Legacy of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie

Author:Sarah Barrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd

CHAPTER

14

It was Thursday afternoon when Lee turned up to collect the pigs. Knowing Poppy liked apples, Ally went into the house, chopped up several and threw them in a bag. She had no idea how difficult it was going to be to get a pig and several piglets into the trailer, but hopefully Lee knew what he was doing. When she came back out, he had the trailer hooked up and was inspecting her vegetable garden.

‘This is great.’

‘Thanks.’

‘You’re not selling?’

‘Why would you say that?’

‘What’s the point of a vegetable garden if you’re not going to be around long enough to enjoy the vegetables?’

‘I like the process. Besides, the lettuce won’t take long, and I can harvest the herbs whenever I like.’

‘Don’t have enough to do out here?’

She smiled. ‘I’m not exactly rushed off my feet.’

‘How about those plants for Cam’s garden, do you still want them?’

‘Yes, please.’

‘They’re in stock. The truck’s coming past tomorrow morning. I’ll have them dropped off up at Cam’s, if you like. Cam and I will be gone most of the day, though.’

‘Good. That should give me a chance to get them in.’

Lee rubbed his hand over his head and sent her a concerned look. ‘Man, he’s going to give me shit over this.’

Her face broke into a wide grin. ‘I’m very grateful, Lee.’

‘Yeah, yeah.’ He laughed. ‘Just be prepared to defend me tomorrow night.’

‘Promise.’

‘Right, let’s get these pigs sorted.’

Ally coaxed Poppy and the piglets out of their little shelter to their gate. Poppy raced on, eager to devour the apple Ally was offering. A couple of the piglets darted into the trailer with her. The others weren’t as easily convinced, so Lee started scooping them up. Shocked by the speed at which the pig could devour the fruit, and worried she might run out before Lee caught all the piglets, Ally tried to slow the pig down. But Poppy greedily propped her feet up on the mesh, just about climbing over the front of the trailer in her desperate attempts to get more.

‘Linda’s kids are beyond excited,’ Lee said, gently wrestling the last squealing piglet into the trailer, then closing it up. ‘The names they’ve come up with are crazy.’

Ally fed Poppy the remaining two pieces of apple and gave her a rub on the face. ‘I hope they enjoy them.’

‘Ebs reckons Poppy will need to stay a month or so, that okay?’

‘No problem.’

He climbed into his car and wound down the window. ‘Oh, and Vicki and Fiona have invited themselves up tomorrow night too. Thought we might play some poker. You play?’

Sounds like fun. Not. ‘I’ll, um … probably. Sure.’

‘And we’ve decided if you make dessert, you don’t chip in for dinner. See ya.’ He waved and drove away.

Ally watched Poppy and her little family head down the drive with a twinge of regret. She’d gotten pretty used to them. But it was for the best – she didn’t need an army of piglets. And Poppy would be back.

She looked up the hill. No matter what Lee thought, she’d feel better about replacing the plants.

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