Chapter 64: Family

Although the temperature was average for a spring afternoon, the sun was hot. Cole straightened up from the fence he’d been repairing and took off his hat, waving it to fan his sweat-drenched face. From the small cooler in the truck, he retrieved a chilled bottle of water and made his way toward the shade of a tree a couple dozen yards away.

As he sank down to sit at the base of the tree and chugged down half the water, the air immediately felt about ten degrees cooler. He’d been out checking the fence line all afternoon. After working together at the barn that morning, Jenny had stayed home after lunch. She was apparently planning something special for dinner.

Cole grinned to himself. Whatever she made, he was sure it would be delicious. She seemed to have a natural gift.