostep and reached out with one hand. Liz pulled her arm back, watched Twostep for a few seconds as she galloped along beside them and then worked her feet out of her stirrups.
Cody gasped.” Oh no, she is not!”
Kyle was just as shocked, and even more so when Liz positioned herself with both feet planted on her saddle. She seemed to balance perfectly, squatted down and galloping along. When she suddenly launched herself at Twostep, he nearly gasped.
“Holy shit.” Cody eased up on the accelerator, leaning closer to the steering wheel.
Kyle held his breath. She was going to get herself killed. But she didn’t. She landed on Twostep, grabbed two fistfuls of mane and clamped her legs onto the horse.
Twostep kept going with Liz hanging on, her body laid forward close to his neck and Traveler still galloping along beside them. They made
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