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They rode far on country trails for nearly an hour, exploring their way into places she hadn’t been and wasn’t sure of. Finally circling back, they cantered toward the estate perimeter with Reggie taking the fence with a gentle jump that made Jocelyn shiver. Brutus was too old to jump, so she thought, but he did it anyway, likely another scare tactic. Jocelyn guided the gentle Blue around the fence and caught up with her husband who’d finally slowed his pace.
Even the twilight was fading now, the light dwindling away around them, though there seemed ample light in the Western sky. Reggie at last pulled up his horse and moved toward the stream, still some distance from the house. When they were on the ground, watering the animals, he sat down on a river rock and leaned forward gazing at the gently meandering stream.
Jocelyn sat near, thankful that there was no place to sit next to him. A good five feet felt safer.
“You enjoy her company?” he finally asked.
“I do.”
“And how old is this affair?”
“Just since the vacation.”
He nodded, many things clear to him with that remark.
Still, there was no indication of his feelings, just the well-guarded cool, and not even an unhappy one at that. Jocelyn stared at him waiting for him to say more. She wouldn’t be surprised if he’d said nothing or let the matter rest, never to be spoken of again. Neither would she have been surprised if he’d gone into a tirade. Her only choice was to stay cool and wait for him.
“There’s one thing I’d counted on from you, Jocelyn,” he finally breached the quiet.
“What’s that?”
“Honesty.”
“You mean about Alex?”
“I mean about everything, though your secret fling with Alex comes readily to m
ind.”
“You think I’ve lied about other things?” she asked.
“Are there?”
“No. But if there were?” she wondered.
“Then we’d deal with them.”
“You’re sounding very civil.”
“I’m a master of that, or have you forgotten?”
“How could I forget?” she said.
“It’s what may be underneath that you should worry about,” he snickered briefly. “Now tell me why?”
“Why I made love to Alex?”
“Yes. You acting dense for a reason?”
“Why not make love to her. She’s breathtaking. Not to mention, she has the most inviting body I know—except for yours of course.”
“That sounds very nice. Now tell me the truth,” he said, sounding just a little stern.
“I am telling you the truth.”
“All of it?”
She fumed for a moment, wishing that she could say something to soothe him over. “Dammit, I hate it when you’re being so evasive.”
