Page 17 of A Cowboy Takes A Chance

Blowing out a breath, he walked toward her knowing he had to help her since she was a guest after all. After he lifted the saddle from the horse, he gave her a nod.

“Grab the blanket, please.”

“Sure.” Smiling at him, she lifted the blanket off, then stood staring at him.

“Just set it on the hay over there,” he said. When she frowned, he knew she was expecting him to have her follow him into the tack room and he bit back a grin.

“Jaxon, can you help me?”

Whipping his head around, he narrowed his eyes at Presley, as she stood beside her horse, acting helpless. He glanced away from her then back. She rolled her lips in and he was sure it was to fight a smile.

“Sure,” he said and walked toward her and turned back to the group. “You’re all free to go.”

They laughed and left the barn. He saw Bett throw Presley a look as he strode to her.

“You need help, huh?”

“Nah,” she said, laughing. “I saved you. You owe me, Jaxon Callahan.”

“What do I owe you?”

Presley laughed. “I’ll think of something.

“That’s what I’m afraid of,” he muttered and started to lead her horse to the stall.

“Chicken?”

Stopping, he looked back at her. “Hell, yes.”

“I wouldn’t think a man who rode bulls for a living would be afraid of anything.”

“Maybe since I quit riding, I’ve turned chicken. Especially with women.”

Presley nodded then turned to walk away from him. Glancing over her shoulder, she sent him a smile.

“You could come and see me at the pool later.”

“Oh, hell, no.”

Laughing, she walked from the barn. Jaxon shook his head as he watched her go then turned to go into the stall when he spotted Devin leaning against the wall, with his arms folded, staring at him.Shit!He watched as Devin pushed away from the wall and walked toward him.

“So…”

“Don’t even say it, Dev.”

“Say what?”

Jaxon glared at him. “What did you see?”

Devin chuckled. “You were fraternizing with a guest.”

“I wasn’t fraternizing,” Jaxon muttered.

“Hey, if you think I’m going to raise hell with you, think again. I did the same thing with Willa.”

Jaxon leaned against the wall and folded his arms. “Yeah, but I’m not interested in a relationship.”

Devin grinned at him. “Could have fooled me. Looked like a lot of flirting going on. So, who is she?”

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