“Just me.” Gordon approached slowly, casting Felicity in shadow before dropping to the ground beside her. “Sorry.”
She told her heart to settle down, that Dwayne was far away, probably interviewing a new horse trainer already. She wondered if he’d purchased the bay at the auction, and if so, what he’d named the horse.
“So you really like this guy.”
Felicity wanted to deny it, but her voice wouldn’t betray her heart. “Yeah.” She sighed. “I really like him.”
“Maybe you should go visit him this weekend. We’ll be okay with Momma.”
Felicity’s chin trembled as she tried to hold back the tears. “I don’t think he’ll want to talk to me.”
“No? Why not?”
She sniffled and waved her hand at nothing. “I haven’t answered any of his calls, and he stopped trying earlier this week.”
Gordon sat on th
