Chapter 3Ryan’s first week back on the ranch passed quickly. He went riding with Teo every morning, but the rides were mostly silent. Teo was never as chatty as he’d been the first morning, something he might have taken personally, except Teo would smile at him once or twice every day. He reasoned Teo wouldn’t smile at all if he didn’t want Ryan to accompany him.
Other than those all-too short rides, Ryan barely got a chance to see Teo. Their paths crossed during the day, but Teo was always working, and Ryan was trying to get back into the groove of the ranch. Besides that, Paige seemed excited to have an actual grown-up around, and she monopolized his time when she could. The possibility of tutoring Tony hadn’t come up again, and though Ryan was eager to spend more time with the child, h
