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“You don’t want to come?” Adam asked, surprised.
Henry stepped over to the llama. “George was lost. He has to go home.”
“This woman here’s George’s owner,” I said. “She’ll see him the rest of the way.”
Henry shook his head. “I want to help.”
I glanced over at Adam, and it seemed as if both of us understood what was going on. Aubrey had helped Henry, and now he wanted to help her.
“Come on, now,” I said. “We don’t need to take up any more of her time.”
He only shook his head.
“Sorry,” Adam said. “Kid’s stubborn as the rest of us.”
“We always teach him and his sister to pay it forward—someone does something nice for you, you do the same for them in return,” I said.
Aubrey pursed her lips, giving the situation some thought. “You know, if Henry here wants to help finish the job, my ranch is only another ten minutes that way. You all could come with, make sure George here gets his furry butt back where it needs to be.”
“Sure,” Adam acquiesced. “Sounds good to me. And we are neighbors, after all. I suppose it’s as good a time as any to get to know one another.”
I winced. Everyone was waiting for us back home. We didn’t have time to escort some llama to another ranch, even if that was what Henry wanted.
Aubrey smiled and nodded. “Then let’s get moving. Just a short trip that-a-way.” She nodded in the direction she’d been going.
“Fine,” I said. “Let’s move.”
“Yay!” Henry shouted. “Come on, George!”
Aubrey pulled George back in the direction of the farm, Henry turning with her. I shot a hard look in Adam’s direction. When he noticed, the smile faded from his face and he mouthed, “what?” I shook my head, picking up the pace of my walk in order to catch up with the trio.
My stomach grumbled. Now that we’d solved the mystery of where Henry had gotten off to and we’d confirmed he was safe and sound, my attention went back to the meal waiting for us at home. Marcus had taken the ATV to scope out the rest of the property in search of Henry, while Tyler had gone back to the house with Hattie to finish up the rest of the Thanksgiving preparations. We were all pretty handy in the kitchen, but Tyler had always had a knack for cooking.
“So,” Adam said. He placed his hand on his broad chest. “My name’s Adam MacDaniel. That there’s my older brother Jonathan. But we just call himMacfor short.”
“I can introduce myself,” I grumbled.
“Like he said, I go by Mac.”
“Short for MacDaniel, I assume?” Aubrey asked.
“Yeah. I was the first of the four of us, so I got the nickname.”
“Four of you, huh?” she asked, an intrigued smile on her face. “My name’s Aubrey Downing.”
“So, you’re the new owner of Downing Farm?” I asked. “I’ve been wondering just who was going to be moving into that place.”
“Well, you’re looking at her. Hope I am everything you boys were expecting.”
My eyes flicked down to her perfect ass, the shape just visible under the hem of her coat. God, it was hard not to stare.
“Didn’t have much in the way of expectations,” I replied. “Though it’s good to know that you’re the type who’d help a child in need.”
“Oh, of course. Doesn’t hurt that Henry’s as cute as they come.”
Henry flashed a broad smile, happy as always to be the topic of conversation.
“I’m having fun,” he said. “And George, too.”
