July passed in one long wave of heat. Payday made good progress so that by the time August dawned, Dwayne could put a saddle on him without incident. It wasn’t the custom-made one from Rick, as Dwayne hadn’t gotten Payday into the trailer quite yet.
Spotlight was coming along a little slower, but Felicity hadn’t exhibited any frustration over the issue.
In fact, since her panic attack just before the Fourth of July holiday, she hadn’t shown any more tears, any more grief, any more sorrow over her father’s death. Dwayne suspected she’d been sharing that part of her life with Capri, and that made his heart hurt. But he didn’t know how to make her share with him.
He made sure he was in the pasture or training ring before her, so he could greet her with a smile each morning. They shared lun
