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progress to me.”
“Maybe.” He got to his feet. “I’ll grab my shower now.”
“I tried to leave you plenty of hot water.”
He stopped at the door to the bathroom. “Like I said earlier, you’re too nice.”
Liz frowned. He’d said that before in so many words. His words struck her like a backhanded compliment. He’d been in a relaxed mood until now. While she’d been showering, he’d had time to make other calls. Something had upset him. She didn’t think it had anything to do with Ned.
After finishing her hair, she reached for the phone to call her parents. She told her dad what Connor had said about waxed reins. He told her Connor had a point and she should try the knotted kind when she practiced. See which one she liked better, since it was a personal preference. Maybe it would make a difference to her, maybe not.
They chatted a few more minutes before she hung up and returned Doc Rafferty’s call. He wanted to talk about a difficult case.
“Thank goodness everything turned out all right in the end, Sam. Talk to you soon.”
Connor had just come back in the room in a pair of gray sweats. “Was that Dr. Rafferty?”
“Yes. He thought he would lose a cow giving birth today. She had a closed uterus, but he got the farmer to help him roll her to untwist it. Then they had to wait for her to dilate. When that didn’t happen, he had to perform a Cesarean in the freezing cold. But the little heifer is fine and so is mom. I should have been there to help.”
“You can’t do it all, not when you’re on your way to winning a world championship.”
“The way you talk, you make me think it’s possible. I wish I could work the same magic on you.”
He turned off the lights and climbed into the niche in one easy movement. “Why do you say that?”
“Because there’s something disturbing you. If my desire to pay you back offended you in some way, we need to talk about it.”
She heard a sigh. “You’re way off base, Liz.”
“Good. Since my check wasn’t the reason, I can go to sleep with a clear conscience for tonight.”
“A clear conscience. What would that be like...?”
“I said for tonight. You think I don’t have demons driving me mad, too?”
“Name one.”
“Out of which group?”
He looked down over the edge at her. “You mean you put them in groups like animal, vegetable and mineral?”
“No. My demons fall into other categories altogether. There’s the bad, the awful and then the downright ugly.”
Connor’s rich male laughter rang throughout the trailer.
“Judging by your mood on the way to the bathroom, I’d guess tonight’s demon has you rattled, but since you can still laugh, I’d only put it in the bad category.”
He lay back down. “I have a dilemma, but it could involve you, so I’m going to tell you what has me worried.”
“Go ahead.” Connor had her full attention.
“Though we’ve talked on the phone a few times, I’ve only seen my ex-wife twice since our divorce two years ago. Last evening she phoned and left a message that she was coming to Las Vegas for a few days hoping to see me. She’ll be staying at a hotel and is there now.”
Liz cringed. “I see.” Like she’d told her mother, Connor was still in love with his ex-wife and she with him.
“She knows the RV park where I always stay. Because she’s a journalist and very tenacious, there are times when Reva doesn’t care about crossing boundaries. She might show up at the trailer trying to find me. While we’re in Las Vegas, the truck and the trailer are yours as much as mine. I just wanted you to be prepared ahead of time for any surprises.”
“Thanks for the heads-up.”
“I didn’t know she was going to do this, Liz. I swear it.”
“It’s none of my business, but in case you’re worried, I believe you.”
“Thanks for being understanding.”
“I’m glad you told me.” She didn’t need to ask him if he was all right. Hearing from his ex-wife had rattled
“Maybe.” He got to his feet. “I’ll grab my shower now.”
“I tried to leave you plenty of hot water.”
He stopped at the door to the bathroom. “Like I said earlier, you’re too nice.”
Liz frowned. He’d said that before in so many words. His words struck her like a backhanded compliment. He’d been in a relaxed mood until now. While she’d been showering, he’d had time to make other calls. Something had upset him. She didn’t think it had anything to do with Ned.
After finishing her hair, she reached for the phone to call her parents. She told her dad what Connor had said about waxed reins. He told her Connor had a point and she should try the knotted kind when she practiced. See which one she liked better, since it was a personal preference. Maybe it would make a difference to her, maybe not.
They chatted a few more minutes before she hung up and returned Doc Rafferty’s call. He wanted to talk about a difficult case.
“Thank goodness everything turned out all right in the end, Sam. Talk to you soon.”
Connor had just come back in the room in a pair of gray sweats. “Was that Dr. Rafferty?”
“Yes. He thought he would lose a cow giving birth today. She had a closed uterus, but he got the farmer to help him roll her to untwist it. Then they had to wait for her to dilate. When that didn’t happen, he had to perform a Cesarean in the freezing cold. But the little heifer is fine and so is mom. I should have been there to help.”
“You can’t do it all, not when you’re on your way to winning a world championship.”
“The way you talk, you make me think it’s possible. I wish I could work the same magic on you.”
He turned off the lights and climbed into the niche in one easy movement. “Why do you say that?”
“Because there’s something disturbing you. If my desire to pay you back offended you in some way, we need to talk about it.”
She heard a sigh. “You’re way off base, Liz.”
“Good. Since my check wasn’t the reason, I can go to sleep with a clear conscience for tonight.”
“A clear conscience. What would that be like...?”
“I said for tonight. You think I don’t have demons driving me mad, too?”
“Name one.”
“Out of which group?”
He looked down over the edge at her. “You mean you put them in groups like animal, vegetable and mineral?”
“No. My demons fall into other categories altogether. There’s the bad, the awful and then the downright ugly.”
Connor’s rich male laughter rang throughout the trailer.
“Judging by your mood on the way to the bathroom, I’d guess tonight’s demon has you rattled, but since you can still laugh, I’d only put it in the bad category.”
He lay back down. “I have a dilemma, but it could involve you, so I’m going to tell you what has me worried.”
“Go ahead.” Connor had her full attention.
“Though we’ve talked on the phone a few times, I’ve only seen my ex-wife twice since our divorce two years ago. Last evening she phoned and left a message that she was coming to Las Vegas for a few days hoping to see me. She’ll be staying at a hotel and is there now.”
Liz cringed. “I see.” Like she’d told her mother, Connor was still in love with his ex-wife and she with him.
“She knows the RV park where I always stay. Because she’s a journalist and very tenacious, there are times when Reva doesn’t care about crossing boundaries. She might show up at the trailer trying to find me. While we’re in Las Vegas, the truck and the trailer are yours as much as mine. I just wanted you to be prepared ahead of time for any surprises.”
“Thanks for the heads-up.”
“I didn’t know she was going to do this, Liz. I swear it.”
“It’s none of my business, but in case you’re worried, I believe you.”
“Thanks for being understanding.”
“I’m glad you told me.” She didn’t need to ask him if he was all right. Hearing from his ex-wife had rattled
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