Carbon Copy Cowboy (Texas Twins Book 3) by Arlene James

Author:Arlene James [James, Arlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2012-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Knowing that Jack was in the house and resolved to keep digging into his past, Kendra slept well. As usual, she woke early, despite staying up late the night before, and hurried out to the barn to find that the heifer had delivered a healthy calf but was in some distress. She thought about examining the heifer, momentarily struck by the fact that she knew exactly how to go about it. Instead, she rushed back to the house. Relieved to find Jack at the breakfast table, she blurted out her concerns.

“You need a vet to take a look at the heifer. She’s delivered a calf, which seems just fine, but something’s not right with the mama.”

Jack’s dark brows drew together as he took out his cell phone. When he got the veterinarian on the line, he said simply that he had a late-springing heifer in need of treatment.

“Not sure,” he said in reply to something that the other person obviously asked. “Haven’t seen the cow myself. I’ll let you talk to the one who has.”

He offered the phone to Kendra. Uncertain, she gingerly took the small rectangle and lifted it to her ear. “H-hello?”

“Yeah,” said a sleepy, male voice, “what makes you think there’s a problem?”

The words tumbled out of Kendra’s mouth without thought. “The calf is several hours old, but there’s no afterbirth. The heifer is agitated but not straining.”

The animal doc sighed. “Okay. Be there as quick as I can. Tell Colby to have a thermos of coffee ready. I had a late night, and I’ll need it.”

“It’ll be ready,” Kendra promised. The vet ended the call, so Kendra handed the phone back to Jack, who calmly pulled his plate forward and began to eat again.

“Shouldn’t we get down to the barn?” she asked.

Jack shrugged. “Can we do anything?”

She thought about it and shook her head. “Not really.”

“Well, then, we’d better eat while we can. It’ll take Dr. Anderson a while to get here. He’s got to come from Plainview.”

“Plainview? Where’s that?”

“About fifty minutes southwest,” Jack answered.

“That’s awful!” Kendra exclaimed.

“Yep. We make do on our own as often as we can, but sometimes we just have to wait for the vet.”

“Maybe we could get the calf to nurse,” she said, thinking. “That might help start new contractions.”

“Okay,” Jack told her approvingly, “but first we eat.”

Lupita sat a plate of sausage and eggs in front of her, but Kendra shook her head. “I’ll just make another pot of coffee first. The doctor said to have a thermos ready when he got here.”

Jack chuckled. “Tom always wants a thermos of coffee ready, even in the middle of the afternoon in July.” He nodded at Lupita, saying, “We know what to do. Relax.”

Kendra sat down and made herself eat, but she couldn’t help thinking about that heifer. The moment that Jack pushed away his empty plate, she popped up to her feet. He rolled his eyes. “Let me get my hat.”

She followed him into the hallway and out

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