I Cross My Heart by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Author:Vicki Lewis Thompson [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-05-01T16:00:00+00:00
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EDDIE AND ACE SEEMED to have become Nashâs charges. Emmett had sent all three of them on a short ride first thing in the morning, and Nash had managed to bring them back alive. Considering how green they were, he thought that was a major accomplishment. He was teaching them how to unsaddle the horses when Sarah walked over from the house.
A tall woman whose blond hair had gone white, she carried herself with the same regal bearing as her mother, who had been a runway model in New York. Her clear blue eyes missed nothing. Because she and his mother, Lucy, were best friends, Nash had always considered Sarah kin.
Her smile encompassed both the boys and Nash. âCongratulations on a successful outing.â
Eddie and Ace stood there in awkward silence. Theyâd chattered away during the entire ride, but Miss Sarah, as they called her, obviously intimidated them. Nash thought that was a good thing. Sarah deserved their utmost respect, as she also deserved his.
âThey did great,â Nash said, filling the silence. âBorn riders, both of them.â He was stretching the truth a little, but the kids needed confidence.
âI thought they would be from the minute I met them.â Sarah glanced at Nash. âWhen youâre finished here, Iâd like to see you up at the house.â
âI can be there in ten minutes.â
âTerrific. See you then. Pay attention to Nash, boys. He knows what heâs doing.â
They both mumbled, âYes, maâam,â and stared at the ground. But once sheâd left, they each had plenty to say.
Ace led off. âYou are in trou-ble.â He wagged his head knowingly. âSheâs calling you up there to give you a talking-to.â
âYeah, she is,â Eddie piped in. âA boss lady like that doesnât come down here looking for someone unless she wants to give you what for.â The boy looked worried. âI hope sheâs not going to fire you.â
Nash chuckled. âSheâs not. I havenât given her any reason to do that.â
âMaybe itâs something you donât even know you did!â Ace was getting into the spirit of this new development. âSometimes my foster dad gets all upset when I didnât do anything. So then Iâm all like, âwhatâd I do?â And heâs all like, âyou know perfectly well what you did.â But I donât.â
Nashâs heart ached for the kid, whoâd never known unconditional love and had to work within a system that didnât often provide it. âSarah doesnât look for things to gripe about. And you notice she was smiling when she came down here. If she had a problem with me, she wouldnât cover it up with smiles. Sheâs not like that.â
âThatâs good.â Eddie nodded. âMy stepmom can be smiling one minute and smack you the next. You never know whatâll happen. Thatâs why I like it here. You know what to expect.â
âYeah.â Ace laughed. âYou can expect them to work you to death.â
Nash raised his eyebrows. âExcuse me?â
âOkay, maybe not to death. That would be child abuse. But we work hard.â
âSo do I,â Nash said quietly.
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