My True Cowboy

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Author: Shelley Galloway
sister.
    â€œSo what’s got you so riled up?” he murmured, patting her long brown hair. Hair the same shade as his own.
    Raising his head, he was relieved to see Gwen standing in the hall leading to the kitchen. Gwen was a grandmother whose grandchildren lived in Houston. She’d missed livingwith a family, and they’d all needed a woman’s hand in helping raise Virginia after Carolyn had taken off. In return for room and board, Gwen helped out as much as she could.
    Her lips pursed when their eyes met.
    â€œWhat’s going on?” he mouthed.
    â€œA lot.” She sighed. “We got a call about an hour ago. Trent’s in the hospital in Albuquerque.”
    He stiffened. “What? When?”
    Ginny untangled herself from his arms and pulled him down to eye level. “A bull threw him and he hurt his ribs. Bad. And his arm and a kidney, too.” Eyes wide, she said, “Right, Gwen?”
    â€œKind of.” Her lips curved slightly. “His arm is broken. And the rest of him isn’t so good.”
    Cal felt his insides do a flip turn. Of the three brothers, Trent was by far the most talented bull rider. His younger brother was fearless in the ring, and had enough confidence for the whole family.
    He’d won so many buckles and trophies that the rest of them just kind of counted on him always coming out of the pen the winner. So much so that Cal had begun to take his brother’s performances almost for granted. Sometimes, he even forgot to look at the recaps on the computer or check in with Trent on a regular basis.
    But now Cal realized he’d been foolish to imagine that his brother was invincible. “How bad is not good?” he asked around a sinking feeling of dread. “Do I need to go fly out there?”
    â€œI don’t think so. From what I can gather, in addition to the broken arm, two ribs are cracked.” Lowering her voice, she added, “He might have a concussion, too. They’re doing tests today to check for any internal injuries.”
    â€œBut that’s all?” he asked sarcastically.
    â€œIt could be worse,” Gwen murmured, her brown eyes sympathetic. “No one thinks there’s anything life threatening. He’s going to be checked out momentarily. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
    Wait and see. First for his dad, now for his brother. Cal didn’t reckon he had too much patience left inside him. “I, for one, am getting pretty tired of doing that wait-and-see two-step. It’s wearin’ me out.”
    â€œI feel the same way,” she said with a commiserating look. “Just so you know, I called Jarred in Mexico.”
    â€œI’m glad you did. What did he say?”
    â€œNothing, because he didn’t pick up. I must have called four times, too. He didn’t pick up that phone once.”
    â€œYou’d think the boy could manage to check messages every once in a while. No one can be in bed that much.”
    Gwen winced. “Honestly, Junior. Watch your tongue.”
    Ginny scrambled out of his arms. “How come Jarred’s in bed? Is he sick, too?”
    â€œJust lovesick.” When his sister’s eyes widened, Cal rushed to give her another answer. “I mean, he’s fine. Now, don’t you be worrying about Jarred. I was only joking, sweetheart.”
    Her lips trembled. “Okay.”
    When he spied a tear slide down her face, mixing in with her chocolate mess, he reached out for her again. “Ginny, I just told you the God’s honest truth. How come you’re crying again?”
    â€œI want everyone to come on home and be like it used to be.”
    â€œThat would be nice.” He’d like that, too. But even in a month of Sundays, it sure as hell wasn’t going to happen. Things had happened. Their dad got old and he and his brothers grew up.
    â€œWhen’s Daddy coming home?”
    â€œNow, that’s something
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