Cowboy Fever (2011)
Cowboy Fever
“Pushing a lock of hair back under the bandanna covering her head she let out a long, slow breath. Her arm muscles ached, she was sweating like a three-hundred-pound Gator running back, and her clothes, skin, and even her hair were speckled with white paint. Luna lay beside her, panting, her black patches bearing white spatters as well.
“Quittin’ time.” Jodi set down the paint sprayer and waved for Troy to put down his brush. They’d spent the entire day constructing a wheelchair ramp and win...dbreak for the clinic and painting them white to match the house.
“But it’s not done,” Troy said.
“We’ll finish tomorrow,” Jodi said. “Nobody’s going to see it between now and then.”
“Okay. Can I go home now?” He set his brush on the lid of the paint can and bounced to his feet.
Jodi nodded, smiling. “Sure. You deserve a rest. Working all morning for Skelton, and then coming over here—you’re a hard worker these days.”MoreLess
“Quittin’ time.” Jodi set down the paint sprayer and waved for Troy to put down his brush. They’d spent the entire day constructing a wheelchair ramp and win...dbreak for the clinic and painting them white to match the house.
“But it’s not done,” Troy said.
“We’ll finish tomorrow,” Jodi said. “Nobody’s going to see it between now and then.”
“Okay. Can I go home now?” He set his brush on the lid of the paint can and bounced to his feet.
Jodi nodded, smiling. “Sure. You deserve a rest. Working all morning for Skelton, and then coming over here—you’re a hard worker these days.”MoreLess
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