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word stalking comes to mind.”
He flattened his hand over his heart. “Ouch. Miss, I am no stalker.” Girls tended to like his imitation of a Southern gentleman, and he was pleased to see that she was no exception.
“I asked you why you’re here.” Her cocoa-colored eyes narrowed. “Aside from getting your horse back.”
“Rupert, the man who works for us, will come around and get Ripcord home. Dutch, the best mechanic around these parts, is going to deliver your pickup later on. But I came to give you a peace offering. Let me cook you dinner to make up for getting off on the wrong foot.” He took a step closer and was happy when she didn’t move back from him.
“You’re going to make me dinner?” She ducked under Ripcord’s neck, putting the horse between them.
He gave her his best I’m a good guy smile and hooked his thumb in the direction of the house. “That’s the plan. I left a bag of groceries by the front door. Groceries which I hope you’ll let me use to make you dinner.”
“I don’t know. After what happened with your brother—” She closed her mouth fast, as though she’d just realized what she was about to say.
Blane patted Ripcord then scratched the horse behind the ear. “Charlie, Reese and I are identical twins, but our appearance is about all that’s identical. We’re two very different people.”
She cast down her eyes. “Did he, uh, tell you about…”
“About what happened before you hopped on Ripcord?” He leaned to the side, catching her eye even as she tried to avoid making contact. “Yeah. But I won’t hold it against you.”
She blinked then let a smile slip out. “I appreciate that.”
He let her take her time getting used to the idea. Horses and women weren’t so different in that respect. All he had to do was to give her some slack in the reins and let her think she was the one in control. Soon enough he’d be riding her.
“So why Ripcord?”
Her change of subject told him she’d crossed over the bridge from irritation and suspicion into curiosity. “We named him Ripcord because the first time Reese got on him to break him, old Ripcord sent him flying so high that Reese should’ve had a ripcord to use on a parachute. My brother hit the ground hard, and I have to admit, I about bust a gut laughing.”
“And this is Ripcord? Why didn’t he buck me off?”
“He didn’t buck you off because he’s trained now. In fact, once we got him to understand who’s boss, old Ripcord turned into a big old teddy bear. A baby could ride him now. But you might be more careful next time you hop on an unfamiliar horse. You never know what might happen.”
She grimaced. “I didn’t even think. Don’t worry. I plan on sticking to motorized vehicles from now on.”
“That’s a shame. I hear you looked really good on top.” He almost danced for joy at the shy smile she gave him. “So what do you say, Charlie? How about letting me cook you dinner?”
Charlie checked herself before giving her answer. She wanted to take Blane up on his offer, but should she? She still didn’t know why they’d kept watch on her. Plus, she had to wonder. Did he really know what had happened with Reese? If he did, it didn’t seem to bother him. Then why should she let what happened hold her back from getting to know the friendlier brother? After she found out why they’d spied on her, of course.
He’d taken care of her broken-down pickup and had even arranged for someone to take Ripcord back home. She did kind of owe him for those two things, even if his brother deserved everything she’d done. Besides, she was so hungry she could eat a horse. She glanced at Ripcord, thankful that the horse couldn’t read her mind.
She gnawed on her lower lip and saw him watch her. She nodded then started toward the house. “Okay, I accept on one condition.”
“What’s that?”
“You can fix me dinner, but you have to tell me why you and your brother were watching
He flattened his hand over his heart. “Ouch. Miss, I am no stalker.” Girls tended to like his imitation of a Southern gentleman, and he was pleased to see that she was no exception.
“I asked you why you’re here.” Her cocoa-colored eyes narrowed. “Aside from getting your horse back.”
“Rupert, the man who works for us, will come around and get Ripcord home. Dutch, the best mechanic around these parts, is going to deliver your pickup later on. But I came to give you a peace offering. Let me cook you dinner to make up for getting off on the wrong foot.” He took a step closer and was happy when she didn’t move back from him.
“You’re going to make me dinner?” She ducked under Ripcord’s neck, putting the horse between them.
He gave her his best I’m a good guy smile and hooked his thumb in the direction of the house. “That’s the plan. I left a bag of groceries by the front door. Groceries which I hope you’ll let me use to make you dinner.”
“I don’t know. After what happened with your brother—” She closed her mouth fast, as though she’d just realized what she was about to say.
Blane patted Ripcord then scratched the horse behind the ear. “Charlie, Reese and I are identical twins, but our appearance is about all that’s identical. We’re two very different people.”
She cast down her eyes. “Did he, uh, tell you about…”
“About what happened before you hopped on Ripcord?” He leaned to the side, catching her eye even as she tried to avoid making contact. “Yeah. But I won’t hold it against you.”
She blinked then let a smile slip out. “I appreciate that.”
He let her take her time getting used to the idea. Horses and women weren’t so different in that respect. All he had to do was to give her some slack in the reins and let her think she was the one in control. Soon enough he’d be riding her.
“So why Ripcord?”
Her change of subject told him she’d crossed over the bridge from irritation and suspicion into curiosity. “We named him Ripcord because the first time Reese got on him to break him, old Ripcord sent him flying so high that Reese should’ve had a ripcord to use on a parachute. My brother hit the ground hard, and I have to admit, I about bust a gut laughing.”
“And this is Ripcord? Why didn’t he buck me off?”
“He didn’t buck you off because he’s trained now. In fact, once we got him to understand who’s boss, old Ripcord turned into a big old teddy bear. A baby could ride him now. But you might be more careful next time you hop on an unfamiliar horse. You never know what might happen.”
She grimaced. “I didn’t even think. Don’t worry. I plan on sticking to motorized vehicles from now on.”
“That’s a shame. I hear you looked really good on top.” He almost danced for joy at the shy smile she gave him. “So what do you say, Charlie? How about letting me cook you dinner?”
Charlie checked herself before giving her answer. She wanted to take Blane up on his offer, but should she? She still didn’t know why they’d kept watch on her. Plus, she had to wonder. Did he really know what had happened with Reese? If he did, it didn’t seem to bother him. Then why should she let what happened hold her back from getting to know the friendlier brother? After she found out why they’d spied on her, of course.
He’d taken care of her broken-down pickup and had even arranged for someone to take Ripcord back home. She did kind of owe him for those two things, even if his brother deserved everything she’d done. Besides, she was so hungry she could eat a horse. She glanced at Ripcord, thankful that the horse couldn’t read her mind.
She gnawed on her lower lip and saw him watch her. She nodded then started toward the house. “Okay, I accept on one condition.”
“What’s that?”
“You can fix me dinner, but you have to tell me why you and your brother were watching
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