One Summer Day by Moore Heather B

Author:Moore, Heather B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, A Prosperity Ranch Novel, Clean and Wholesome
Publisher: Mirror Press
Published: 2020-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

Holt might have laughed at the expression on Macie’s face when he offered to teach her to ride a horse, but he could see she was truly surprised.

Ruby had no such hesitation. “Can we ride our horses together?” she asked in an excited tone.

“I don’t see a problem with that,” he said, picking up his coffee mug, “although you might have to wait for your mom. Since she’s a beginner.”

Macie was looking rather pale, though, and Holt wondered if he’d presumed too much.

“We’ll see,” Macie said in a tight voice. “I’d rather watch you ride on Sammy.”

“Please, Mommy?” Ruby said. “You already have boots.”

Macie’s smile was as tight as her voice. “That’s true.”

Holt wanted to know what was going on in Macie’s mind. But he couldn’t very well ask her in front of her daughter. He also knew he could sit across the kitchen table from Macie and stare at her all day, but that wouldn’t be productive in the least. Despite her lack of fancy makeup or being dressed in regular clothes, he thought she looked beautiful in her sleepy, untamed way. She wore a dark pink T-shirt and short pajama shorts—something he hadn’t seen her in before. The shorts only confirmed his previous assessment of her long legs. Beautiful.

He should move on with his morning. Get out of the kitchen, where it was warm and smelled sweet and . . . He stood from the table and began to clear the dishes.

But Macie sidled up to him at the kitchen sink and took the plate he was still holding out of his hand. “You cooked, I’ll clean up.”

She turned on the water and picked up the scrubber.

Holt stepped away. “All right. Want me to take Ruby out to the barn until you’re, uh, dressed?”

“I should get her cleaned up, too.”

“Oh yeah.” His gaze cut to Ruby, still in her pajamas. Bits of syrup and pancake dusted her chin and cheeks.

“We’ll be out soon,” Macie said. “But don’t count on me for any lessons.”

Holt paused. “Not interested?”

“Not really,” she said in a quiet voice.

He studied her for a second, but then decided he wasn’t going to be nosy. If Macie didn’t want to ride a horse, that was fine. There were still plenty of days left in the summer. As he left the kitchen, he found himself whistling on the way to the barn. The morning air was crisp, the trees blooming all around, and he’d loved spending time with Macie and her little girl.

Don’t go there, Holt, he told himself as he entered the barn. Ruby was a doll, and Macie was an amazing woman . . . but Knox would be in town soon enough. That would be a game-changer.

Inside the barn, he began his usual routine, albeit three hours later than usual. Jerry should be back in a couple of weeks, and Holt’s work load would shift back to more managerial duties and less of the mucking stalls variety. But for now, the hard labor was good for him and the best thing to get Macie off his mind.

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