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life.”
    Bolstered by success, her optimism grew. His
praise pleased her. She took the reins and Big Blue shifted,
waiting for instructions, while Daisy looked past the corral to the
meadow and trees beyond. She breathed in the scents of wild grasses
and flowers, saddle soap and leather, and sighed with satisfaction.
From her elevated view, the world looked more inviting than ever.
“Thanks for saying so.”
    “I don’t give compliments that aren’t
earned.”
    Trey next gave her a refresher on how to
post, then led the stallion around the corral. “You’re really
starting to catch on. Most important, you’re not acting skittish.
Your control will keep your animal calm. You’re going to be ready
for everything you have to do.”
    Relief flooded her, and her confidence
rebounded. What Trey said was true. She did feel more relaxed and
controlled. Mounted Patrol equestrian training started in a few
weeks, and she’d be ready for the advanced lessons. She truly
believed that now.
    “Let me take Big Blue around the ring by
myself,” she blurted.
    Trey let go and stepped back, clearly
trusting her, and she had the sudden urge to gallop into the wind.
Instead, she walked the horse twice around the ring and finished
with a sensible trot. She’d learn to gallop soon enough.
    Trey watched her with a grin on his handsome
face. A breeze lifted the strands of his hair, dazzling her as the
gold streaks caught the sun, and she grinned at him in return,
thinking this smile might become a permanent fixture. She couldn’t
remember the last time she’d felt this good. And it was all
Trey.
    She brought Big Blue back to the starting
point, dismounted and handed the reins to Trey, who tied them to
the corral post. “Officer Phillips reporting for duty, sir.” Daisy
saluted, and they both laughed.
    Suddenly, the atmosphere changed. The look
in Trey’s eyes was wholly different. Was it because she’d ridden
Big Blue? Admiration shone there, and pride, as if her
accomplishment was also his. And there was something else as well.
Something he’d mentioned the other day. Something she felt too.
    She reached out and took his hand to let him
know she understood. She gave it a squeeze. “Meeting you has
changed my life.”
    Suddenly, the words weren’t enough. The
prospect of a real future in Texas took her straight into Trey’s
arms. She kissed him and wrapped her arms around his neck to just
hold him close.
    A moan escaped his lips, and Trey’s hands
glided down her sides to caress the swell of her hips. At his
touch, the muscles in her stomach and abdomen rose and fell like
gently rippling waters. She leaned into him, seeking more friction
as he returned her kiss. Behind them, Big Blue chomped his teeth
and sneezed.
    Trey broke away and smirked. “I hope that’s
not an editorial on my lovemaking skills.”
    Daisy ran her fingers over his jaw,
laughing. “No, I think he approves. I know I do.”
    She looked back at the horse, and an idea
struck. Turning again to Trey she asked, “Is your schedule open for
the next hour or so?”
    Trey nodded.
    “Good. Let’s go.”
    Daisy untied the stallion and stepped into a
stirrup—like she’d been born to it. She mounted Big Blue in one
fluid motion and shifted all the way back on the saddle, patting
the tight space in front of her. This could work. She was sure it
could work.
    “You could sit here and lean against me,”
she said. “I’ll support your spine.”
    ***
    Trey had figured he’d know when the time was
right to ride again. Now, staring up at Daisy on his coal black
stallion, with her flaming red hair, he knew that time had
come.
    He stroked Big Blue’s neck while his heart
thumped. “Is it all right with you, boy, if we double up? We won’t
stay on long.”
    Daisy dismounted to make room for him, and
Trey noted the ease of her movements. He’d always known she could
do this. She patted the saddle and offered an encouraging smile.
Trey nodded.
    When she stepped away,