The Round Yard by Alissa Callen

Author:Alissa Callen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mira

There was no risk of him giving up his day job to become a model.

Tanner shrugged on his regular shirt and collected his mobile from the plastic tub Taylor had given him for his clothes. After seeing how the parade wouldn’t work without a fourth male model, he’d agreed to stay for the final parade. Thanks to the lunchtime show starting late, there hadn’t been time to return to his phone to message Neve before he’d needed to get dressed for the next parade. He fired off a belated text.

Sorry. Just done.

He buttoned his shirt, relieved to be wearing his familiar work clothes, and waited for an answer. While the outfits he’d modelled were mostly classic country wear, the suit and tie he’d worn for the last catwalk run had made him feel claustrophobic. No wonder Denham had something urgent to do in the shed whenever he was needed for his next wedding-suit fitting.

Tanner checked his phone, even though he knew there’d be no message, and headed for the pavilion exit. Taylor blew him a kiss of thanks before he walked into the afternoon sun. Thankfully, all he’d needed to do was to give her a look when she’d mentioned hair and makeup and she’d left him alone. Arrow wouldn’t appreciate him smelling like a hair salon.

Giggling sounded to his left and when he heard his name, he turned a sharp right. He didn’t mind the harmless lash fluttering and head tossing of the cowgirls. After his demonstration there’d been some serious and insightful questions amongst all the flirting. The country girls loved their horses as much as their bling.

But he’d reached his threshold for the day. Suddenly, he was envious of the ring that would soon be on Denham’s left hand. He really did need to change his ute to a less conspicuous colour, or after the wedding head off for an extended droving trip. For now, he’d settle for some serious caffeine.

As he made a beeline for the nearest coffee truck his mobile pinged.

Hope you survived. Girls with Graham. They said to say bye.

He took a step forward in the queue and stared at the message. Neve’s noncommittal words were exactly what he’d needed after the day’s constant attention. She hadn’t made any reference to their missed lunch or any suggestion that they catch up anyway. But instead of feeling relieved, he felt … disappointed. Before he could fully analyse his feelings, he typed a reply.

In coffee queue. Like anything?

Telling himself he was a grown man and it didn’t matter whether Neve replied, he returned his phone to his shirt pocket. At the first vibration he reached for it again.

You read my mind. Latte pls.

Meet at ute?

On way.

As he neared the horse arena and saw Neve sitting in a camp chair by his ute, he slowed his pace. Even though he wasn’t in Woodlea, he had to be careful about how he interacted with her in public. He’d stopped being surprised at how small the world was when

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