Her Billionaire Prince by Allen Jewel

Author:Allen, Jewel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Jay glanced helplessly at Talia. He wished the confrontation between Dr. Oscarson and Talia hadn’t escalated like it did, but he couldn’t blame her. The vet acted like a Neanderthal. Jay knew he had a reputation for being brusque. The vet belonged to the old school way of veterinary care, so Jay had avoided him until now.

“I’ll give Dr. Garcia a call on his cell,” Jay said, not too hopefully.

Talia nodded. Her head was bent over Stormy’s, her posture twisted with pain.

Jay wished he could take her in his arms and soothe away her sadness. But first, he needed to get ahold of the vet.

Relief flooded Jay when a man answered. “Hello, Dr. Garcia?” Jay said into his phone, identifying himself. “Can you come down for a euthanasia?” He listened. “Not right away? Oh, that’s fine. Fifteen minutes is all right.” He looked questioningly at Talia, who nodded.

After Jay hung up, he went over to Talia, his shoes crunching over the grass.

She glanced at his knees. “You’ve got grass stains on your pants,” she said.

He waved away her concern. “No big deal.” He knelt and took her hands in his. “I’m going to call the stables and have them send over a bobcat.”

She froze and then blinked. She took a deep, labored breath, but her eyes stayed dry. “Okay.”

“There’s a horse cemetery in the back of our stables,” Jay said.

“That would be too much to ask of you.” Talia bit her lip.

Jay squeezed her hand. “Please, let me help.”

She stared at their linked fingers. “I don’t like being indebted to others,” she admitted.

He smiled. “I’m not ‘others,’ am I?”

“Well, outside of my family.” She managed a smile. “But that would be great.”

He wanted to give her space to mourn and say goodbye. “If you want me to give you some privacy…” he said.

She let his hand go and stroked her horse’s jaw.

“No,” she whispered. “It’s okay.” Tears glistened in her eyes. “I’d love the company.”

Gladness made his chest swell. He sat close to her, uncaring of his business attire. He extended his hand and gently touched the small of her back to communicate his support.

She gave him a sidelong glance, filled with gratitude. “Did I tell you that Stormy was my first horse?”

“Yes, you’d said that before.”

She looked away, nostalgic. “He wasn’t a good-looking colt. He was all legs and kind of clumsy with his gait. I held an apple out to him, and he accidentally nudged it with his muzzle. The apple rolled off my hand, and I jumped away. It ended up back at my feet. I offered it to him a second time, and this time, his teeth sank into it. He snarfed it down.”

She sniffled. “He was so happy, eating that apple. I mean, it was such a little thing, but he looked like he’d died and gone to heaven. My heart just melted. I was a little scared of horses. I’d never been around them much, but I loved the idea of owning a horse.

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