Coming Back Home: A Friends-to-Lovers Small-town MM Romance (Pickleville Book 9) by April Kelley
Author:April Kelley [Kelley, April]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hard Rose Publishing
Published: 2022-10-18T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Thirteen
Carter poured grain into the horseâs bucket. The horse had earned it. She was a tough one, but she made progress today. With progress came a hard dayâs work, for them both, but especially her.
Carter patted her neck. âYouâre a good girl. Yeah, you are. You earned every oat. Having my big ass on your back.â
Carter probably had a bruise on his ass from when sheâd bucked him off. He usually didnât make the mistake of misjudgment. Not with horses, anyway. Thinking she was ready for that step had been a rookie move. But his mind hadnât been on it all afternoon. Not since coming back with Seth. Seth had taken off for the hospital, and Carter used work as an excuse.
Seth.
Damn it. Heâd crawled underneath Carterâs skin. And somehow Carter liked him there when he shouldnât. Not if Seth would take off and live hours away. Carter couldnât have his love interests coming in and out of Izzyâs life. Sethâs history of no communication weighed on his mind, making him second-guess asking Seth out on a date.
He should keep his distance, but doing so feltâ¦painful to even think about. Still, he needed to get any romantic thoughts out of his head, at least for the time being.
He patted the horse one last time and then put the feed scoop in its place by the barrel before leaving the barn. The sun was low in the sky, indicating it was almost time for dinner. Guessing what Izzy wanted to eat was a lesson in mind-reading and if she didnât have a nap, nothing made her happy.
The path was shaded and peaceful. The leaves would be full of color soon. Carter wondered if Seth would still be in town come fall or would he go back to his old life.
Eight times out of ten, Izzy met him at the door. She pressed her little face against the glass or yelled, âDaddy!â On the days she didnât, she was still napping. Since he didnât see her, he figured it was the latter.
Pops sat in the chair with one of his mystery novels. Judging by the cover, it was of the cozy variety. Pops switched between the sleuth-type crime novel and romance most of the time, but sometimes he picked up a novel with a funny title that was usually a play on words.
Adrianna sat on the couch with one of Popsâ sexier romance novels. The cover comprised a shirtless, muscular guy with fangs and green skin. She didnât seem too interested in anything other than the words on the page. But without looking away, she said, âSo I have a question.â
âIf itâs about the sex in that book, donât ask me.â Pops continued reading, all while pointing up the stairs and answering Adriannaâs question at the same time. Heâd meant the hand gesture for Carter, so he headed up. Izzy would be in Carterâs old room.
âI just want to know if itâs realistic or not,â Adrianna asked.
Carter chuckled.
âAsk Seth. Heâs your friend and gay.
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