The Broken H by Langley J. L

Author:Langley, J. L. [Langley, J. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: m/m romance, Western
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2006-09-25T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Maybe he could just do like he did as a kid: open the back door and shout, “I’m at Shane’s!” Back in the day, no one would have raised a brow. It would be so much simpler if he could tell them the truth, but he’d promised Shane to give him time.

Gray blew out a deep breath. By the time he rounded the second of the four curves on the way to the Broken H, he still hadn’t decided what he was going to tell his parents—or rather how not to tell them until Shane was ready to do so.

Gray wasn’t sure why exactly, but he had a feeling Shane needed to work out something for himself.

Around the third curve, he spotted riders on the edge of the Broken H’s property. As he got closer, he realized it was Shane with Mac, one of the older ranch hands. Mac had worked on the Broken H since Gray was a kid. The man used to stay up at the bunkhouse, but he’d gotten married close to fifteen years ago and move to his own house in town. He was a nice guy, closer to Shane’s age than Gray’s.

Shane saw him and waved. He waved back, pulled over to the side of the dirt road, killed the engine and waited.

Shane and Mac veered toward the fence, coming to meet him.

Gray hopped out, heading toward the two men. “Hey, chief! Hey, Mac!”

“Hey, sheriff! Mac smiled.

“Grayson.” Shane tipped his straw cowboy hat.

Gray stopped next to the fence, petting Kokopelli, Shane’s black gelding, on the white star above his nose. “What are y’all doing out this far?”

Mac grinned. “As little as possible. Ahem, I mean, we’re riding the fence.”

Shane shrugged, grinning. “You’re off work early.”

Gray nodded. “Sure am. I got out of there an hour earlier than I expected. I’d already packed a bag before I left, so I came right here. How’s daddy today?”

Mac let out a long whistle. “Grouchy as hell!”

Gray laughed. “In that case, I’m in no hurry. How about you, Mac? You want to trade me? Take my truck back to the ranch and let me ride Dixie back?”

Mac’s face lit up, then he looked over at Shane.

Shane nodded. “Sure, go ahead. You can go home when you get there.”

“Thanks, Shane.” Mac got off the chestnut mare and climbed through the fence.

Gray tossed him the keys to his truck. “Just park it out behind the big house and leave the keys in it.”

Mac caught the key ring from the air and smiled. “Will do! Later, Shane. Later, Gray!”

Gray climbed between the barbed wire, nearly knocking his tan hat off, then mounted. He glanced at Shane. “Let’s go.”

Mac honked and saluted them as he drove off.

“How long has it been since you’ve been on a horse?”

“About a year. Why?”

Shane grinned. “Well, since you somehow managed to stay off one while you were out here helping the last two weeks, I was just trying to get an idea of how sore you’re going to be.

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