The Danger Within. Valerie Hansen
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Название: The Danger Within
Автор: Valerie Hansen
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Love Inspired
isbn: 9781408966211
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“Thanks for sharing your table—and your crackers.”
“You’re quite welcome. Have a nice life—wherever you decide to go.”
“Thanks. I will.”
Michael picked up his hat and squared it on his head. He was turning away when the phone in his pocket jingled. He flipped it open and answered. “Hello?”
“We got a problem, boss.”
Listening to Norberto explain what he meant by that, Michael scowled. “Have you done all you can?”
“Si, boss.”
“What about Hector? Where’s he?”
“Gone. He didn’t say where.”
“Terrific. Okay. I’m on my way.”
“Trouble?” Layla asked as Michael ended the telephone conversation.
“Yeah.” He studied her for a long moment. “What do you know about cows? Calving, to be more precise.”
“I paid attention in class, if that’s what you’re asking. Why?”
“We’ve got a special heifer in labor. Norberto, my best hand, says nobody can get close enough to check her. He thinks the calf is breech.”
Suddenly all business, Layla put down her fork and stood to face him. “How long has she been in labor? Is she out on the range or inside? Has he checked for the calf’s tail? Is the heifer down yet? Have her hips gone out?”
Michael held up his hand. “Whoa. We’ve got her in the barn but the rest I don’t know. Normally, we’d just let her go ahead and try until she got too tired and sore to fight us, then we’d step in and help. But this heifer is a 4-H project I bought at the fair last year. She belonged to one of the little girls from church. I promised I’d take extra good care of her.”
“Then we’d better get a move on. How far is your ranch?” As she spoke, she was scooping up the cellophane-wrapped crackers and stuffing them into her pockets.
“You don’t have to do this.”
“Of course I do! It’s what I went to school for. Besides, I have a way with animals.”
“It might help to have a woman there,” Michael reasoned. “I imagine the heifer remembers her first owner. Okay. You’re hired. But just for today. Just till we get the calf on the ground.”
He threw enough money on the table to pay for both their lunches and followed Layla. She was already almost to the door and practically running. If her skill matched her enthusiasm, maybe he hadn’t made such an arbitrary decision after all. And, maybe Fiona was right. Maybe the offbeat vet had been brought to Colorado Springs at that particular time because the Lord knew she’d be needed. Stranger things had happened in Michael’s life, especially lately.
He grabbed his jacket and shrugged into it as he shouldered out the door after Layla.
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