Indian Summer by Amy Elizabeth

Author:Amy Elizabeth
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Amy Elizabeth
Published: 2013-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

“Alright. Thank you.”

Alec sighed as he hung up the phone. “What’d they say?” his father asked from the table.

Before he could respond, Rebecca came galloping down the stairs. “Hi,” she greeted, simultaneously kissing his cheek and snatching a piece of bacon from the pan.

He frowned when she turned for the foyer. “Aren’t you going to have breakfast?”

“I can’t. I’ve got to get those bulletins out before we start lessons.”

“They’re already out. I put them under everyone’s doors an hour ago.”

Rebecca paused in her mad rush to send him a grateful smile. “Thank you. I can’t seem to get it together this morning.” She stuffed her feet into her boots and pulled her jacket from the coat rack. “Bye, Pop,” she threw over her shoulder.

A second later she was gone, slamming the door behind her. Alec glanced back at the stove and decided that he and his father were going to be eating a lot of scrambled eggs this morning.

“You never told me what the game department said,” Walter reminded him.

Apparently Rebecca wasn’t the only one who was scatterbrained today. “They’re sending a team out on Thursday to survey the area,” Alec said.

After breakfast, Lucy wheeled Walter into the living room for The Price is Right. Alec tidied up the kitchen and was just about to head down to the barn when the telephone rang.

“Hello?”

“Ah, just the man I was looking for.”

He frowned into the receiver. “Who is this?”

“Alec, it’s Dan Ward.”

It took a moment for the name to register. “Oh. Hi, Dan. I’m sorry I didn’t recognize your voice.”

“Well, it’s been a while since you’ve heard it, so you’re forgiven.”

He chuckled and leaned against the counter. “How have you been?”

“Busy as always. The summer season brings no shortage of work, as I’m sure you know. Speaking of which, I had the pleasure of meeting your wife at the rodeo this past weekend.”

He racked his brain, trying to remember if Rebecca had mentioned it. “You did?”

“Yes. Just briefly, while she was registering for her event. Lovely girl, Alec. No wonder you’re keeping her captive out there.”

He laughed. “She’s a lot of things, Dan, but captive isn’t one of them.”

Dan echoed his laugh. “Anyway, I have two reasons for calling. Rebecca said that Walter doesn’t get too many visitors nowadays. I was hoping I might be able to change that trend.”

“He would love that. Just let me know what day you have in mind.”

“I certainly will. The other reason for my call actually pertains to you. While we were chatting, Rebecca mentioned that you’ve inherited your father’s skills with horses.”

Alec was caught completely off-guard. He stared unseeing out the window, positive that he’d misunderstood him. “She did?”

“Oh, yes. Quite adamantly, as a matter of fact.”

The kitchen began to spin in circles, forcing him to clutch the counter top. Why on earth would Rebecca reveal something so private to a perfect stranger?

Especially since it wasn’t even true?

“Alec? You still there?”

It took him a minute to find his voice. “Yeah, I’m here.”

“So I’m just going to throw this out there, but I don’t need an answer right away.

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