Rodeo Legends--Shane by Pamela Britton

Author:Pamela Britton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-12-08T13:35:08+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

They arrived back home as the sun was setting, Kait having stayed awake the whole ride home, which had her hoping maybe the days of always wanting to sleep were behind her. They hadn’t talked a whole lot, but that wasn’t surprising given the bombshell she’d dropped.

“I can stop at the house before I head to the barn, if you want,” he said.

“No. That’s okay.” She didn’t want to be a burden. She already felt like one of those.

“I just need to unload the horses. Shouldn’t take me more than a few minutes.”

She nodded, admiring the way the sun lit the tops of the oak trees in the same way it did the edges of a cloud. The angle of the sun painted the valley where his family’s ranch sat a vibrant gold. Sometimes the rolling hills reminded her of the Smoky Mountains. It should have soothed her homesick soul, but it didn’t. Not even the pretty sight of the ranch with the red tile roofs lit up this time of day could capture her attention.

“You know what? I think I’m just going to walk back to the house.”

The little house they shared with its white picket fence and fragrant flowers that she’d grown fond of after only a week. After the babies were born, she’d have to leave it. She wondered how long she’d have to wait. Would it look bad if she left right away?

“Actually, hang on and I’ll walk back with you.”

“No. That’s okay.” She didn’t want to be near him for some reason. “You don’t need to do that.”

“But I want to,” he said. “Just hang tight. I’ll be right back.”

She wanted to tell him no again, but she’d already hurt his feelings once tonight. It couldn’t have been easy to hear her say she wanted primary custody of their children. She’d hated to suggest it, but it really would be better for the kids.

Easier for you.

Because she didn’t want him to know how hard it’d been to turn down his offer of a “real” marriage. As much as she’d been tempted she just couldn’t do it to them both. The man had no idea what he was up against. She’d seen the damage a racing career could do to other couples. And then their kids...it would end up hurting them in the end, too. No. She truly felt she’d made the right choice. She just needed to get him to see things her way.

So she stood in the cool evening air, a rooster crowing in the distance, a horse neighing in welcome inside the barn. It didn’t take him long to unload first one horse and then the other, but he paused by the end of the truck with that second horse.

“I don’t think you’ve ever met Hotrod.”

She frowned because she didn’t want to, either.

“Hi, Hotrod,” she said with a forced smile.

“Come on over and pet him.”

“No.”

Beneath his cowboy hat his eyes grew puzzled. “You wouldn’t greet him at the rodeo, either.”

“I just prefer to keep my distance.

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