Phantom Waltz by Catherine Anderson

Author:Catherine Anderson [Anderson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Ryan carried Bethany halfway to the house before he came to a stop. Maybe some men could ignore

the shrieks of that poor, damned horse, but he wasn't one of them. He glanced down and saw Bethany

gazing over his shoulder at the stable. U-turn, "I think you have some hellos you need to say." Every step of the way to that horse stall, Ryan told himself there were some things more important than sex, and saying hello to a long-lost love had to be one of them. Wink had been just that to Bethany, one of the great loves of her life. I would have slept with my horse if Daddy hadn't put his foot down, she'd told him that first night. Ryan had lost a big chunk of his heart to her then—seeing the love shining in her eyes, sensing her sadness because an intrinsic part of who she was had been stolen from her. This was important—a reunion after eight years of separation. He could make love to Bethany for the rest of their lives, but this special moment would pass, never to be reclaimed, not for Bethany or for Wink. Ryan had spent thirty-six thousand dollars so it could happen. He wanted both woman and horse to enjoy it. How else would he get his money's worth? As they approached the stall, Wink started grunting again. Ryan had never heard a horse carry on so. "Listen to that. That's as close to talking as I've ever heard." When he reached the stall, he thought the mare might

climb over the top to reach her mistress. Bethany threw both arms around the horse's neck, Wink swung her

head, and the next thing Ryan knew, he was playing catch-as-catch-can to keep hold of his girl. "Wink!" Bethany cried. "Oh, Wink!"

Clasping her waist to hold her back from the gate so her legs wouldn't be scraped or bruised, Ryan cried, "Bethany, for God's sake, turn loose!"

That wasn't happening. She'd locked onto the mare so tightly, it would have taken a pry bar to break her hold. It got really messy after that, the mare grunting and whickering, Bethany sobbing and raining kisses on Wink's nose. Ryan made a mental note to dunk Bethany in a trough and give her a good scrub before he locked lips with her again.

When the wettest part of the reunion had passed, he gently put Bethany over his shoulder, which made her screech, caught her behind the knees, and unlatched the gate. After carrying her inside, he carefully lowered her onto the fresh mound of hay in one corner of the stall.

"There," he said with a laugh. "Now you two can make happy for as long as you want without me being caught in the middle." Wink walked over, grunting and making shrill little sounds of greeting. The mare snuffled Bethany from head to toe. "Oh, Wink. My pretty lady! You're so beautiful." Bethany turned sparkling, red-rimmed eyes on Ryan. "Isn't she gorgeous, Ryan?" She had cried so much, she sounded as if she had a clip on her nose.

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