Flee the Night (2005)
“The burgers are nearly finished!”
Lacey waved at Conner, who wore a crazy chef’s hat and apron over his turtleneck and jacket, as she cantered her horse through the yard. The smell of grilling hamburgers had her stomach doing cartwheels.
“Race ya!” Micah yelled from over her shoulder.
She turned, smiled at him, and shouted, “Yah!”
The cool late-autumn wind licked through her hair while she stood in the stirrups and galloped toward the barn. The sky smiled down on them today, a light blue with w...ispy cirrus, the smells of decaying loam and the last of the wildflowers in the air. “I’m winning!”
“Never!” Micah nudged up beside her. His shoulder had healed well, and even his leg seemed to be holding out. Then again, he could be bleeding from both ears and he’d still say he was fine.
She urged her horse forward, breathing hard, her thighs screaming. It felt like heaven to be riding again. She pulled the animal up just as they reached the trail to the paddock. She laughed, feeling full and alive.MoreLess
Lacey waved at Conner, who wore a crazy chef’s hat and apron over his turtleneck and jacket, as she cantered her horse through the yard. The smell of grilling hamburgers had her stomach doing cartwheels.
“Race ya!” Micah yelled from over her shoulder.
She turned, smiled at him, and shouted, “Yah!”
The cool late-autumn wind licked through her hair while she stood in the stirrups and galloped toward the barn. The sky smiled down on them today, a light blue with w...ispy cirrus, the smells of decaying loam and the last of the wildflowers in the air. “I’m winning!”
“Never!” Micah nudged up beside her. His shoulder had healed well, and even his leg seemed to be holding out. Then again, he could be bleeding from both ears and he’d still say he was fine.
She urged her horse forward, breathing hard, her thighs screaming. It felt like heaven to be riding again. She pulled the animal up just as they reached the trail to the paddock. She laughed, feeling full and alive.MoreLess
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