His Little Cowgirl by Brenda Minton

Author:Brenda Minton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2008-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Cody shot through the air like a circus clown being ejected from a cannon. But he knew that the only net that would catch him was a hard dirt-packed arena floor, and no time to prepare for contact. On impact the thud of the ground knocked the air from his body and his head slammed backward.

And then darkness until the medic shouted his name.

“Cody, do you know where you are?” Dr. Charlotte Gaines, her black hair in a braid, spoke sharply. Sometimes he wondered why she had this job.

“I know who I am, and I know you don’t like bull riders.”

The crowd laughed because his words carried through the speakers. Dr. Gaines was wired for sound. The audience and the TV viewers liked that little extra insight.

“Cody, tell me where you are.”

“Illinois,” he mumbled as he tried to sit up, against the restraining hands of the doctor and her medic. A bullfighter, one of the guys who had saved his hide more than once, was laughing and mumbling that even on the ground, Cody was hitting on Dr. Gorgeous. He sat up, several pairs of hands holding his arms. “Did I get a reride?”

The bull hadn’t spun; good bulls always spin. Instead he had made a straight line across the arena like a horse heading for the barn. At least Cody had lasted eight seconds. He distinctly remembered hearing the buzzer before his flying-monkey act.

And he remembered thinking about Meg, and how he wanted to be there for her, not part-time, not injured, but forever. And just as he hit the ground, he thought about Bailey lecturing him for taking chances.

Dr. Gaines didn’t answer his question about a reride; instead, she ordered the medics to get him back to the exam room so she could get a better look at him.

Jason was at the gate when Cody walked through. Cody grabbed his friend’s arm. “Did I get a reride?”

“Yes, you got your reride.” Jason grabbed Cody’s bull rope. “I’ll get it ready for you.”

Cody started to nod, but his head ached and he was seeing double. He swayed and Jason caught hold of his arm. Cody backed away, slipping free from the restraining hand of his friend.

“I’m fine.”

“Of course you are.” Jason shook his head and pushed the bull rope back into Cody’s hand. “But I don’t think you’ll be riding.”

“I’ll ride.” Cody let the medic lead him back to the exam room. Dr. Charlotte Gaines, small but straight as a rod, marched ahead of them.

The exam room was a makeshift emergency room, with everything the good doctor needed to examine her many patients each weekend. Two other bull riders were stretched out on cots, both with ice packs on various joints. Another was sitting on a chair, his foot up on a table but his gaze on the beautiful doctor.

“Sit.” Dr. Gaines pointed and Cody did as she commanded.

She examined him, her frown growing with each minute that passed.

“I’m going to be fine.”

“This time, Cody, but what about next

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