At the barn, he walked down the quiet aisleway—quiet except for the munching of hay as the horses finished their morning meal. Brad was feeling pretty good. Gran had readily agreed to stay with Andy and David during her recuperation, and that meant Brad felt freer to return to Hank for the last week of the Winter Circuit. Being in the midst of things would keep his asinine thoughts regarding Reggie at bay.
As he made his way to the stable office he mentally checked off the horses that had returned from Florida as he passed their stalls. They were decorated with the ribbons they had won. Everyone, it seemed, had returned except Desi and Tango. He stopped briefly in front of their stalls at the end of the barn aisle. As they were stallions they were separated by an empty stall between them
