Rock's Revelation by Danni Roan

Author:Danni Roan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Rock grinned as he stopped in front of the boarding house and found Miss Bigsby waiting for him.

“Mr. Olson brought the horse to me today,” she said with a grin as she stood on the end of the stoop and stepped into a stirrup unaided.

“You look like you’re determined to set Miss Betsy straight today,” Rock said with a grin.

“I’ll do my best,” Mary Ellen said hitching her leg around the saddle horn. Now that she understood how to do this she felt more confident on the horse.

“I’ll just need to stop at the mercantile a minute on our way out of town. They have a parcel for me.”

“Just a minute you two,” George called hurrying back out onto the stoop as they turned their mounts away. “Polly made you up a little lunch for when you stop for noonin’. You got your parcel from the Bentley’s yet?” he added with a grin offering Rock the small basket.

Rock reached down and took the short basket from George’s hand, twisting in the saddle to secure it over the skirt of his saddle. “I’m headed over to pick it up now.”

Mary Ellen looked between the two men sure she was missing some hidden message, but it wasn’t her place to ask. Still she couldn’t help but wonder what on earth the mysterious package might contain.

“See ya at supper,” George called chuckling as he watched them amble down the street.

“I can’t believe I’m going to see a real life round up,” Mary Ellen enthused as they came to a stop in front of the general store.

“I wouldn’t call it much of a round up,” Rock said sitting easy in his saddle as a tow-headed boy raced out the door and handed him a large paper sack.

“Here ya go Mr.” the boy said pulling a piece of hard candy from the corner of his mouth with a sticky hand. “You gonna have all that to yerself?” the boy asked his blue eyes bright.

Rock chuckled. “No, I’ll be sharing with a friend.” Kicking his horse into a trot the big cowboy looked over his shoulder to see Miss Bigsby lift the old gray mare into a trot as well.

Mary Ellen paid close attention to her surroundings as she held tight to the saddle of the horse she rode. She wasn’t sure about this particular bouncy gate, but if Rock thought she could do it she’d try.

Today would be an interesting day for her. She would see the vast herds of long horn cattle she’d read about and watch as cowboys wrangled the headstrong animals into line.

Rock glanced to his right to see Miss Bigsby bouncing along on her horse. He wondered if he should slow his pace a little for her not wanting her to be too uncomfortable but she was smiling so he carried on.

She was such a tiny little thing to be perched so proudly on the old gray mare. A hint of sun broke through the winter weary sky catching her dark locks and making the silver strands glow.

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