One Good Favor by J.L. Langley

Author:J.L. Langley [D., J.L. Langley & Dick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
Publisher: MLR Press
Published: 2018-01-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Damn it. He had to get his head out of his ass and back in the rodeo. He’d been cleared to ride and Mark had driven them to the next stop on the circuit. They needed the prize money. And to get it, they had to qualify and ride this time since Evan missed the last rodeo due to that concussion. Of course, he still had the money in his account from buying Gus because apparently Adam Two Spirits hadn’t cashed the check, but Evan wasn’t going to count on that money. He needed to call Two Spirits Ranch again. Hopefully, he could get a hold of Adam this time.

Evan pulled the curry comb across Gus’s shiny black coat, trying to get his head in the right space for roping instead of looking for Aaron. “I tell you, Gus, I’d wonder if he was all in my head if Mark hadn’t seen him at the bars, too. He always disappears before I can talk to him. There is just something about him…”

Gus leaned into the combing, like a giant cat, forcing Evan to push at him.

“Not only did he save my ass, but he apparently stuck around to make certain I was all right.” And because of that, Evan had a name. Aaron. Fat lot of good it did him though. “Why would he do that? Now I’m positive it was him that night in the bar.” Mark was convinced he was a stalker.

Evan argued he didn’t fit the bill. Stalkers didn’t rescue their stalkee, then disappear. And he had disappeared. Evan hadn’t seen him at any of the local bars he’d dragged Mark to last night. He’d even stayed and watched most of the qualifying rounds to all the other events today just to watch for Aaron.

“Umm, Evan?”

Evan jerked his attention toward the open stall door.

Tracy Wade stood there, his black hat in one hand, his rope in the other. His reddish brown hair was mussed and the leather on one hip of his black chaps was dusty. A yellow riding glove stuck out of the pocket of his red, white and blue shirt under his open black riding vest. He must have just ridden. Evan didn’t pay much attention to the bull riders. Well, no, that wasn’t entirely true, they made good fantasy material, but they hated his ass, so…

Tracy glanced around the stables. “Can I t-talk to you for a minute?” Tracy shifted forward, leaning in and making his spurs clink. Sweat dripped down his right temple onto the hay-covered floor.

Odd, he didn’t remember hearing Tracy had a stutter. Maybe it was just nerves. And well, if Tracy were nervous… Evan looked around too. It was fairly busy, but no one paid them any mind. Tracy had never spoken to him before. Not that Evan expected Tracy was gonna cause problems. From all accounts, it wasn’t Tracy’s style, but it still made Evan a little leery. “Sure. What’s up?” He motioned with the curry comb for the other man to come closer.

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