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between.
    “No, but if it irritates his horse hers will get a swift kick for it,” Jeremiah said.
    “Ouch.”
    He shrugged.
    After what seemed like just a couple of minutes Kyle halted and the rest of them came to a stop as well.
    “The herd’s just over that hill,” he said, pointing to a small rise in front of them. “We’re going to pick up the pace a bit. Now is the time to turn on your helmet cameras.”
    Cindy dutifully obliged, watching as everyone else did the same.
    “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera,” she heard Mark say from behind her.
    She shook her head, refusing to turn and look at him. She realized with a start that she suddenly had a bit of stage fright. Everything she said and did from this point forward would probably be recorded and could potentially be seen by millions of people. She felt her cheeks getting warm. She just hoped she didn’t embarrass herself. She’d have to watch what she said and did. She could just imagine if she slipped up even a little how a couple of the people at the church would look at her.
    Fortunately unless she did something totally out of character she figured that no one she actually worked with would care. Still, there were a couple of judgmental people she could think of who wouldn’t hesitate to point out to her if she had done anything unchristian or unladylike. She wrinkled her nose at the thought then hastily tried to relax her facial features. People would wonder why she was making that face.
    Stop being paranoid! she told herself.
    “What’s wrong?” Jeremiah asked.
    Great. Now she’d have to admit it out loud.
    “Just a little stressed out about being on camera,” she said, forcing herself to try and smile at him. After all, his camera would be recording her since he was looking in her direction.
    “Don’t worry, I’m sure it will be fine,” he said.
    She wanted to ask him how he knew, but then people would wonder why she was paranoid about being on camera and would think she was hiding something.
    How does Kyle live like this? she wondered.
    Kyle kicked his horse forward into a trot and the other horses followed suit. Cindy hung on to the pommel, her stomach lurching as her horse jumped forward. The trot was a lot bumpier and she felt like her bones were being jostled together. Fortunately, it gave her something other than the cameras to fixate on.
    They trotted swiftly up the hill and in a moment crested it. Cindy looked down into a valley and was awestruck as she saw hundreds of cattle dotting the grassy floor.
    I’m really doing this, I’m really on a cattle drive.
    She took in the scene below her and couldn’t help but marvel. People had been doing this for hundreds of years. It was part of a long tradition, part of her heritage as an American. Now it was her turn to take part and experience what her ancestors might have. It took her breath away.
    Somehow it hadn’t been truly real to her until that moment. Despite all her fears and misgivings she felt a little thrill of excitement. She was going on a real adventure. She saw Traci trotting down the hill in front of her and heard Mark mutter something behind her. In that moment she decided she was going to live this adventure to its fullest. There were trained cowboys and a police officer, Escape! Channel employees, and Jeremiah there. What could possibly go wrong?
    She began to trot down the hill. It took her a moment to adjust to the incline and to not feel like she was going to fall forward onto her horse’s neck. The other horses were beginning to fan out, no longer following each other in single file and she saw the cowboys galloping ahead of the rest of them, streaking toward the herd, making high pitched whistling sounds as they did.
    She turned Petite to follow Kyle who had headed his horse toward the left, realizing she had no clue where she was supposed to be or what exactly she was supposed to do. She glanced around and saw Jeremiah and his horse just behind her. Traci and