The Cowboy's Baby (2010)
“Hugh was clean-shaven, wore clean clothes, had his foot swathed in heavy bandages, and sported bruises and cuts on his face and hands. “Looks like you might have lost a war.”
Hugh chuckled. “Got run over by a loaded wagon. Would have died if Colby hadn’t shown up and forced me to get better.” He shifted his amused glance to Colby. “Maybe forcing that old quack of a doctor to show a little mercy helped, too.”
“I owed you.”
Hugh and Colby stared at each other, sharing some secret.
“If you ever ow...ed me the debt is paid.”
Anna shifted her gaze from one to the other and when neither seemed about to share any details, she decided to press for more. “What’s this debt thing?”
Colby shook his head and shot Hugh a look rife with warning but Hugh ignored him. “I saved his hide a time or two. One time especially that he’s referring to—”
“Anna, let’s get back. I want to feed Dorrie.”
Anna shook off his hand. “In a minute.” Hugh knew something and she wanted to find out what.MoreLess
Hugh chuckled. “Got run over by a loaded wagon. Would have died if Colby hadn’t shown up and forced me to get better.” He shifted his amused glance to Colby. “Maybe forcing that old quack of a doctor to show a little mercy helped, too.”
“I owed you.”
Hugh and Colby stared at each other, sharing some secret.
“If you ever ow...ed me the debt is paid.”
Anna shifted her gaze from one to the other and when neither seemed about to share any details, she decided to press for more. “What’s this debt thing?”
Colby shook his head and shot Hugh a look rife with warning but Hugh ignored him. “I saved his hide a time or two. One time especially that he’s referring to—”
“Anna, let’s get back. I want to feed Dorrie.”
Anna shook off his hand. “In a minute.” Hugh knew something and she wanted to find out what.MoreLess
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