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“A new one would have been a lot more than what I just paid for the repairs.Besides, it won’t get driven as much now, since I use the Suburban so often with the kids.”
If I have my way, she’ll be in the Suburban most of the time.
Hell,everytime if I can talk her into it.
“Thanks for the ride,” she says with a smile and opens the door.“I’ll see you later.”
She gets in and turns the engine, smiling even wider when it roars to life.After a quick happy dance in the front seat, she pulls out of the parking lot.
Brooks and I watch her go, and he slides his hands into his pockets.“She’s a great girl.”
“Yeah.”I nod slowly.“She is.”
“There something going on between the two of you?”
“Yeah.”I turn to him now and level my gaze with his.“There is.”
“Figures.”Brooks lets out a humorless laugh.“The good ones are always taken.Well, good luck there, man.”
I’ve always liked Brooks.He’s about a year older than me and moved to town when we were in middle school.He’s always been a nice guy.
“Thanks.And thanks for fixing her up.”
“It was kind of a shit show,” he admits.“But it’s solid now.”
“Good to know.”
“I bought some horses,”Ryan says as I walk into the barn after returning to the ranch.
“How many issome?”I counter.
“Six,” Brady replies with a grin.“Our brother doesn’t do anything halfway.”
“That’s a lot of horses for one person.”
Ryan shrugs.“They were all together at this farm, and I couldn’t break them up.”
“Aww”—Brady ruffles Ryan’s hair—“you’re just a big softie.”
“Where are they?”I ask.
“At my place, but I’d like it if you and Brady would come out and take a look at them.They were neglected for a while, and they’re a little skinny.I got a clean bill of health from the vet, so none of them have disease, but they need some work.”
“You have time for six rescue horses?”My eyebrows climb in surprise.My brother is a workaholic.He barely takes time toeat.
“Yeah, I do.I told you, I’m here for the long haul.”
“Let’s go see them, then.Hey, Lucky!”The older man turns when I call over to him.“Want to go see some horses?”
“I’ll never turn that down,” he says with a grin.
The four of us ride in Ryan’s brand-new truck over to his ranch.It’s about a ten-minute drive.The first thing that comes into view is the house.
It’s fucking massive.
Ryan had the old house that once stood here torn down, and, to his credit, it needed to be.It had been abandoned for a long time, so the house was crumbling and not safe, even for restoration.
The new dwelling has a wall of windows that gives him a view of the mountains, and now the six horses grazing in his pasture.
