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“Where is Ian?”
Eden saw Bonnie across from her, staring at her as she asked the question. Eden raised her eyebrow at her, making Bonnie look away. Eden had a feeling she’d be here another week and seeing her confirmed it. She hoped it was her last week.
“Ian is on another activity this morning. It will be Frank and me taking you on this trip. You can choose your horse now,” Chip said with a smile.
Eden wanted to cry. She knew it was because of her that Ian had switched to another activity. He made it clear that he would stay away from her while she was here.
“Are you okay?” Cammie asked her.
“Uh, yeah, I’m fine.”
“You don’t sound like it.”
“I am. Let’s pick our horses.”
As they rode along the trail, Eden just wanted to go to her cabin and hide.
“Eden? What’s bothering you?” Cammie said as she rode alongside her.
“Not now. I’ll tell you later.”
“Okay, but you’re worrying me. You were fine at the dance.”
“I promise, Cam, I’ll tell you later. Let’s just enjoy this.”
“Well, I know I will, but I’m not so sure about you.”
Eden didn’t answer her, and Cammie got back in line behind her. All she wanted to do was sit in her cabin and sulk. Should she talk to him? No. She couldn’t do that. She’d be too afraid he’d tell her to get lost and leave him alone. Maybe she should just go home.
“Cammie? If we leave before our stay is up, are we still charged for the full stay?”
Cammie reined her horse to a stop and looked at her in surprise.
“Why are you asking me that? Do you want to leave?”
“I don’t know.” She shook her head.
“Okay, you are definitely telling me what happened when we get back. Because something did.”
“I’ll tell you. I promise.”
Cammie nodded then rode on and soon the group reached the creek. She listened as Chip told everyone about how to ride down and back up the embankment.
After dismounting, she led her horse to the creek and watched it drink, then she got back into the saddle, and rode up the embankment. She was so ready to get back and do nothing.
“How about we hit the pool later?”
Eden shook her head, then sighed, and nodded. It wasn’t fair to Cammie if she stayed hidden in her cabin. They came here together and planned to do activities.
“Yeah, we can do that. It’s going to be a hot day.”
“Yes.”
Eden glanced at her to see her frowning at her. She shrugged. She knew Cammie was worried about her lack of enthusiasm, but she just wasn’t feeling it. The next three weeks were going to be difficult to get through.
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Ian rode along the fence, checking it for any problems. He’d been out since sun-up and was more than ready to head back. Jaxon asked him to do this because Ken wasn’t feeling well. Ken had been the manager when the ranch first opened, but his health declined, and a lot of his delegations were passed on to Ian.
