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“Is he okay?” Eden asked.
“He seems to be. Those fly bites can hurt.”
“I’m sure I wouldn’t want a fly that size biting me.”
“You can get back on him now. He’ll be fine. You did well at holding on.”
“But I still needed to be rescued.”
Ian grinned. “Round two also goes to me.”
He chuckled when he heard her gasp as he rode to the end of the line.
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Eden stared after him and couldn’t help but laugh. “So that’s how this was going to go, huh? Well, you’re on Ian Brennan.”
She was glad he’d rescued her though. He just pulled her off the horse as if she weighed nothing. She groaned as she remembered how she’d wrapped her arms around his neck to hang on. She’d been terrified, but she knew to hang on or she’d hit the ground and that didn’t appeal in the least.
Once they arrived back at the barn, everyone handed their horse off to a ranch hand and left the barn. Eden held back and looked around for Ian. When she found him, she made her way to him.
“Ian?”
“Yes, ma’am?” When he looked at her with those amazing eyes, her heart slammed into her ribs.
“Uh, I want to thank you again for saving me. I think my life passed before my eyes.”
When he grinned, she was in awe of just how handsome he really was. Though she wasn’t interested in his type, this man had such a pull that she had to remind herself about no involvement. Some men just oozed sex appeal,and Ian Brennan was one of them. She wondered if he was married or involved with anyone.
Shaking her head, she knew it didn’t matter. She’d play by the rules, and she knew he did. That was evident in the way he acted around the brunette.
“It can be scary. I’m glad you weren’t hurt.”
“Me too. I’ll let you get back to work. Thanks again.”
“Yes, ma’am. Have a nice rest of the day.” He touched the brim of his hat and she almost sighed.
Eden nodded, walked from the barn, and strolled to her cabin. After a night of sleeping on the ground, she was so ready to sleep in a bed. As she entered her cabin, she stopped to look at Cammie’s but didn’t see her. Eden wondered if she was at the pool or some other activity.
With a sigh, she closed the door, and sat on the sofa. She was too tired to do anything but be lazy. She could do that at the pool. Getting up, she made her way to the bedroom, changed into her swimsuit, pulled a short robe on, then headed for the pool. It was a little after noon, and the sun was merciless. She could feel the sweat between her breasts and on her back as she walked to the pool. She smiled at the people she passed.
Once she reached the pool, she found a chaise lounge, placed her towel on it, removed the robe, then walked to the pool, and dove in. There weren’t a lot of people around it today. There must be some other activities going on somewhere.
After drying off, she applied sunscreen, puther sunglasses on, and closed her eyes. This felt amazing. To just do nothing and not worry about court dates. She opened her eyes when a shadow moved over her to see the brunette who’d been after Ian taking the lounge chair beside her. Eden wondered what she was up to because she knew the woman had an agenda. She removed her sunglasses.
“I’m Bonnie,” she said.
“Eden.”
“You had a little scare on the camping trip, didn’t you?”
“Yes. A horsefly bit my horse.”
“I wonder why they didn’t bother anyone else’s horse.”
Eden glanced at her to see the woman staring at her.
“I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.”
