Here For You by D. Jackson Leigh

Author:D. Jackson Leigh [Leigh, D. Jackson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2023-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

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Wil banged on the bathroom door. Brittany had ignored her polite knock and request for Brittney to wrap up her bath. “Brittney. You’ve been in there nearly an hour. You’re wasting water, and it’s my turn. I want to shower so I can go to bed.”

“I just love this big old claw-foot tub. I can’t seem to drag myself out of it. The door’s unlocked. You can come in and use the shower. I have seen you naked before, you know.”

Wil growled under her breath. She’d known Brittney would pull something like this. If she did as Brittney offered, she wouldn’t be in the shower alone for long. “Not going to happen.”

She marched down the hall and knocked on Ray’s bedroom door. “Dad?”

“Come on in,” he said. “I’m decent.”

He was crawling into bed when she opened the door, but growing up, she’d often seen him in his loose boxers and T-shirt. “I was just about ready to tuck myself in. You should be doing the same soon.”

“I would already be in bed if Brittney wasn’t still monopolizing my bathroom.”

He waved at the door to the master bathroom. “Go ahead and use mine. I’ll read a little until you’re done.”

“I’ll be quick,” she said as she closed his bedroom door and practically jogged to his shower.

She was done in fifteen minutes, but when she came out, her father was already asleep with a book on his chest and readers slipping down his nose. Since he’d had COVID, he seemed to crash more than tire. She gently removed his glasses and book to put them on his bedside table, then kissed him on his forehead and turned out his light.

Brittney was propped against the wall next to Wil’s bedroom door. “There you are. I was waiting to tell you I’m done in your bathroom.”

“I showered in Dad’s. I’m tired and get up really early every morning. We feed the animals first, then return to the house to have breakfast at six thirty. If you’re not up, I’ll leave you a plate in the microwave, but you need to set an alarm for yourself. We’ll do two sessions tomorrow—one at ten and a second one at four in the afternoon. That means you need to have Dash groomed, lunged, saddled, and waiting at the barrel ring at ten sharp.”

“Just coffee for me. I don’t eat breakfast. I’m not much of a morning person, so could we make the lesson at eleven?”

“No. Our vet is coming out at noon to ultrasound some mares for me.”

“Then we can just do the four o’clock lesson.”

“The contract I signed with your father stipulated I would coach you twice a day for ten days, with each session lasting a minimum of one hour. The contract also says that my only obligation is to be present during the designated time, and I’ll be paid whether you show or not. So, skip the morning session if you want, but I’ll be there to fulfill my obligations.” She took

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