Home to Wyoming by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The orthopedic surgeon reentered the examination room, smiling at Alex and Jenny. “Are you two ready for the good news?” Jenny nodded. “I’ve seen the X-ray we just took and your ankle has healed beautifully. We can take off the splint.”

Jenny beamed.

He put her up on the end of the exam table and proceeded to remove it. Then he helped her down and asked her to walk around. “Your leg’s like brand-new. No more need for crutches.”

“Can I ride my pony again?”

My pony—

Alex gasped quietly, realizing her granddaughter had been living for this day for a month. She now expected Alex to honor her promise to take them back to the Tetons. Jenny’s recovery had happened even faster than Alex had anticipated. The rapid rise of her pulse made her dizzy with excitement when she imagined seeing Buck again.

“I didn’t know you had one.”

“Her name is Mitzi.”

“Well, the answer to your question is yes. You can do everything you did before the accident.”

Alex shook his hand. “Thank you for all your help, Doctor.”

“Good luck to you.”

Jenny thanked him, too, and they left the office, but as Alex walked down the corridor, it was her legs that felt unsteady. Her granddaughter kept up as if the accident had never happened. On their way to the car, Alex turned to her. “Do you think Johnny’s back in school yet?”

It was August 23. “Probably not for a few more days.”

“Can we fly to the ranch today?”

“Sweetheart—I don’t know if we could get a flight that soon. I don’t even know if there’d be a guest cabin free when we get there.”

“Couldn’t we stay at a motel? Johnny’s grandma and grandpa stayed at one when they visited him.”

Alex couldn’t believe how much those two children had shared. But she had to admit the mention of a motel sounded like a good idea. That way they wouldn’t be putting anyone out at the ranch.

When she thought about it, she realized it was a Friday. If they went for this weekend plus another day, Jenny would only miss school today and Monday. Her job hunt wasn’t going well. There was nothing in Lake Tahoe that interested her. Four more days over a weekend before she renewed her search in the Sacramento area wouldn’t make any difference.

After they got in the car, she said, “I’ll call and see if we can get a flight.” It was nine-thirty. There’d be a lot of flights to Salt Lake before evening. Most likely one of them would have seats available. The problem was trying to connect to a flight leaving for Jackson that wouldn’t require a long layover.

Her hand actually shook as she called information for Skyways. She found out they could take a flight out at two and make a connecting flight that would put them in Jackson at 6:10 p.m. They’d need a rental car when they got there.

It meant they’d have to be at the airport in two and a half hours. If they

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