Satin & Saddles by Cheyenne McCray Read Free Book Online Page B

hurried off in my Jeep and waved. I just wasn’t in the mood to talk to him in case he was interested in striking up a relationship again.”
    “And the second time?”
    “I literally bumped into him at the grocery store.” Carly shifted her stance. “He asked me out for Saturday and I told him I have a date. When he asked me out for another day I told him no, that I just wanted to be friends with him.”
    “What did he do?”
    “He said he wasn’t looking for a relationship and just wanted it to be as friends,” Carly said.
    “I’ll be right there,” Sabrina called out to someone but it was muffled like she’d moved the phone away from her mouth. “I’m on the phone with Carly.”
    Then Sabrina spoke to Carly. “Wyatt says we’ve got to get to the airport before we miss our flight back home tonight. We need to get back in time to make it to the get-together tomorrow.”
    Carly slapped her forehead with the heel of her palm. “I can’t believe I forgot you’re still on your honeymoon.”
    “Hey, I called you, remember?” Sabrina had a smile in her voice. “Wyatt and I have had an incredible time and we’re looking forward to tomorrow. I hear the Camerons get a little crazy when they head out to the lake.”
    Carly smiled. “I hear the same thing.” The phone beeped in her ear. “I’ve got another call coming in and you need to catch your flight.”
    “See you tomorrow,” Sabrina said.
    “Bye, Sabrina,” Carly said before looking at the caller ID screen. It was a phone number she didn’t recognize. She answered it, “Hello?”
    Silence.
    She frowned. “Hello?”
    The line clicked and disconnected.
    Wrong number, no doubt. She pocketed the phone, slid into her chair, and picked up her laptop from the end table where she’d left it earlier today.
    She opened it and went straight for her email and found herself disappointed that there wasn’t one from Dillon. She clicked on the email he’d sent earlier in the week that had the picture of the two of them that his friend had taken at the barn dance.
     
    Carly,
     
    You look amazing. Had a great time with you Saturday night and I wish I was with you now. Really looking forward to Saturday at Patagonia Lake.
     
    D
     
    She opened the picture again and her skin warmed as she saw the two of them dancing together, looking at the camera. She looked happy in the pic as she smiled at the camera. Dillon’s gaze was on her and there was something so sexy in his gaze that heated her body even more.
    The chime sounded on her email program, telling her that she had a new email. She looked at the list of emails and a burst of excitement went through her when she saw that the new one was from Dillon with an attachment. She clicked on the email and read it.
     
    Carly,
     
    Thought you’d like this, a photo of Whiskey with her foal. She was born today.
     
    D
     
    Carly clicked on the attachment and smiled. It was a picture of one of Dillon’s mares that was the warm gold color of whiskey, and a baby standing next to her on wobbly legs. The baby had a white coat with a gray nose.
    Her phone rang and she looked at the caller ID and her heart beat a little faster. She pressed the answer button. “Hi, Dillon.” She thought her voice might have sounded a little too breathy or anxious.
    “Did you get the email I sent?” he said in his low, sexy voice.
    “Just opened it.” Carly looked at the pic again. “A girl or a boy?”
    “A filly.” There was a smile in his voice.
    “Since her mother’s Whiskey, you should name the filly Piña Colada.”
    “I was going to let you name her, but now I’m not so sure.” Dillon had a teasing note to his voice.
    “Oooh, really?” Carly grinned. “Piña is a good nickname, don’t you think?”
    Dillon laughed. “Do you have any idea the hell I’ll get from my brothers for naming a horse Piña Colada? With a mother named Whiskey, she should at least be the name of a hard liquor or beer. How about Tequila?