The Bull's Bride Hunt (Holiday Mail Order Mates Book 3) by Lola Kidd Read Free Book Online Page B

wanted to test it out to make sure it would work. He just needed to wait for his passenger to show up.
    “This thing looks great,” Tanner said when he finally arrived. “Sorry I’m late. I got held up at a meeting.”
    “No problem at all. I wanted to give this thing a test ride before we let kids ride in it.”
    Tanner looked around. “That’s a great idea, Jack, but we don’t have a horse.”
    “But we do have a bull.”
    Jack stripped down and transformed behind the bushes. He came back out to Tanner in his bull form. Tanner strapped Jack to the cart and got in the back.
    “There’s no harness, man, so go slow.”
    Jack began to pull the cart around the park along the route that he thought the ride should take. He hoped that there would be enough time to get in at least a dozen pony rides during the egg hunt. It was a nice, scenic route, and Jack thought all the kids would love it.
    As they rode, Jack’s bull was really enjoying itself. It didn’t get to be out in public very often. He didn’t let his bull roam in the city because it was just too big and he was afraid the animal would freak people out.
    As they came back around to the gazebo, Jack was surprised to see Macy, her daughter, and her mother taking a walk along the edge of the park. It was late, and he hadn’t expected to see anyone since the park was almost closed. And of all the people to run into, of course it had to be Macy.
    “Whoa there, buddy,” Tanner said. “What about we go and chat those nice ladies up? Let’s see how the ride works with real passengers.”
    Jack nodded as best he could and hoped that Tanner understood. It worked, because Tanner ran off and came back with Macy and her family.
    “I can’t believe it’s really you in there,” Macy said, stroking his nose.
    “This is Mr. Jack?” Jill asked excitedly.
    Jack dipped his bull’s head again. Tanner ushered the ladies into the cart and Jack took them on a nice slow ride around the park.
    Jill talked excitedly the entire time. She told Jack about her entire day and about all the eggs she hoped to find on the egg hunt. He’d never seen a human child so calm around him when he was in his bull form. Usually they were afraid at first and were slow to warm up to him.
    When they got to the end of the ride, Tanner helped the women and Jill out of the cart.
    “How was it?” he asked anxiously.
    Jack had already rented the pony, so he hoped it had been fun for them.
    “That was the best ride I’ve ever been on!” Jill said excitedly, jumping up and down. She came to stand in front of the bull. “Now turn back into a person.”
    “He’s going to have to go behind the bushes for that,” Tanner said.
    When he shifted back, he’d be naked. He was glad that Tanner had said something, because he didn’t want any unfortunate mishaps with a child present.
    “We’ll go behind the bushes first to make sure Jack’s not hiding there,” Mrs. Peach said.
    Jack marveled at what a quick thinker Macy’s mother was. Now there was no way that Jill would think they were pulling a trick on her.
    Macy’s mother and daughter went behind the bushes and checked all around for Jack. Satisfied, they came back and let Jack go behind the bushes. He transformed back into his human form. Tanner handed him his clothes, and he pulled them on quickly.
    “Ta-da!” he said, jumping out from behind the bushes. He picked up Jill and tickled her before tossing her in the air.
    “I can’t believe you’re really you,” she said, giggling. “You’re an animal and a man. That’s so cool, Mr. Jack.”
    “That was pretty exciting,” Macy said, looking at him shyly. She got close so she could whisper in his ear. “Can we talk?”
    Tanner took the hint and said he needed to go. Macy’s mom said she’d walk Jill home by herself and quickly left Macy and Jack alone.
    “I’m really sorry,” she said when they were finally by themselves. “I acted like a real crazy lady, and there’s no