Dirty Ginger by Stacey Kennedy

Author:Stacey Kennedy [Kennedy, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stacey Kennedy

Some cowboys missed the beauty of truly connecting with a horse, earning that horse’s trust, and developing a relationship. But Beckett always took the time to make that connection as a teenager, training horses with his grandfather. And he took the time now, reveling in watching Autumn learn to trust him. Earlier today when he roped Autumn, she’d bolted, running in fear. Now she turned to face him, looking to him for guidance. A step in the right direction. He approached and she lowered her head as he stroked her face. “You might have a lot of fire, sweetheart, but you sure as hell got a lot of heart.” She nudged him away and he laughed, slowly taking the rope over her head.

As he turned to give her a much-needed break before he ponied her out for a ride to finish off their day, he caught the most unexpected surprise leaning against the fence. “My day just got better,” he told Amelia, approaching her.

She smiled, and the closer he got, the more he locked into the warmth in Amelia’s eyes, the softness there. She had not looked at him like this in… he couldn’t remember the last time.

“What’s got you smiling?” he asked, settling at the fence between them.

She stepped onto the bottom fence, resting her arms on top. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen you rope. You had the biggest smile on your face. Did you know that?”

He didn’t realize he had been smiling. “No, did I?”

“The biggest I’ve seen on your face in a very long time,” she said, her eyes smiling at him. “You’re so in your element. Do you miss it?”

“I never let myself miss it,” he told her, speaking a truth he’d never say aloud before. “When I decided to walk away from competing, I made peace with that.”

Her eyes narrowed in thought like she was searching for something. She finally asked, “Did you decide to walk away or was that chosen for you?”

He hesitated. “Fair point.” He glanced back to Autumn, who was eating the grass around the ring, realizing it wasn’t exactly a choice. To Amelia, he explained, “The accident changed things. It took away things. Things I couldn’t get back.”

She nibbled her lip, then offered, “Maybe it didn’t take away as much as you think. It sure looks like you still have a love for horsemanship, and clearly you’re still at the top of your game with roping.”

He was at his best, though he didn’t feel the need to confirm it. He’d never stopped training, never stopped roping whenever he got the chance. But he’d given up that dream a long time ago. “I can’t even imagine getting back into the rodeo. The traveling for competitions...”

Her smile brightened. “The traveling is the fun part. Remember all the places we went?”

“Yeah.” It occurred to him then that he’d done his best not to think about those memories too much. “We got to see some great places.”

She glanced at the horse, and Beckett

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