Chapter 7: Come With Me
Pax and I needed distance between us, and I made sure we had it. I kept to the Palominos and to Paul and Jet, the two ranch hands. I rode a lot around Pax’s spread, exercising the horses, and spent a vast amount of time reading in my cabin. I was rarely alone with Pax, and purposely planned my days that way.
We both needed the distance. Even as I kept to myself, Dr. Hoss visited the ranch often, trying to help Pax regain his memory. In truth, I hadn’t a clue what exercises the two were doing, not that it was any of my business. They’d meet behind closed doors in Pax’s house. Sometimes Hoss would stay for an hour, sometimes three. As the days of summer stacked up, Dr. Hoss came and went on a regular basis, but I tried to keep my curiosity down. I was simply the on
