Page 10 (1/2)

e saddle again and he groaned “Here we go again…”

“Sorry You’re pressed against me like white on rice, Brody My skin can’t even breathe” She slowed the horse and tapped his knee with her pal by the rocks? She usually coet a treat, but I am not sure if she’ll coain “Get off”

“Don’t I wish,” he mumbled under his breath

“What?”

“Nothing,” he said as he dismounted

Brody threw one leg over the back of the horse and pivoted gracefully to the ground He adjusted his jeans and reached to help her disainst hirabbed both her elbows and steadied her One hand reached out and brushed the chestnut locks of hair from her face

“You okay?” he asked

“Yep Just fine” She turned her back to hi for her lunch She carried it over to a large rock, climbed atop and sat down

“Nohat?” Brody asked

“Noait,” she replied

“Wait for what?”

“For her to come over to see us She’s way too nosy to stay over there”

“Ah, I see” Brody hitched himself up on the rock where she was perched

Lou found it hard to ignore hi pens She’s going to be ready to have that baby within the next two months and we certainly don’t want her to do it out here”

“That so?” Brody questioned, totally unconcerned with the topic as he eyed her sandwich