Taylor spent the next two days as part of Steve’s personal cheerleads. With Brook at her side, they caught every one of his rides. He lost once, took second place twice, and first place on the target range. Racing a full stallion tilt around obstacles while shooting a revolver at a target tied to a haystack.
Taylor was impressed by how well Steve handled a firearm. It made her wonder how he did with a blade. The man certainly knew how to handle himself in a fight. If he could handle a knife as well as he fought and shot there was no reason he couldn’t have easily taken Sam Griffin out.
On the last day of the rodeo, the campgrounds broke out into a huge party. Nick Julies had brought out his system and coaxed Brook to pick up a guitar. The two of them rocked out over the small system draw
