Her Christmas Surprise by Cheryl Wright

Author:Cheryl Wright [Wright, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

Simone finished plaiting her blonde hair, then shrugged on her sweater, and finally her jacket.

She took a deep breath.

Today she was going to have her first horse-riding lesson.

Beau would meet her at the stables, which meant she’d have time to spend with Blaze.

The walk to the stables seemed to take forever without him at her side. She pulled her jacket around herself against the icy cold Montana weather.

Blazed whinnied as she approached, and Simone reached into her deep pockets and pulled out pieces of apple.

The horse rubbed her head against Simone’s shoulder, then the side of her face.

“Hello girl,” Simone said quietly, not wanting to startle her. Blaze whinnied again and was rewarded with more apple.

Feeling a little more game, she reached for the reins and entered the stall. She would walk the horse out to the paddock, ready for Beau when he arrived.

He had an early start but would be back soon.

Blaze didn’t seem to mind.

The reins securely in place, they walked outside. She began to follow their usual pattern when he arrived.

Simone stopped where she was and stared. Stared at the cowboy standing in front of her. Her heart began to race. She’d never seen him atop his horse, and it set her on fire.

This was a different Beau to the one she’d seen before. She’d seen him in his cowboy outfit, and even seen him with his cowboy hat. But atop a horse was a whole new perspective.

Whoa!

She fanned her face despite the nip in the air.

He smiled a slow smile. “You’re being adventurous.” He nodded in the direction of Blaze.

Phew! She thought he’d read her mind. “I’ve done it enough times now, I can manage.” She wasn’t so sure about the riding part though.

“Let me fix Storm up and I’ll be back.” He dismounted the horse and led him into the stables. His stall was next to Blaze’s stall, but Simone knew once he’d rested, Beau would let him into the paddocks.

She continued to walk the horse, and finally took her back to the stables, only to see Beau brushing his horse down lovingly.

She knew how much Blaze enjoyed a good brushing, and it was clear Storm did too.

When he was done, Storm took himself into his stall ready for a feed.

“Right. Time to saddle up your horse.” Her horse? Until now she’d been his mother’s horse. Her heart beat triple time. “She’s not my horse,” she said quietly. “Blaze will always be your mother’s horse.”

He shook his head, but Simone was certain he knew in his heart she was right.

He put the saddle blanket on, then the saddle. Was it the same saddle his mother used, Simone wondered?

He reached for a riding helmet, and they left the stables. “We’ll stick to the paddock today,” he said. “When you feel more confident, we’ll venture further out.”

She swallowed. Further out? How far further out? The Silver Shoe Ranch was huge.

“Put your left foot in the stirrup,” he said, putting the reins in her hands. “And grab hold of the saddle horn.

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