Burned by Ivy Jackson
Author:Ivy Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ivy Jackson
The animals didnât end up getting dropped off until later in the week because of a heat wave thatâs sweeping through the area. It slowed down a lot of shit that needed to be done on the ranch and put deliveries behind because of people all over struggling to get stuff done.
So now itâs already Friday, and weâre just now getting to integrate the new dogs. Meanwhile, the goats and chickens are being taken care of by Rhett and a few of the other guys that work for him. At least, thatâs what Wells has told me. I wouldnât know what Rhett is doing because I havenât heard from him since Sunday morning.
Heâs avoiding me like the plague. I go to Katherineâs every morning, and every morning, she tells me he got an early start to avoid the heat. Wells and Hayes just roll their eyes and tell me heâs âjust being Rhett.â Which does not make me feel any better.
I wasnât asking for a damn marriage proposal, but I certainly wasnât expecting to be ghosted. He promised we would talk. He suggested weâd be seeing each other. And yet, here we are.
âHeard from Rhett?â Hayes asks from where heâs sitting. Heâs been coming over here all week, sitting with the dogs while he plays guitar for me and Wells.
âWhat do you think?â
I refuse to look at him because I know my emotions are all over my face. I feel stupid and embarrassed. Sweat is dripping down my back and into my eyes. I know my boob sweat is making puddles in my bra. Christ, even the backs of my knees are sweating. We have every fan going in this damn barn to keep it cool enough for the animals, but itâs still hot when you add manual labor into the mix.
Wells told me they want to get it outfitted for temperature control in the summer. Theyâve already got it set up for Montana winters to keep them warm, but itâs rarely warm enough to warrant it in the summer. Lately, though, he says theyâve been getting random heat waves, and itâs making everyone miserable.
Can confirm because Iâm officially fucking miserable.
I look toward the barn door because I hear the kidsâ squeals of laughter floating in. It must be lunchtime. Katherine hasnât missed a single day of coming up here with sandwiches and iced tea. Itâs still awkward as hell for me to be around her because I know she knows. But she hasnât brought it up once. We are just living with the elephant in the room, choosing to ignore it like a piece of very normal furniture.
Hayes jumps to his feet as she rounds the corner, trying to look busy.
âSaw that,â she says, handing out the sandwiches while the kids go play with the puppies, who are growing like weeds.
âThank you, Katherine.â I smile at her, and she gives me a playful wink.
âThe guys up at the horse barn need some help,â she says, not really addressing anyone in particular.
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