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The ride home was an incredibly different scenario Sara plastered her body as close to Roy as possible Roy found it difficult to control the reins with both hands without talking his one arh they were quiet, Abe knew so the return trip Abe wrapped his arhtly

Sara's warht a faint whiff of her perfume How is this possible? I' a father to those two boys Why now, this late in s inside me that I never kneere possible As if she knehat he was thinking, Sara squeezed Roy tight and sighed Roy leaned over and kissed Sara on her forehead She looked up at Roy with a bean tasks for Abe whenever he showed up Abe seeer to demonstrate to Roy how much he appreciated Roy's kindness toward his e circle pen one week, and iar-Girl in the arena Aftera loop around the filly's neck, Roy stood in thethe other end of the rope He would crack a small whip and the horse would run in one direction After a few circles around the pen, Roy would step in front of Sugar-Girl and snap the whip againthe horse run the opposite direction Abe watched Roy perform this routine for hours

When Roy was finished, he would walk up to Sugar-Girl and hold her neck Stroking her body, Roy would speak into the horse's ear and lead her around by hand Abe was fascinated because Roy see, almost as if he could coive out whistles and voice co the rope around the horse's neck go slack

After two months of the saround Using only whistles and voice coar-Girl would run, stop, turn, and run the other direction A few tiar-Girl would run faster With each click, she would increase until she was at a full gallop Roy would then say, "Whoa Sugar-Girl" The horse would quickly slow her pace and stop Roy called to her with a high pitched whistle and she would run over to see what treat Roy had in his hand Roy kept bits of carrots in his pocket Sugar-Girl would probe around with herto find the hidden treats