Page 68 of Killian

“Okay. He’s so handsome with his dark color and blonde tail and mane.”

“He’s a good horse.”

Celine nodded even though she knew Killian didn’t see her. She stared at his broad back astride the horse. He looked so at home in that saddle.

“How long have you been riding?”

“My father would put me on his horse with him when I was still in diapers.”

“Wow, that long ago?” She bit her lip when he stopped his horse and looked over his shoulder at her.

“I’m sorry, was that a dig at my age? You’re not far behind me.”

“Four years, but that doesn’t matter. You’re the one on the wrong side of forty.” She watched him shake his head, then nudged the horse to go.

Celine grinned as she thought about spending the day with him. She hated it when the weekends were over. She loved being with him.

“Do you want to do anything tonight, or justbe lazy?” she asked.

“That’s up to you. I’m good either way.”

“How about we just stay here and watch movies?”

“I’m okay with that, darlin’. Whatever you want to do is fine. We can go out or we can stay home.”

“Are you too tired to go out?”

He reined the horse to a stop, turned in the saddle, and looked at her.

“No. Are you?”

“Nope, but I’d like to stay home.”

“Okay, we can do that.”

“Great.”

They rode over a knoll and stopped the horses.

“That pond is gorgeous,” Celine said as she stared at the sun reflecting off the water.

“I didn’t even know I had another pond,” Killian said with a grin.

“We could skinny dip.”

He looked at her. “Do you think I wouldn’t?”

She laughed. “I have no doubt you would.”

He grinned. “But wouldyou?”

She glanced around. “I don’t like the idea that someone could see me.”

“There shouldn’t be anyone around.”

“Shouldn’tbe, doesn’t mean there won’t be.”

“Excuses, excuses,” he said.

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