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“She sawed down the sides until the straps snapped and loosened the whorls of golden straw. She repeated the process six more times until she had a massive pile ready for the yearlings and colts. She hopped into the little tractor and slapped it into gear.
Day three and she was finally getting the hang of her small chores. She hadn’t been delegated to mucking out the stalls, but she had a feeling that had more to do with Shane’s station in the pecking order this week than anything she was doing on Doyle’s horse farm.
She hadn’t seen Shane for more than a few minutes in the evening before he poured himself into the shower and bed, returning at daybreak to do it all over again. Most nights he stayed down at the barracks with the other workers, checking in on her between whatever projects he was working on.
Keeping busy had been the deal of the day for her since the first night. She understood that he wanted to wrap up the job as quickly as possible, but with each day that passed, it was ...becoming clearer that her fantasy was falling apart.MoreLess
Day three and she was finally getting the hang of her small chores. She hadn’t been delegated to mucking out the stalls, but she had a feeling that had more to do with Shane’s station in the pecking order this week than anything she was doing on Doyle’s horse farm.
She hadn’t seen Shane for more than a few minutes in the evening before he poured himself into the shower and bed, returning at daybreak to do it all over again. Most nights he stayed down at the barracks with the other workers, checking in on her between whatever projects he was working on.
Keeping busy had been the deal of the day for her since the first night. She understood that he wanted to wrap up the job as quickly as possible, but with each day that passed, it was ...becoming clearer that her fantasy was falling apart.MoreLess
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