Learnin' the Ropes
“Jan commented to Ty as he lingered over his cup of breakfast coffee. “She’ll be home soon enough.”Ty lifted his head and looked at the housekeeper as she finished her coffee and carried dirty dishes to the kitchen sink.“How’d you know?” Ty picked up a stack of dishes and carried them for her.“I may be older, but I was young and in love once. Don’t forget I also raised five kids. I know the signs.” Jan gave Ty a pat on his back. She knew she shouldn’t play favorites, but the big, quiet man was a...lways so thoughtful and helpful. As Swede would say, he was just a good egg. It didn’t hurt that his smile could charm the birds out of the trees or the blue of his eyes could entrance any female regardless of her age.Ty grinned and helped finish clearing off the table before he went out for the day. Things were pretty quiet on the ranch right now. According to Swede, they’d start haying again in about a week and things would really get busy. The guys were caught up on fence repairs and Ty was finished with equipment repairs, unless Cal tore up another piece of machinery. Those without anything better to do were mucking stalls, cleaning tack, and riding horses that hadn’t been ridden for a while. Gus volunteered to work around the ranch yard, pulling weeds and tending to the landscaping.MoreLess
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