Cowboy Come Home by Carly Bloom

Author:Carly Bloom
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2020-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Is that the bunkhouse?” Caroline asked.

“Sure is,” Claire said. “It’s where Worth and the rest of the cowboys stay. Well, not the married ones, of course.”

Caroline nodded. “I have no idea where Worth and I will end up. It’ll depend on whether I reenlist, I guess.”

“It must be hard, being apart,” Claire said.

“I was reluctant to commit because of it, but Worth can be very persuasive,” she said with a knowing grin.

“If you don’t reenlist, will you stay in San Antonio? Worth says that’s where your family is.”

“Actually, Worth loves Big Verde. And I have to admit, it’s a pretty little town, and the people sure seem friendly.”

She offered Claire a bright smile, and Claire could suddenly see her fitting right in.

“It’s a great place to live. I stayed in Austin for a while after college, and it was fun, but it wasn’t home like Big Verde is home.”

“Do you live in the ranch house with your parents?”

“No, I have a cute little retro Airstream trailer named Miss Daisy. It’s on the other side of Wailing Woman Creek, not too far from the foreman’s cabin.”

“Well, that must come in handy,” Caroline said, with a glint in her eye.

“Pardon?”

“Worth says you and Ford are a couple.”

“Oh my. Really? Well—”

“I’m so glad these two are debunking that dumb curse. Aren’t you?”

“Curse?”

Caroline furrowed her brow. “You know. The Jarvis curse. The one that supposedly prevents them from settling down…”

Ford believed in a freaking curse? It was hard to fathom, and yet…

A few things clicked into place.

“I can see he hasn’t told you about it, and now I wish I hadn’t,” Caroline said. “I’m sorry.”

“No, no. It’s okay. Don’t worry about it.”

She tried to sound casual, but her mind was clicking along, connecting stray dots. Is this why he left two years ago? There was a big difference between worrying about an upturned horseshoe and believing in a curse.

“I thought Worth was kidding when he told me about it,” Caroline said. “Honestly, it sounds nuts, and I come from a family that lights magic candles and puts eggs under their beds if someone looks at them wrong.”

Claire laughed. “Well, you haven’t been around many cowboys, have you? They’re as superstitious as they come, but they’re embarrassed and defensive about it because they also consider themselves so stoic and logical. And every single one of them has a lucky charm in their pocket.”

Even her dad carried a rabbit’s foot.

“Bronc riders are the worst,” Claire continued. “When I used to rodeo, they drove me batty. Don’t bring peanuts in the arena! If you’re going to keep that yellow shirt on, sit where I can’t see you. You must have a death wish, because I saw you kick a paper cup. That’s what they were like. I’m not even kidding.”

“Oh my gosh,” Caroline said. “Worth won’t let anyone eat peanuts in his truck if he has a rodeo event coming up! And we missed a movie once because he insisted on turning the truck around when a black cat stepped into the road.

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