The Color of Courage by Patricia Davids

Author:Patricia Davids
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2007-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

By the middle of the following week, Dakota’s condition had improved enough to allow him to be transferred back to the base stables. With the unit members providing around-the-clock care, Brian knew there wasn’t any reason to keep the horse at the clinic. Except that it meant he wouldn’t be seeing Lindsey anymore.

The day after the big bay left it suddenly became a much quieter building. At least twice before noon Brian found himself standing beside the empty stall and staring into the space. He should be wondering how Dakota was getting along, but he had confidence that Lindsey and the men would follow his instructions to the letter. What he found himself wondering was how Lindsey was getting along. What was she doing? Was she resting her arm the way she should, or would she be trying to do too much?

Jennifer came up beside Brian and propped her chin on the rail. “I miss him already.”

“He’ll get the best care possible and he’ll be happier in his own stall with the other horses he knows.”

She sighed. “I know the horse will be happier, but I’m not sure the rest of us will be.”

Puzzled at her depressed tone, he looked at her closely. “You’re not taking about missing the horse, are you?”

“Duh? I’m talking about that gorgeous hunk.”

“Forgive me if I seem a little slow, but which hunk would that be?”

“Private Avery Barnes. That Boston accent of his was to die for. Can’t you think of some reason to send me out to the base?”

“Jennifer, if Private Barnes is interested in seeing you again, he’ll call.”

“Oh, like you’re going to call Lindsey?”

“That’s neither here nor there.”

“Which means, no.” She shook her head as she walked away muttering, “Men are so not bright.”

At the doorway, she stopped and looked back. “How is it that so many of you are in charge of stuff?”

Brian watched her walk out without replying. He had no intention of seeing Lindsey unless it was in an official capacity. He liked her, but it would never be more than that. The love of his life was dead and he knew there would never be another.

Yet, he did miss Lindsey.

He rested his arms atop the cool metal bar of the gate. The hay bale where they had shared bits and pieces of their lives still sat in the corner of the stall. In those hectic hours when Dakota had been so ill, Brian had learned a lot about Lindsey Mandel.

She was dedicated and tireless when it came to doing her duty. She was witty and funny, often when he least expected it. The mental image of her parking a tank outside the clinic made him smile even now. She was sure of her place in the world and that place was in the army. Yet she didn’t believe in mixing marriage with her career.

It was a shame, really. She had so much to offer. She was more than a pretty face. She was a woman with a heart and a soul.

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