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“I’m going to try, Mom.” He rinsed his cup then set it in the sink. “I need to get going. I want to get everything ready for the cattle drive. Are you going?”
“Not this time,” his father said.
Liam smiled. “Siobhan is going with me.”
“What a pretty name.”
“Is she Irish, son?”
“Her last name is O’Brien.” He grinned when his father laughed. “I’ll talk to you later.”
“All right, son.”
Liam put his hat on, opened the door, and stepped onto the porch. He sucked the warm air into his lungs and grinned. It was great being back.
He jogged down the steps, strode across the yard, and entered the barn. He grinned when he saw Jerry coming his way.
“Hey, Liam.”
“Good morning, Jerry.”
“The men are getting the cattle rounded up, so they’ll be ready for Sunday.”
“Good. I’ll check over some things and then be in the office.”
“All right. Liam?”
“Yeah?”
“You look rested.”
“I am. As much as I hated being away, it did me a world of good.” He smiled. “I spent a lot of time with Siobhan.”
Jerry laughed. “Well, I’m delighted to hear that. It looks like she’s good for you.”
Liam shook his head. “I hope so, Jerry. She’s going on the cattle drive with me.”
“That’s great. I don’t miss it, though.”
“I think I would. I was determined to go, even if Dad said I couldn’t.”
“I know you’d hate to miss it. Well, I’d better get with some of the men and hand out their chores. I’ll see you later, Liam.”
“All right.” Liam entered his office and got to work on the books.
Sunday morning, Liam led Diablo and Butterscotch to the trailer hooked to the back of his truck. After loading them, he closed the gate, locked it, and climbed into the cab. He looked at Siobhan and bit back a grin. Rebel lay on the seat beside her.
“Are you awake?”
“No,” she muttered.
He chuckled. “You said you wanted to go.”
“You didn’t tell me we had to leave in the middle of the night.”
“It’s three-fifteen in the morning, sweetheart. Not the middle of the night.”
“Whatever.” She heaved a sigh. “Even Rebel thinks it’s too early.”
