“Maybe you’re right. Maybe I should get off the ranch sometime…see if there’s someone else out there like me.”
“Trust me. There’s no one out there like you. But I bet there’s someone who’d love to get to know someone like you.”
She extended her hand and I shook it.
“You’re all right, lady spook.”
I laughed. “You know that’s how I knew you and Judith were friends, right? You both refer to me the same way.”
“You don’t miss anything, do you?”
“I wouldn’t still be alive if I did. Hey, I have a question.”
“Another one?”
“Yeah, if I wanted to learn how to ride a horse…I mean I know the general stuff, but if I wanted to learn how to really ride, is that something you could teach me?”
“You want to take riding lessons? Can I ask why?”
“Because you never know what you might need to use to evade the enemy…or Carter. He really doesn’t like it when I get in the middle of police business.”
Her lips trembled, then she broke into a grin. “You’re telling me you have man problems?”
I sighed. “Men can be difficult.”
“Honey, I could have told you that.” She slung one arm around my shoulders and pulled me toward the stables. “Let’s go find you a horse to ride. I’m thinking a mare.”
“Perfect.”
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