Tackling Summer by Thomas Kayla Dawn

Author:Thomas, Kayla Dawn [Thomas, Kayla Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-06-11T07:00:00+00:00

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Squished amongst a bunch of fencing supplies a few days later, Maddox still managed to bounce in the bed of the ATV when Seth hit a large bump.

“Sorry!” Seth yelled over his shoulder. They’d been driving off road for several miles, looking for the down section of fence Fritz discovered the day before.

Maddox didn’t mind the rough ride. He was stoked to be working with someone other than Chanel today. She’d been disturbingly cool around him for the last week, never speaking more than to give him the most basic of instructions and then leaving him to work alone. He should have been grateful, but for some reason it was unsettling. He kinda missed bickering with her.

One night he found her loping around the arena trying to rope a calf. He’d climbed to the top rung of the fence to watch. Ever since the branding, he’d been fascinated with watching her rope. She was so graceful, focused. Lost in the zone, it was a while before she noticed him. That’s how he felt on the football field. Not wanting to break the spell, Maddox remained silent. It always irritated him when he was interrupted.

Finally she’d ridden over and asked if he wanted to learn to work the small chute so she could practice from the box. He’d had no idea what she was talking about but agreed to help. Thankfully, the chute was easy enough to use, and the calves weren’t too squirrely to herd inside.

Lila had called the bunkhouse a couple of times since their date and left messages with Jerry, but Maddox couldn’t bring himself to call her back. She’d been fun but not worth the hassle of getting to town. Damn, he sounded like a dick in his own head. When did that happen? He’d never given a second thought to blowing off a chick before.

The ATV slowed, and Maddox spotted a jumble of wire on the ground. Seth pulled to a stop, nodding at a handful of full-grown cows and their babies. “We’ll need to convince these ladies to cross back over before we fix the hole.”

During his time at the Double O, Maddox hadn’t done any cattle herding. He had no idea what to do, but instead of following his instinct to launch into action and pretend he knew what was going on, he held back. Chanel would be proud.

“Let’s cut loose this down wire and drag it out of the way. Last thing we need is for one of them to step in it and get cut.”

Seth handed Maddox a giant pair of plier looking things. “Don’t stick any fingers in there.”

Maddox laughed and approached the tangle of wire. He appreciated how Seth gave him the tool and turned him loose to figure it out. He began freeing the down wire from a nearby post. Seth dragged it to one side. The cattle watched quietly from a distance. When the space was clear, Seth motioned with one hand for Maddox to take a wide circle around the pairs while he approached from the opposite side.

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