Sweet Talking Rancher by Kate Pearce

Author:Kate Pearce [Pearce, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2021-05-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Faith?”

Faith set her bag back down on the corner of the cluttered desk at the clinic and put her phone to her ear. “Hey, what’s up, Danny?”

“I had some free time last night, so I checked on where those cows had been before we brought them into the field closer to the house.”

“I’m surprised you had any time considering your mom and auntie Rae are visiting.”

Danny chuckled. “They’re mainly busy with Daisy stuff and Dad’s not the kind to let us slack off work even right before a wedding.”

“Anything interesting about the cows?”

“Well, yeah. They were all up in the top field by the Bryson boundary.”

Faith’s mind immediately leapt ahead a few steps. “Where the calves were born?”

“Yeah, the same ones we took down to the Bryson place in our cattle trailer the week before, which I guess might be where the infection came from. I can’t believe I didn’t make the connection sooner.”

“Neither can I.” Faith groaned. “I’ll have to see if Dave can get out there and ask if they need any help.”

“I stopped by the other day and Sue Ellen wouldn’t even let me near the house or barn. She literally pointed a gun at me, said they were sick, and to keep away. I doubt she’ll be letting Dave in.”

“We can’t force them to see us and until we test, we can’t confirm whether they are the source of the outbreak,” Faith said. “And unless the county declares some kind of health emergency, we can’t get them in there either.”

“Damn.” Danny sighed. “I’d go out there again myself, but with the wedding rehearsal coming up and all that other stuff I don’t want to risk bringing infection back home or into town.”

“I’m sure it can wait a few days,” Faith said. “I’ll ask Dave to look in there today while he’s out at the Ramirez place. If it’s that bad you’d assume Doug would welcome some help.”

She wasn’t sure about that, but she didn’t want Danny thinking he had to be responsible for everything that went on in the valley. If Doug stayed where he was and didn’t interact with anyone else, the chances of further infections were limited. Even Doug knew what to do if a calf got scours.

“Speaking of the Ramirez place, how did your date with Red go?” Danny asked.

“Great, thanks!” Faith made a face at the phone even though she knew Danny couldn’t see her. “Hey, I need to get going, how are your calves doing?”

“Starting to thrive. It’s amazing how fast they shrug off these things once they set their minds to it.” He paused. “I’ll see you Saturday, yeah?”

“Absolutely,” Faith said, glad that he’d let it go. “Bye, Danny, have a great rest of your day.”

She was just about to put her phone away when her mom’s number flashed up.

“Hey, Mom.”

“Hi!” Her mom waved as she switched to FaceTime. “How’s it going?” She was wearing a McDonald tartan sweater with a pink blouse underneath and her hair was pulled back into a neat bun.

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