“Mr. Denton, what seems to be the problem here?” The owner of the establishment came over.
“Bill, this idiot dared to take one of his spurs off to strike at a horse, someone didn’t take too kindly to that and said some words to him, then the man tried to hit her. I merely taught him some manners. Now I would like this man removed immediately.” I usually didn’t throw my power around at places nor my presence, however, in circumstances like this one, I felt that it was necessary.
“You heard the man. Help Tim from the building. You can take Mr. Denton’s punch as your two-week notice is up.” I also didn’t miss that the man recognized just who I was when my last name hit the man’s ears.
“You didn’t have to do that. I’m sure that your punch was punishment enough.” Corrine said behind my shoulder.
When the crowd that had gathered had dispersed, “So I’m going to bet money that this is the horse that you are here for?”
When Corrine nodded and smiled, I knew.
“Stormy met Mr. Denton. Mr. Denton, meet Stormy.” And damn it all if the mare didn’t bow before me.
“Don’t that beat all?” I said shaking my own head.
‘Everyone please take your seats. The bidding will start in five minutes.’
Once we heard that over the loudspeaker, I watched as Corrine opened the brown paper bag and gave Stormy an apple half.
“Which horse are you going to try and get?” Corrine murmured so no one could overhear her.
I pointed at the solid black gelding that was closing in on twenty-three years old.
And you guessed it right, she gave that horse the other apple half that she had in that brown paper bag.
As soon as we had taken our seats, I allowed my earlier thoughts to enter my mind.
They say you don’t know when you first fall in love. They also say that it can hit you like a shit ton of bricks and in the blink of an eye.
Now, I would forever be able to tell anyone if they asked at the moment that I knew.
And it was when she started to sing along to one of my favorite songs while she was riding shotgun in my front seat, all the while just like she hadn’t had a care in the world.
And there was no way for her to know what my favorite song was.
I was in love.
And there she sat, completely oblivious that our entiredynamic had just changed.
Corrine just didn’t know it yet.
But she would.
Chapter 4
Corrine
I sat there and tried to appear calm and collected but this was it. This was the moment that I had been waiting forever since Ms. Fletcher had had to sell Stormy.
And now, here I sat beside the best-looking man in the world.
I fingered the bag in my lap that held what I hoped was a substantial amount of money to purchase Stormy.
While I sat there, I watched some of the cows, bulls and goats come and go. However, I kept snickering at the auctioneer, how in the world was he able to even be understood.
And I noticed that Mr. Denton had also been softly laughing with me.
“How is he even able to talk normally after all of that?” I tried to keep my voice low however I realized I had failed when several others around us had also chuckled at me.
