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“So are you marrying her?” David asked as he tilted his head to the side. I smiled as I recalled a memory about Corrine. I had already bought the ring the day after we rescued Stormy. It took me all of five seconds for my eyes to land on the perfect ring for Corrine.
The sound of something falling had my head snapping up and looking in that direction. In time to see Corrine, who had tears welling in her eyes and I almost broke when I saw that first tear stream down her cheek.
Chapter 12
Corrine
Three Hours Earlier.
Parker had called me fifteen minutes ago to tell me that the veterinarian had just left and that he had been able to confirm that Stormy was indeed pregnant with Champion’s baby. I couldn’t wait.
Parker also told me that Champion had been throwing a tantrum while she was out of his line of sight. Normally they would keep Stormy away from Champion while she was pregnant, however, Champion wouldn’t hear of it.
I had gotten the picture of Stormy eating grass while Champion did the same with his nuzzle within two feet of hers.
I smiled wide when I saw his truck at the restaurant. He had told me that he had a surprise for me, I was giddy with excitement. He told me to come to the Ranch as soon as I had gotten off. Luckily, I had gotten off early, so I had planned a surprise of my own.
I whipped my car into the restaurant parking lot and then made my way inside. I hadn’t spoken to the hostess, not when I saw Travis’ head in the corner of the restaurant at a table with four chairs. Two of those chairs were occupied.
However, the woman that was sitting across from him, was something that I wasn’t sure about. I stood there shocked. I knew Travis, I knew that he wouldn’t cheat on me. However, when I heard a man that had walked back to their table ask him if he was marrying someone, Travis had smiled at the other woman.
I choked back a sob. He was marrying someone else? Had everything he had been telling me been all a lie?
I was so shocked that I hadn’t noticed the plant that was at my back, the moment I stepped back, I knocked the plant over and that was when Travis looked up with at first a smile on his face but then it was gone. Shock marred his handsome features the moment he sawthe tears in my eyes.
I turned on my heel as I fled from the restaurant.
The moment I made it to my apartment, I called my boss and accepted the job that he had for me in New York. I wouldn’t be able to live in the same town as Travis and that woman. To see her getting round with his baby. To see him touching her. To see the two of them out together.
I cried that night. I would have to leave Stormy there. But I would make sure that I paid every penny for her room and board, I would be paying him back for buying Stormy for me too, even if it’s the last thing I ever do
Somehow, somewhere I would find a place for Stormy in New York. I hated to move her away from Champion. That thought froze my thoughts entirely, I would have to give her up. I couldn’t be selfish. Stormy had found a forever home and a happy heart.
I spent the weekend packing up everything and I ignored all of the calls, the texts, the pounding of my door.
With a broken heart, I turned in the key to the office for my apartment and climbed in the company car as it drove me to the airport. Away from everything I had known and loved.
Chapter 13
Travis
I stood outside of the restaurant with my heart in my throat. How had it all gone so wrong? I hadn’t intended for Corrine to overhear any of that conversation that I had held with Maggie. How could I have been so stupid?
The sight of Corrine running out of the restaurant with tears in her eyes was my undoing. As soon as I had seen that I had jumped up out of the booth, I ran through the restaurant with dozens of stares and whispers following in my wake, but I paid them no mind.
They weren’t the ones that held my heart in the palm of their dainty little hands.
I tried to call her, text her. Hell, I have been at her door as much as I have been able to, knocking, begging, and pleading with her to just talk to me.
All of my hands have been scurrying out of my way. I was in an ill temper and they all knew it. They also knew why. Parker had also let me have it when they had gotten back from the endurance race and Corrine brushed Stormy out then she left without a word to anyone.
Three days later I knew my mind hadn’t been with me today. That had only been proven true when I had made a rookie mistake. A rookie mistake that could have gotten me killed.
We had taken on a wild mustang. A wild mustang that had been slowly trusting us. However, my stupid ass self-walked behind the mustang without letting him know that I was rounding behind him. I got a hoof to the chest.
That hoof to my chest had knocked me backward and I had hit my head on the metal bar of the corral. I was unconscious for a moment and when I came to my head was spinning, I rolled over in time to lose the contents in my stomach.
And let me tell you, eggs, and bacon doesn’t taste too good coming back up.
