Shane's Burden by Peggy L Henderson

Author:Peggy L Henderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peggy Henderson

Shane pulled up to the Cramer barn the following Monday morning, his stomach in knots and his pulse pounding against his temples. What had he done? This was definitely one of the more harebrained ideas he’d ever come up with. The relief in Alley’s eyes when he’d told her a week ago that he had a trainer for her horses had kept him from calling her, or stopping by to fess up that he was the trainer.

“You really should have thought this through better,” he mumbled while letting the truck idle for a moment. What had possessed him to tell Alley he’d found her a trainer in the first place? She was going to be spitting mad when she came out of that house and found him here.

He’d already skirted around what he was doing when Raine had asked him where he was off to so early in the morning. He’d had to tell her it was an important new business opportunity, and he’d be gone early every morning for a while.

For the past week, he’d rationalized that he could be done with working four colts by early afternoon, giving him the rest of the day to take care of Taggart Ranch business. Training horses would be enjoyable, too. He hadn’t started young colts in a long time. Other business had kept him away from doing as much of the hands-on work around the ranch as he’d like, so this would be a most welcome change of pace.

Shane turned off the ignition and got out of his truck. The air was cool and crisp, and his breath swirled in front of him. He braced himself for the angry shouts of the woman he’d have to face in a short while, and then try to convince her not to kick him off the property.

The door at the house opened. Shane was ready. Let her tell him what a jerk he was, but he’d give her an earful about how, without his help, she didn’t stand a chance of keeping this farm.

He mentally shook his head. That wasn’t the right approach to take. It sounded like their first encounter, when he’d lost his temper with her.

Shane squinted. It wasn’t Alley who came out of the house, but Henry Cramer.

“Shane. Fancy seeing you here so early this morning.” The old man grinned, as if he’d known all along and was in on the secret.

Shane rubbed at his chin, the coarse hairs of his unshaven face scraping across the tips of his fingers.

“When’s a good time to tell Alley that her new trainer is here for his first day on the job?” He returned Henry’s grin.

The old man laughed. “She’s going to be madder than a hornet. I had a feeling there was something strange afoot, Shane. Not many trainers would take the kind of deal Alley was offering.”

Shane shrugged. “Room and board, and profit-sharing in the colts. Couldn’t pass it up.”

“Her heart is in the right place, and she sure works hard, but she doesn’t have the experience to know what’s a good deal and what isn’t.

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