The Merry Widow of Tanner's Ford (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Reece Butler

Author:Reece Butler
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-05-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Simon automatically checked out the dirt on Marci’s butt as she waved at the truck. He hoped she’d let him brush it off, but she took care of it before turning around. Her gaze lingered on the sentinel bird watching them from the barn.

“You weren’t afraid,” he said. “Most people are.”

Marci was quiet as she walked to the porch. She pointed at the swing. He heard the unspoken order and sat. She settled beside him and pushed off with her foot. The old swing creaked as they rocked. He waited with a lot of patience for a horny man finally alone with his woman. But this was more important than hot sex. If Marci could accept what just happened, there was a far better chance she would accept Lance.

“I grew up reading fantasy books where people could be telepathic with animals,” she said finally. “I always wanted to be special instead of…what I was.”

He took a chance and pulled her snug. She sighed and relaxed against his chest.

“That bird is too smart, and too big, even for a raven,” she said. “But I knew it wouldn’t hurt me. It didn’t talk to me like the people in those books. It was more that I just knew what it wanted. It knew I wasn’t going to harm its people, and it accepted me.”

She tilted those black eyes up at him. He suddenly realized how like a raven she was with her intelligent eyes and black hair.

“I think the best way to explain things is to tell you what happened with Keith when we were kids,” he said. He waited for her nod to continue.

“Keith’s father had bought a big horse for breeding. It was high strung and no one was allowed near it. Keith was about twelve at the time. He had his eye on some girls and wanted to show how good he was with horses. One Saturday just before the end of school he had his chance. His fathers were away for some reason. He managed to saddle the horse and was so full of himself he figured he’d have no problems showing off.”

“He rode it even though he knew it was dangerous?”

“Us kids weren’t told the horse had thrown the previous owner. He broke his neck when he landed. His widow sold the horse at a loss, which was how the Double Diamond could afford it.”

Marci shook her head. “Cars, bikes, or horses, it’s the same thing. Boys showing off to look like men.”

Simon cleared his throat rather than get into that line of conversation.

“Keith was far from home, high in the hills, when it threw him and took off. He was lucky in that he landed in a pile of brush, but he slid into a deep gulch. One of his feet got caught in a crevice. He couldn’t get out. He told us later that he was starting to panic when he saw a raven. All the boys knew the birds kept an eye on Lance because if anyone tried to bully him, they’d swoop down with their feet wide and beak open.

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