Riding for Love (A Western Romance) by Susedik Tina

Author:Susedik, Tina [Susedik, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781619351356
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2013-04-29T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Eve hummed a little ditty while she picked out Tilly’s hooves. She should have done the job earlier, but with Snook’s visit and taking care of Denton, for the first time she forgot. Denton’s presence was messing with her mind, but she was enjoying his humor and willingness to help. Of course his sexiness wasn’t helping things, either. Nope, not at all, and even though things were moving faster with Denton than they probably should, she couldn’t help enjoying her time with him. Her heart sang along with the tune running through her head.

Satisfied the trail dirt was out of the hoof, she dropped Tilly’s hind leg and reached for the other one. The horse refused to bend her knee. Exasperated at the mare’s unusual behavior, Eve turned around and rubbed her flanks. “What’s up, old girl?” she crooned. “I know I should have done this sooner, but things got in the way.” Like Denton’s smile and his teasing and his kiss. Man, oh, man, could the man ever kiss!

She turned back to lift Tilly’s leg again. The mare nickered and stomped sideways, nearly stepping on Eve’s foot. “Tilly, what is wrong with you? Point made. You’re mad I forgot to pick out your hooves. Won’t happen again.”

Tilly nickered once more and stepped back, pushing Eve into the back of the stall. Finally giving up or risk being injured by a horse that never so much as whisked her tail in her face, Eve moved around Tilly and rubbed the mare’s head.

“C’mon girl, what’s bothering you?’ Tilly’s eyes moved to something behind Eve. She caught a movement in the shadows of the barn. “Denton? Why are you skulking over there? I won’t hurt your hand again, I promise.”

Eve threw a hand over her heart when a person, who wasn’t Tom or Dent, stepped into the dim light of the barn. She grasped the pick tighter in her other hand as the stranger moved closer. With everything that had happened lately, she didn’t feel safe anymore. A longer handle on the pick would make her feel a little more secure. Where was Tom? The man stepped closer, and Eve moved to put herself between Tilly and the stall wall.

“Hold up there, girlie. It’s your father.”

She tightened her grip on the pick. Her father? Her breath caught, and she clutched her stomach. A kick in the stomach from Tilly couldn’t hurt worse. She’d never expected him to show his face here. What on earth was he doing in her barn?

“Yeah, it’s your old man, Evie girl.” Ed approached the stall door, allowing Eve a better view of her one remaining parent. He seemed smaller than the last time she’d seen him—the day he’d been escorted out of the courtroom to begin his prison term. What remained of his full head of thick, dark hair was barely a ring of silver wrapping around the base of his skull and ears.

The awful dark mustache she remembered was gone, and with it memories of

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