CHAPTER 132

After they’d checked the herd, they continued clopping along. The serenity of the scenery negated the need for idle chatter. Cord led; she followed.

“See that stock tank? Race—”

The second she heard the word race she was gone. He didn’t come close to catching her. “Maybe you should ride this horse next time, McKay. I’ve beaten you both times.”

“I won once.”

“Want to go best three out of five?”

“No. You have a daredevil streak, Ms. Foster. How come I never knew about it?”

“Because being a wild child was Keely’s reputation, not mine. I was too busy working in my dad’s stead to be wild.” After she realized what she’d confessed, she kicked her heels into Nickel’s sides and they were off.

Cord reined up beside her. “You gonna explain that, or are you gonna make me guess?”

She said, “Guess,” deciding he wouldn’t figure out what no one else had during those years.

“Let’s see. I moved back here seven years ago after bein’ in Seattle for two years, so you would’ve been fifteen. I don’t remembe