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thought of was, she was glad she wasn’t the one pregnant. Now look at her, contemplating just that, she thought to herself.
She had to get those thoughts out of her head. She headed back to the barn to see what needed to be done next. She hadn’t seen the boys since she arrived, and like a lovesick fool she wanted to seek them out. That thought led to others until finally she stopped walking and mentally told herself to get a grip on her emotions. She needed to have a clear head and try not to get hurt. She stepped through the entrance on steadier legs.
She saw that Majesty’s stall was already cleaned, along with the entire row. A couple of cowboys coming out of a distant stall had a shovel and a wheelbarrow, so she headed toward them.
”Excuse me. Could you point me in the direction of where Chase and Donavan are?” she asked one of the men.
“I’ll help her, Hank.” She turned to see Mac walking toward her.
“Hi, Mac. I was just going to hunt the boys down to see what needed to be done next,” Liana said as she followed him out the other side of the barn.
“Well, since I’m the foreman, I guess I would be the one to assign you a job. First, I’m going to have to see what you can do. So, what do you think about the farm?” he asked as they continued to walk beside the barn.
His hat slouched low over his eyes, hiding his feelings. He came to just her height but was well-muscled from all the hard work that went into this kind of life.
“So far, my impressions are that everything is huge and the horses are well cared for. The place is great. All the animals appear in excellent health and in good spirits.”
“We are about to start training some of the youngsters, and I need to separate the calves into groups of ten. How about you help with that, okay? The horse right there is ready. He’s mine. His name is Jack, and he’s a cutter. You know how to ride a cutter, don’t you?” he asked as they came to Jack.
Liana understood from that question that this was his way of establishing his superiority over her in his world. He was the boss, and she would respect him, no matter who she was fucking. Well, the man made a huge mistake if this was his idea to show her up, she thought to herself as she shot him a glance out of the corner of her eye.
“Yes, I can ride,” she said as she adjusted the stirrups and tightened the cinch. She smoothly mounted and sat deep into the saddle as the unfamiliar weight registered to the animal. She checked his mouth gently when she felt him bunch up, letting him know that the rider knew her business.
Mac opened the cattle pen, where a group of cowboys milled the calves around in a circle to get them used to the horses. She saw the surprised expressions on their faces when she joined them. She joined them in the center and moved Jack around, getting used to his quirks.
“Day's a-wasting, boys and girls. Let’s get them moved,” Mac yelled from the railing.
From that moment on, her focus was on the 200 head of bawling calves that didn’t want to be separated from their herd. This was her life, what she loved to do, what she had been doing all her life.
Jack was a dream cutter. He flowed under her and anticipated all her signals as if they were one. She separated the second set and pushed them to the gate with such skill that the men’s jaws all dropped. She paid little attention to the men and focused on the job. The group started working together and not before long they were halfway through.
* * * *
”Mac, what in the hell is Liana doing out there in that mob?” Donavan demanded as Chase and Gus followed him to the railing. His throat seized as he watched her and the horse cut deep into the ground, stopping one of the calves from escaping. That the expertise of the move was amazing didn’t help the feeling of terror or the thought of her falling underneath twelve hundred pounds of horseflesh.
“Liana McCarty! Now I remember where I heard that name,”
She had to get those thoughts out of her head. She headed back to the barn to see what needed to be done next. She hadn’t seen the boys since she arrived, and like a lovesick fool she wanted to seek them out. That thought led to others until finally she stopped walking and mentally told herself to get a grip on her emotions. She needed to have a clear head and try not to get hurt. She stepped through the entrance on steadier legs.
She saw that Majesty’s stall was already cleaned, along with the entire row. A couple of cowboys coming out of a distant stall had a shovel and a wheelbarrow, so she headed toward them.
”Excuse me. Could you point me in the direction of where Chase and Donavan are?” she asked one of the men.
“I’ll help her, Hank.” She turned to see Mac walking toward her.
“Hi, Mac. I was just going to hunt the boys down to see what needed to be done next,” Liana said as she followed him out the other side of the barn.
“Well, since I’m the foreman, I guess I would be the one to assign you a job. First, I’m going to have to see what you can do. So, what do you think about the farm?” he asked as they continued to walk beside the barn.
His hat slouched low over his eyes, hiding his feelings. He came to just her height but was well-muscled from all the hard work that went into this kind of life.
“So far, my impressions are that everything is huge and the horses are well cared for. The place is great. All the animals appear in excellent health and in good spirits.”
“We are about to start training some of the youngsters, and I need to separate the calves into groups of ten. How about you help with that, okay? The horse right there is ready. He’s mine. His name is Jack, and he’s a cutter. You know how to ride a cutter, don’t you?” he asked as they came to Jack.
Liana understood from that question that this was his way of establishing his superiority over her in his world. He was the boss, and she would respect him, no matter who she was fucking. Well, the man made a huge mistake if this was his idea to show her up, she thought to herself as she shot him a glance out of the corner of her eye.
“Yes, I can ride,” she said as she adjusted the stirrups and tightened the cinch. She smoothly mounted and sat deep into the saddle as the unfamiliar weight registered to the animal. She checked his mouth gently when she felt him bunch up, letting him know that the rider knew her business.
Mac opened the cattle pen, where a group of cowboys milled the calves around in a circle to get them used to the horses. She saw the surprised expressions on their faces when she joined them. She joined them in the center and moved Jack around, getting used to his quirks.
“Day's a-wasting, boys and girls. Let’s get them moved,” Mac yelled from the railing.
From that moment on, her focus was on the 200 head of bawling calves that didn’t want to be separated from their herd. This was her life, what she loved to do, what she had been doing all her life.
Jack was a dream cutter. He flowed under her and anticipated all her signals as if they were one. She separated the second set and pushed them to the gate with such skill that the men’s jaws all dropped. She paid little attention to the men and focused on the job. The group started working together and not before long they were halfway through.
* * * *
”Mac, what in the hell is Liana doing out there in that mob?” Donavan demanded as Chase and Gus followed him to the railing. His throat seized as he watched her and the horse cut deep into the ground, stopping one of the calves from escaping. That the expertise of the move was amazing didn’t help the feeling of terror or the thought of her falling underneath twelve hundred pounds of horseflesh.
“Liana McCarty! Now I remember where I heard that name,”
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