Breaking Rein (Horse Play Series Book 3) by A.D. Ryan

Author:A.D. Ryan [Ryan, A.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-19T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 15. Left Out

As the weeks passed, I was pleasantly surprised that we’d seen neither hide nor hair of Charles Dalton after the wash stall incident. He stopped visiting the barn, which made me think that maybe he really was afraid of Jensen following through on his threat. Every time Jensen or I would drive into town, we’d pass by his land and find the number of mustangs was slowly dwindling. Because he seemed to be making the effort to get rid of them, Dad hadn’t called it in—even though I still thought he should.

In addition to the chaos Charles had brought into our normally peaceful lives, Jensen was busy trying to finalize the plans for the camper’s cabin. With summer only a few months away, we were cutting it pretty damn close. On my end, I was starting to plan Jensen’s birthday party. While it wasn’t a secret by any means, I definitely wanted to make it special. It might be the last big party we threw for a while once the baby arrived in a few more months.

I was now nearing the middle my second trimester and was at the stage where I didn’t fit into any of my old clothes anymore and finally gave in and bought some maternity clothes. It was frustrating, actually, because I looked and felt like I had a case of permanent bloat. I wanted to feel sexy and beautiful, but it really just felt as though I’d eaten one too many cheeseburgers—which was actually accurate. Jensen assured me I looked radiant, but I was sure he just wanted to keep getting in my pants. When he wasn’t acting like a total sourpuss, anyway.

“Madi?”

Shaking free of the turn my thoughts had taken, I looked up from my cup of coffee on the table to find Jensen staring at me from the other side of the kitchen island. He looked a little worried. How long had he been standing there calling me?

I smiled and grabbed my cup so I could wash it. “Sorry.”

Jensen shrugged, dropping his eyes back to the counter. “That’s okay. I’ve got to head out to the barn right now anyway. I’m late.”

On his way past me, Jensen leaned down for a kiss. Unlike how he used to kiss me, this one felt different—like it lacked emotion.

I had no idea what was up with him, but it definitely felt like Jensen was keeping himself at a safe distance emotionally. I couldn’t be sure why—and maybe I was just acting a little sensitive about everything—but it freaked me out a little. He’d barely touched me in days, and whenever I asked him if something was wrong, he just told me he was busy or tired … or some other lame excuse that only loaned itself to my rising insecurities.

If I thought back to when it started, I could pinpoint it to when I felt the baby kick for the first time a few days ago…

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