Carter loved working with the horses, so he stayed busy. Satan and Midnight were doing well, and for stallions that was saying something. He'd boarded a couple of mares to be bred, and that was happening tomorrow. He'd sent a ranch hand after some supplies earlier when he saw Lauren leave with the baby.

Dinner hadn't been the same with them since Janelle left, and he kept waiting, watching, expecting her to jump out from around a corner. When Lauren parked the car later, he wondered ...