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Hallie stared into the shadows of gathering dusk.“We may have a problem...”
Chapter 22: His First Rodeo
Hallie didn’t knowhow much Terry had seen or overheard at the Cactus, but Terry was bound to use any small scrap of information she had.
Everyone was preparing to go to the rodeo the next morning, so there was no time to have a proper talk anyways.
By the time Hallie got dressed and came downstairs, Terry had already left, though she would probably be seen skulking around the rodeo grounds.
At least Luke was in a great mood.Not surprisingly, he went gaga for the rodeo.It was everything he had probably dreamed of in his perfect cowboy fantasy world and more.
“This is awesome,” he said as they arrived at the grounds.
He was trying to remain cool, but Hallie knew all about his cowboy fantasy, and she could tell he was as excited as a ten-year-old kid at a fair.He was wearing one of his colorful European shirts with a pair of jeans and his white cowboy hat, which admittedly was useful in the glaring sun, without looking too much like a poser.
Every few minutes he kept glancing back to stare at some cowboy wearing chaps and a giant Stetson hat or a cowgirl with a fancy belt buckle and snakeskin boots.
“Wait, what are those?”Stopping abruptly, he began to pull Hallie towards one of the food stands.
“Tater twisters,” she explained, feeling pride in being able to teach the ‘sophisticated city guy’ something new.“It’s a potato on a stick, and it’s very good.”
“Let’s get some!”
The smiling teenage girl in the stand began to recite all the flavors they had.
“Salt and vinegar, chicken salt—”
“Chicken salt!”Luke exclaimed.“That sounds very unique.We’ll have one of those.What other flavors do you have?”
“Cool ranch, nacho cheese, sour cream and onion, and barbecue.”
“What do you normally get?”Luke asked, turning to Hallie.
“I like sour cream and onion,” she replied, “but sometimes nacho cheese is good too.”
“We’ll take both of those,” Luke said to the girl, “and add another cool ranch flavored one for me,” he gave Hallie a wink.
