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“Then, I’m going to put some money on you.”
Dylan resisted the urge to groan. Great, now his boss’s money was on the line. “I hope I make bank for you.”
“How’s Killer coming along? Should I place a bet on her too?”
Dylan sucked in a breath. “No. Not yet.”
“The money is good on her to win since she’s had such a poor showing.”
“She’s doing just fine.” Dylan felt the need to defend her.
“If I wait until she goes eight seconds, the odds won’t be as sweet.”
“You shouldn’t risk the money on anything but a sure thing.”
“And you’re a sure thing?” Mr. Hickory said.
Refusing to hesitate, Dylan said, “I am.”
“I think I’m going to place a bet on Killer Keller anyway to win. I’d appreciate you doing everything in your power to make that happen.”
“I’ll see what I can do.” Dylan had no idea what the heck he could do that he wasn’t already doing. But for San Antonio, he needed to concentrate on how he was going to stay on Fever Dream.
Chapter Fifteen
San Antonio, TX—June
It had been a rough few days. She and Dylan had barely seen each other this week. LeAnn had had to do a ton of press circuits and attend sponsorship events while keeping up with her training. The good news was she was getting experience riding all of the bulls in the Hickory Livestock pens. The bad news was her back was killing her and she was bruised and sore. When Dylan wasn’t training her, he was researching and practicing to ride Fever Dream in his event. No one had ever stayed on Fever Dream long enough to score, but if anyone could do it, it was Dylan.
But she was worried about him. He was working himself too hard, whether it was out of guilt for still riding Lola or something else, she didn’t know. She hoped it wasn’t about taking their relationship to the next level, but she wondered if he’d felt forced into it. If she had stayed out of his bed, Dylan would have one less complication in his life.
A sliver of guilt was starting to distract her, and she had to forcibly keep her mind on the bulls. LeAnn had wanted to talk to Dylan about Johnny Montana too, but she didn’t want to distract him with bad thoughts or energy before the ride.
“I’ve got an idea,” LeAnn said while they were both waiting to practice on their respective bulls.
“What’s that?” he asked.
She didn’t like the dark circles under his eyes or the lines by his mouth. It was obvious that he wasn’t getting enough sleep.
“Not too far away from here is the Three Sisters Ranch in Last Stand. Why don’t we take a drive, and you can board Lola there for a little while? Just to give her the R&R that she deserves.”
“That’s Trent Campbell’s ranch, right?”
“His wife and her sisters own it, but yeah, that’s where his school is located.”
“Is it a good place?” he asked.
“Definitely. They love horses there. And they have a good vet who’s local.”
“I’ll have to call them up and see how much it’s going to cost me,” he said tiredly.
“I already asked. It’s going to be about $500 a month, but if you prepay, they’ll give you a twenty-percent discount.”
“It’ll depend on how well I do this weekend,” he said. “But I think I can swing one month, if you want to head there tonight.”
“I’d like that,” LeAnn said.
“All right. Let’s grab dinner on the road and head over there once they kick us out tonight.”
