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She'd poked along too slowly and lost sight of them. She opened one door and immediately saw it was a breeding room and quickly closed the door, another a tack room, and another, she thought was for storage. When she opened the door at the end of the hall, Carter looked up and smiled. She'd found them.A young man was examining the cuts on the mare, cleaning the wounds and then bandaging. He slowly looked at Carter. "I know it looks like a bear took a swipe at her but that's not typical bear behavior. If a bear is hungry enough to go after a horse, he's going to make sure he has a meal. Why didn't the bear go after another horse? Why not finish the job? It's not right. I think, maybe, someone wants you to think there's a bear, so you move your horses and they have the pasture for whatever they want. Does that make sense?"Carter looked around the room, making eye contact with each and every one there. "Why would anyone do that? Anyone know anything about this?"Everyone shook the
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Janelle was sure Carter had let her win but wasn't going to argue. They walked their horses into the barn and rubbed them down."This will be our first Christmas together." Janelle threw a brush into the bucket and picked up another."Yes, it will," Carter said and smacked her ass. "What about it?""Carter," Janelle shrieked, and two or three of the horses stomped their feet. "Don't smack me.""Why not? You liked it last night." Carter chuckled."Oohhhh, how could you?" She glanced around the barn. "It's a good thing no one heard, or you'd be in big trouble." She felt a flush rise up her neck and onto her face."What kind of trouble? Is it kinky?""One track, is it?" She giggled. "I swear you have a one-track mind." She huffed."It's a good thing, isn't it? You get the benefit, too." He chortled."I can't believe you. You changed the subject so you don't have to answer.""Okay, what about Christmas?" Carter asked."Are you ready to talk about it?""Yes," Carter
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After dinner, they snuggled on the couch while Carter searched through the TV channels for something interesting to watch. Janelle's head rested on his shoulder. Since she'd left her parents in Michigan last spring, she'd only spoken with her folks once or twice and only when she'd made the effort to call. The calls were uncomfortable, both parties anxious to end them. Her mother had told her many times she should marry a military man like her sister Julie, and travel all over the world. Otherwise, her parents thought she would always be a loser and only attract losers. They made it easy to leave them in Detroit and gave her so many reasons to return to Saddle Creek and Carter.Past Christmases with her parents and her sister whirled through her head. When they were children, it was almost as if the holiday was an ordinary day except for the food they ate. Her mother cooked either a turkey or ham, her mother decorated a three-foot tree while they were at school, and there was an unto
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At the breakfast table Monday morning, Janelle couldn't stop smiling. A bowl of cold cereal never tasted so good. She had a pad and pen beside her and had made some notes. Really, she'd written down everything that needed to be done."What do you think, honey? Should I talk to Susan about using the diner, or should I get the invitations? Maybe I should get the dress, since it may have to be altered. Oh, wait. Who is going to be your best man? And I need someone too.""I think the invitations are word of mouth since they're all going to be there anyway. Susan's already invited us to the diner, so we only have to ask if we can get married there. And we need a preacher, too. Chase will be my best man, Lauren, your BFF from high school, is perfect for your matron of honor. I'm sure Dolores at the dress shop can whip you up a dress exactly the way you want it. She's really good. But the flowers do need to be ordered soon. Sometimes, they're hard to get here, depending on what you want."
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December 21stAfter parking near the house, she sat in the warmed-up car for a minute remembering the first time she'd seen Carter. She'd flown out in late spring to visit her best friend from high school who'd gotten married and had a baby without her there. Lauren and her baby boy, Cameron, picked her up at the airport and, when Lauren pulled into the drive, Janelle saw him. Carter, standing in front of the barn, was the handsomest man she'd ever seen. Lauren opened her car door and had to practically drag her over to him to introduce them.Janelle didn't remember much of the conversation that morning, just his name and that he worked at the ranch. She baked and took him coffee and a pastry using him as a guinea pig. When he finally asked her to dinner at his place, she found out he also lived at the ranch in a really nice log cabin. But she'd already fallen for him.She jumped when a knock sounded on her driver's window. She rolled it down. "Carter, you scared me half to death
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After sharing their plans with them, Carter and Janelle left to meet with Susan. They drove separately, since Carter had to get back to work, and Janelle may want to stay longer to go over other plans with Susan.They pulled into the diner parking lot and parked beside each other. It seemed off with only one other truck in the lot."Let's go," Carter said, "don't get cold feet." He grasped her upper arm and maneuvered her to the front door.The bell above the door jingled when Carter opened it, and he yelled, "Hello, anybody home?"Susan came out from the kitchen. "Look who's here. Come on in," She invited. "I can get you some coffee but that's about it.""Thanks, Susan but, I think we've reached our fill. I know I have," Janelle glanced at Carter."Hi, John," Carter said. "Can we sit down? We have something we want to talk to you about.""Sure, take a booth," Susan said.Carter led Janelle to the nearest booth. There was a tear in the seat, and Susan said, "Don't mind
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Edie had the dress ready for her to step into, she tugged it up, and pushed her arms into the beautiful tufted sleeves with a lacy point at her wrist. The neckline was embellished with sequins and beads, and they slowly diminishing as they flowed through the bodice to the waist. The skirt was flared slightly and scattered with sequins and beads, ankle length but longer in the back than in the front so it appeared as a small train. The back of the dress had a cowl neckline almost down to her waist. Edie zipped and buttoned the dress in back.Janelle stepped up on a round platform in front of three full-length mirrors. She twirled around, watching the train follow her. She loved how the material felt on her skin."You look beautiful. That dress shows off all your attributes." Edie sat on the arm of a nearby chair."What do you think of the train? It's going to be ruined after wearing it to dance in let alone walk in the snow.""Glad you asked. You see this button on the back seam
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Janelle arrived home before Carter, changed into sweats and a T-shirt then flopped on the bed and lay there on her back, her knees drawn up to her chest. She concentrated, her eyes closed, and tried to remember when her last period was, which was always on time. Thinking back, she was three weeks late. The last few days, her breasts were tender, and she'd felt queasy before breakfast. Her period was probably just off track because of the bout of flu she'd had a month or so ago. One more thing to worry about, and she didn't even want to consider what Carter would think or do. They'd agreed to wait until they'd been married a few years. But tomorrow, she'd pick up a home pregnancy test and know for sure.She'd talked to so many people today and made so many mental notes, she only hoped she'd remember them all. She pinched her arm. Ouch! Yes, it was real and not a dream. She was marrying the love of her life and on Christmas Eve. Definitely something special.Her mind wandered to a pi
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