Once Hitched Twice Shy (Unlikely Cowgirl) by Kimberly Krey

Author:Kimberly Krey [Krey, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gelato Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Hey, guys, and welcome to Day 5 of our special week-long Montana ranch adventure. I’m here again with one of my favorite people in all the world, my Grandpa Reynolds. Tell these lovely folks what we’re going to do today, Gramps.” Mia grinned over at him, glad she had the hat to keep the sun out of her eyes. Hunter’s hat this time, and boy, did she like the idea of that. It felt like the high school equivalent of wearing a guy’s letterman jacket.

“Well,” her granddad started, “with the rodeo coming up tomorrow, I thought it’d be fun to teach Mia here how to do a little roping. On a ranch, we have to doctor the calves from time to time, which requires speed and precision. So it was only natural they’d incorporate that into the rodeo events.”

Mia nodded. “Makes sense. And in case you’ve never seen anything like this in action,” she added, “we’ve got the one and only Hunter—you might remember him as Dusty—set up and ready to show us just how it’s done.” She motioned for Karen to pan right.

There, in all his cowboy glory, stood Hunter on his dark horse. A burst of sun glowed around him, making him truly look like the Lone Ranger, as the guys had said. Mia could hardly believe she’d talked him into demonstrating roping for her. They might not have gotten a whole lot of sleep last night, cuddling under the stars on the bleachers as they’d done, but it had been worth it.

Bill unleashed the calf, and Hunter spun a loop over his head while guiding his horse to race after the small animal. In a blur, the rope flung toward the calf and landed around its neck. The horse slowed to a stop, and Hunter slid off in what looked like one seamless motion. He ran toward the calf, some sort of coiled rope tucked in his teeth, and flanked the animal on its side.

Mia squinted, struggling to keep up as he retrieved the rope he held in his teeth and wrapped it in lightning speed around three of the calf’s legs. And then he was done. Hands in the air, walking away from the bound calf. The other ranch hands joined Gramps in an enthusiastic cheer. Stunned, Mia joined in late with a whoop of her own.

“That was incredible,” she said, walking toward Hunter as he circled back around. She watched as he untied the calf as quickly as he’d bound him. He stooped down, smacked a kiss to the top of the small animal’s head, then pulled the rope off his neck. It was a quick act, something he’d done without a second thought, but it prodded at a tender place in Mia’s heart. It was plain to see that Hunter loved these animals. That he loved his job.

Karen cleared her throat, reminding Mia that the camera was still rolling.

“Well, what do you say, darlin’? You ready to give it a go?”

She let out a surprised laugh.

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