By the Light of the Moon by Cindy Caldwell

Author:Cindy Caldwell [Caldwell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Hanna watched quietly as the dust settled on the road after Colin drove off toward home.

“What’s that about, friend?” Megan said as she came up behind Hanna, resting her hand on her shoulder.

“I’m not sure. I’ve only recently gotten to know him, and he’s a fun person to be around. Very talented, very funny.

“And handsome,” Megan prodded with a smile.

Hanna looked at her friend, feeling a bit confused. “Handsome? Yes, I suppose he is,” she said, her cheeks flushing. She quickly turned to the horse trailer, opening the doors to lead Violet and Regalo back to their corral.

Handing Regalo’s lead to Megan, she headed toward the gate. “I guess I have noticed more how he is on the inside. And today he was different.”

Megan led Regalo into the corral, unclipping his lead and giving him a pat on the flank. He ran off, running freely now he was out of the trailer.

“How so? James says he’s a guy who’s pretty even-keel, always up.”

“That’s been my experience so far, and we’ve had some nice talks. But today, Alex was talking about the rumors about his past, some silly things about being involved with the IRA. And I think it got to him.”

“Colin and James laugh about that all the time. Everyone thinks James was a spy, too. They’re just rumors, and pretty ridiculous. You think it bothered him?”

“Yes, I do. He got pretty quiet after the talk of that, and the threats the resort’s been getting.”

Hanna closed the gate of the corral as Megan threw hay over the fence for the horses.

“The resort’s getting threats? What kind?” Megan’s brows furrowed.

“He didn’t really say. He doesn’t seem to think they’re serious.”

“Well, you’re the most intuitive person I know. What do you think is bothering Colin?”

“He won’t tell me. I would only be guessing.”

Megan laughed. “I’ve known you a long time, Hanna. You may call them guesses, but you’re always right.”

Hanna smiled at her friend. She turned toward the setting sun, the colors magnificent against the darkening sky. “All the stories about his past may be just rumors, but there’s something there that rings true for him. That causes him pain.”

Megan sat down on the bench beside her friend, admiring the sunset as well. “You don’t actually think he was involved in any of that stuff, do you?”

“I don’t know for sure. I would like to think not. But he won’t talk to me. As much as I like him, I don’t know where to go with that. And my sense is that while he may have not been truly involved in anything illegal, somehow there’s more.”

“I hate to say it, but if you’re going to leave a different kind of life behind and start over, Mexico’s a pretty good place to do it. Re-invent yourself, create a new start. But he’s so committed to helping people here in the South Campos. That just doesn’t make any sense, that he’d be running from something.”

The sun made its final appearance of the day, finally setting behind the mountain in a blaze of color.

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