Leave It to Chance by Sherri Sand

Author:Sherri Sand [Sand, Sherri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781434799883
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Goodreads: 3152398
Publisher: David C. Cook
Published: 2009-12-31T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

After Sierra left, Ross tried to hold Traitor steady as the vet stitched the slashed flesh together. He felt his anger cooling off and murmured softly to the black horse as it pulled against the cross ties. It made no sense to blame Sierra for the injuries Chance had caused. It wasn’t any one person’s fault. When the vet finished, Ross wrote down instructions for the antibiotics then jumped into his pickup to head back to the hospital.

His cousin was supposed to meet him in the small waiting room on Sid’s floor, and he wasn’t going to like what Ross had to say. Kyle needed to find Chance a new home. The horse had caused too many problems, and Sierra … she was becoming his biggest distraction.

Kyle walked in ten minutes after Ross and dropped into a chair. “Sid awake?”

“There’s a nurse in there now. Said to give her a minute.”

“Sorry I couldn’t get over to help feed Sid’s ponies this morning. One of my mechanics didn’t show up.”

“Sierra helped.”

“But she’s scared of horses.” Kyle stared at him as if he’d beaten the woman.

“What?” Ross tossed the magazine he’d been reading back onto the table and stood up. “It was her horse that put us in this mess.”

“This isn’t her fault, and you know it.” An accusatory tone crept into Kyle’s voice. It was one that Ross hadn’t heard in a long time and didn’t care to hear right now. “What is it with you? Sierra is sweet. So are her kids. I’ve watched you, cousin. As soon as a decent woman comes onto your radar you go on a hunt.”

That jolted a snort from Ross. “A hunt? Right!” He wasn’t looking for a relationship and definitely not one with Sierra Montgomery. Even if he couldn’t keep her off his mind.

Kyle torpedoed in on that. He poked an oil-stained finger at Ross’s nose. “Yeah, you do! You pick and dig around the edges until you find some reason to back off.”

“And why would I do that?” Irritation rolled out with the words.

Kyle laid one arm across the other, legs spread. “You tell me.”

“There’s nothing to tell, because there’s nothing there.”

Kyle shook his head. “You live like you’ve got something to prove.” He dropped his arms and his voice grew softer. “Just think about it, Ross. The only person you need to prove anything to is yourself.”

Ross looked away.

When they finally got to see him, Sid looked more withered than he had earlier. The white room felt boxy and small with the hospital bed devouring most of the space. “Hiya boys.” Sid’s voice was reed thin.

“Hi, Sid.”

Kyle was the first to ask. “What’s wrong with your voice?”

The gown had slid down one of Sid’s thin shoulders. “Hoarse. Doctor said it’ll come back in a few days.”

Kyle frowned. “Why is it hoarse?”

Sid’s eyes immediately fell away from them and focused on the faded yellow drapes. “From yellin’ for help, I guess.”

With a groan, Ross dropped his head in his hand.

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