Sing to Me (The Highlands Book 1) by Ali M. Cross

Author:Ali M. Cross [Cross, Ali M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance
Publisher: Novel Ninjutsu
Published: 2018-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

“I DIDN’T KNOW SHE COULD TENSE HER MUSCLES AND hold her breath like that.” Nix stepped out of the way as Fiona just plowed on through between him and Sailor. “Jack never mentioned it.”

“Does Jack do your saddle every time?” She leveled a look at him over her shoulder. He didn’t necessarily want to make an impression on her, but he certainly didn’t want to appear like a weakling. He figured she liked the strong, masculine type like her brothers and while he wasn’t going to go changing himself to suit any woman, it wouldn’t hurt to let her see that he was a grown man who could get stuff done.

“I do the tack,” he reassured her. But then conceded, “But Jack checks it all over before I get on.” The realization that Sailor had been tricking him all this time—and that Jack had been covering for him—gave Nix a newfound respect for his dastardly horse. “You,” he said with an accusing tone and pointed finger. Sailor snorted.

Fiona laughed. He heard the air grate over her tender vocal cords, but the sound was wonderful, just the same. He felt as if someone had just inflated a balloon in his chest and he stood a little straighter. “Okay, now watch,” she said. She angled her body, inviting Nix to stand beside her instead of behind her.

She loosened the cinch and held the leather strap tight. Nix nodded. Then she lifted her knee and placed it against the softer part of Sailor’s gut. She jabbed her knee into Sailor’s belly while she pulled hard on the strap. In a flash she had it buckled.

“What did you just do?” he asked, a bit mystified as he checked the strap. It was tighter than he’d ever been able to get it.

“I put pressure on her bladder.” Fiona laughed again and patted Sailor’s neck as she walked toward her head. “I made her think about something else besides the strap, so she lost her concentration. She couldn’t think about tricking us while at the same time thinking about what I was doing to her bladder.” She held on to Sailor’s halter and looked into her eyes. “Poor girl. We beat you, didn’t we?”

Nix stared at her dumbfounded. A bit pleased that Sailor looked as ticked off at Fiona as she had to him. And a bit mystified why Fiona’s use of the word “we” made him consider, for just a heartbeat, if there could be a “we.”

“Try it now,” Fiona said, taking a step back.

Suddenly even more anxious that he make a good impression on the feisty woman, Nix carefully got into position, then hoisted himself up. Sailor’s saddle stayed perfect still, barely moving at all.

“Awesome,” Fiona said. She tossed the reins up to him and Sailor began sidestepping and prancing all about.

“Thank you,” he called after Fiona, but she didn’t respond. He wanted to watch her get on her horse, but he had to focus on keeping Sailor from tossing him off. Before he knew it, Fiona had already taken the trail, calling for him to keep up.

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