Chapter Fourteen
“You’re riding really well,” Lexi said in a voice full of approval, when they reached the far side of the property. “You’re gentle with the reins. Most beginners pull too hard on the bit, which makes it uncomfortable for the horse.”
Jarrod gave a silent fist-pump. “Winny makes it easy.” In truth, every minute they rode, he felt more and more at home on the older mare. A tightness in his chest that had been present ever since losing Jason began to ease in his heart. “I can see why you ride every day.”
“It’s part of why I love ranching. It’s been good to be home.”
“Is it why you left D.C.? Because you missed this?”
“I did miss this, I didn’t realize how much until I came home.” Her jaw set. “But no, I left D.C. because I didn’t have a choice.”
“I don’t follow.”
She sh
