Dwayne seemed uncomfortable inside his own barns, and he kept saying things like, “We’re gonna get that tack room insulated,” and “Don’t worry about those fences. I’ll get the boys to patch them up,” and “This is the training ring, but we’ll get it leveled before you start.”
He flitted from one thing to the next like a hummingbird looking for the best nectar. His nervous energy floated like a scent on the air, and Felicity wanted to grab onto his shoulders and say, “Take a breath. It’s okay.”
But she couldn’t reach his shoulders without some effort, and she liked walking around the ranch and just drinking in the atmosphere of it. Grape Seed was a bit different from the ranch where she’d grown up. They were larger, with nicer equipment, and a lot more money. Sure, her parents had done oka
