Her Colorado Cowboy by Mindy Obenhaus

Author:Mindy Obenhaus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-01-04T19:45:21+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Lily wasn’t sure why she wanted—perhaps even needed—to care for this horse, yet something had compelled her. Maybe it was the desire to prove something to herself. That she was stronger than her fears.

Of course, when she’d made that decision yesterday, her children weren’t with her. Now?

“What’s her name?”

Inside the stall, she looked from the malnourished rescue horse to her daughter, who was crouched in the corner, drawing hearts in the dirt floor with a piece of hay. “She doesn’t have one yet.” At least, she didn’t think so. She’d only heard Noah refer to the animal as “the rescue.”

“We should give her one then.”

Lily scooped a small amount of food from the pail she’d left outside the door.

Somehow, the horse must have known what she was doing, recognized the sound or something, because when Lily turned around, those big, dark eyes were fixed on her. And though they weren’t menacing or anything, it was still a little unnerving.

She swallowed hard as she moved slowly toward the horse and the plastic bucket attached to the wall.

Midway, the horse bumped her arm with its nose.

Lily felt her eyes widen as memories again flew to the forefront of her mind.

While some of the feed spilled onto the floor, the remainder went flying through the air when Lily jumped. At least she managed to silence her scream before it escaped.

Standing, Piper giggled, wrapping her arms around her middle and doubling over. “You looked funny, Mommy.”

How embarrassing.

“She startled me, that’s all.” Lily glared at the animal that was now eating the feed off the floor. That’s when it dawned on her. The horse wasn’t trying to get to her—she simply wanted to eat.

Boy, did she feel like an idiot. “You’re hungry, aren’t you, girl?” She stroked the animal’s head, knowing that was a good sign.

She promptly grabbed another small scoop, this time managing to get it into the feed bucket. And as the horse continued to eat, she couldn’t help smiling. Who would have imagined that, with all of Noah’s knowledge and love for horses, she’d be the one to get the animal to eat?

They’d spent the rest of yesterday going over how to care for the horse. Small feedings every few hours, water, tending her wounds and plenty of TLC.

Strange, for as much as she disliked horses, she found the loving part the easiest. Probably because this animal needed so much of it.

“Mommy?”

“I’m sorry, Piper. What is it?”

“We need to give the horse a name.”

She took a step back, tugging her daughter with her, giving the animal space. “Okay, what do you think we should name her?”

“We could give her a princess name, like the twin horsies Megan showed me. She named them Elsa and Anna.”

“I see.” Lily wondered how the guys felt about that. “In that case, two princess names are probably enough.” Leaning against the wooden wall, she continued to watch as the rescue finished the food and moved to the water. Good girl.

Turning to face her daughter, she said, “Do you have any other suggestions?”

The girl’s face contorted.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.