Free The Mighty Quinns: Logan by Kate Hoffmann Page B

wide arc. Sunny let her hands drop to her side, then closed her eyes and tipped her head back.
    The connection between them was so perfect. They moved together, like one being. Sunny held her arms out and smiled. She was a horse, running through an open field, the sun growing warm on her back, the air crisp in her nose, her mane flying out behind her.
    She heard a whistle and felt the horse shift beneath her. Opening her eyes, she saw Logan standing in the doorway of the campervan. He watched her with a smile on his face and he waved to her.
    She grabbed the reins and steered Tally toward the campervan, drawing her to a stop in front of Logan. “She’s wonderful.”
    “You look wonderful on her,” he said.
    She bent over the horse’s neck and hugged her. “Then sell her to me. I promise, I’ll take good care of her.”
    Sunny saw the change in his expression, the shadow of regret that colored his reaction. “I can’t,” he said. “The deal is made. There’s nothing I can do.”
    “I’ll make you a better deal,” she said. She could see how much Logan loved the filly. It just didn’t seem fair that he had been forced to sell her, especially to someone he didn’t know.
    “I bet you will.”
    She met his gaze, staring at him with a stubborn tilt to her head. “I’m not going to give up. By the time we get to Perth, she’s going to be mine. You won’t be able to say no.” With that, Sunny pulled the horse around and continued her circle of the lawn. “Can she jump?” she called.
    “I never tried,” he said.
    “Go inside and get a blanket, the white one.”
    He did as she asked and she explained how to lay it out on the ground in a long, narrow rectangle.
    “What are you going to do?”
    “See if she’ll jump over it.”
    “She’ll just run over it,” he said with a smile.
    “Maybe, maybe not. Go grab a few of the cushions and put them on top of the blanket.” When the impromptu jump was constructed, Sunny brought the horse to a slow gallop again and, carefully controlling her speed, turned her toward the jump.
    To her surprise, the filly didn’t rush or balk. She neatly leaped over the obstacle as if she’d been doing it her entire life. Sunny glanced over at Logan. “See.”
    “That was beautiful.”
    “She wants to jump. She’s meant to jump.”
    “I’m going to walk over to the restaurant and get us some breakfast.” He turned to walk back inside.
    “I’m not going to give up,” she called after him.
    Sunny continued to ride until Logan left, then cooled the filly down and got her fed. The ride had left her sweaty, so she grabbed a towel and her cotton dress and headed for the showers.
    It was going to be a long day on the road, and it felt good to work off a little excess energy before heading out. She ran her fingers through her hair then lathered it up with the shampoo that Logan had bought her.
    When they got to Adelaide, they’d need to pick up the package that Lily had sent her. After that, she and Logan would be free to enjoy themselves, with an unlimited budget available for hotel rooms and decent meals. But Sunny knew she’d need to proceed carefully. Logan had his pride and he could be stubborn. He wasn’t going to appreciate her throwing her wealth around as if she thought nothing of it.
    She stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around her wet hair, then pulled the dress over her damp skin. The thin fabric clung to her curves but she didn’t care. After brushing her teeth, she gathered her riding clothes and slipped into her shoes.
    The few campers in the campground were still asleep as she headed back to the campervan. Tally walked up to her and nudged her hand, looking for a treat, but she gave the filly a pat on the nose and continued on.
    The breakfast bags were sitting on the table when she stepped inside. But Logan was nowhere to be found. She opened a carton and grabbed a piece of bacon, nibbling on it as she went back to the door. She saw him