was. It seemed Will knew everyone
there. It also seemed Julius and June knew everyone there since all
the people asked pointed in the same direction. In no time at all,
they found Julius and June looking at a horse about to go into the
sales arena.
“Will, darling, how are you doing?” June
asked as she gave him a peck on the cheek.
“June, Julius. It’s good to see you again,”
Will said as he shook Julius’ hand.
“I see McKenna found you. Are you ready to
go back to Miss Lily’s, dear?” June asked as she turned to
Kenna.
“Anytime you are, June. If there's something
else you need to do, like buy a horse, I can wait,” Kenna said with
a smile. They had been so kind to her and she didn’t want to hurry
them. She had a meeting with the Green Book, a four-inch thick book
that held Kentucky’s criminal law and procedures. She needed to
read it before her meeting with Mr. Burns. She needed to prove to
Mr. Burns that she was very capable of picking up Kentucky law.
“Well, we were hoping to buy one more, and
he isn’t up for probably another hour," Julius told her.
“I can take her home. I'm done for the day,”
Will said, his hand moving to gently cup her elbow in a subtle show
of possessiveness.
“That would be great. Is that okay with you,
Kenna?” June asked her.
“Sure, as long as it isn’t out of your way,”
Kenna said.
Will’s grip on her elbow tightened as they
said their good-bye’s and walked back to his barn. “If you don’t
mind, let me just check on things one last time to make sure
everything is in order," he said, heading into the barn.
Chapter Three
As Will went to check on things at the barn,
Kenna took a breath and felt more of the rock lifting from her
shoulders. She was pretty lucky that both Will and his father would
put in a good word for her with the job. She knew her previous
experience and grades spoke for themselves, but that didn't mean
much if the D.A.'s best friend's cousin wanted the job. Sometimes
you had to get dirty, just enough to get your foot in the door.
Kenna looked at the bustle of people moving
around at the sales. She was over seven hundred miles from New
York, but she still felt so nervous that they'd find her. And then
what? She had no idea, and that was part of the problem. Taking on
a case at trial was one thing, but taking on the unknown with your
life at stake was another. She just couldn't quite get rid of the
feeling that things weren't as safe as they appeared.
She heard Will approaching and turned around
to see that he had a set of car keys in one hand and briefcase in
the other.
"Everything okay with the horses?"
"Yeah. I just had to get the files on the
horses we were interested in and make sure our night manager had
enough people to patrol the barn. We like to make sure the horses
are not only well looked after in the terms of care, but also in
the terms of safety." Will stood beside her and took one last look
at his army of blue polo wearing workers. "Are you ready to head
back? If you'd like, we could stop and get dinner together. I know
a great home cooking type place just a couple of blocks from Miss
Lily's.”
Will looked so eager that Kenna couldn't
refuse. Besides, now that she had worked herself up when she was
scanning the crowd, she thought some company for a while longer
would be a good distraction. "That would be lovely," Kenna said as
she and Will locked eyes. He smiled at her, showing the dimple in
this cheek. Then he gently placed his hand at the small of her back
and applied slight pressure to move her in the direction of the
car.
‘Car’ wouldn't be the proper term for the
vehicle she approached. It was shiny and new with a huge metal
grill. As she looked at the Ford F-250 truck, she was very glad she
had decided on pants. She wasn't entirely sure how she could
gracefully climb into the truck if she had worn a skirt.
Will's hand dropped from the small of her
back and reached around her to open the door. He held
there. It also seemed Julius and June knew everyone there since all
the people asked pointed in the same direction. In no time at all,
they found Julius and June looking at a horse about to go into the
sales arena.
“Will, darling, how are you doing?” June
asked as she gave him a peck on the cheek.
“June, Julius. It’s good to see you again,”
Will said as he shook Julius’ hand.
“I see McKenna found you. Are you ready to
go back to Miss Lily’s, dear?” June asked as she turned to
Kenna.
“Anytime you are, June. If there's something
else you need to do, like buy a horse, I can wait,” Kenna said with
a smile. They had been so kind to her and she didn’t want to hurry
them. She had a meeting with the Green Book, a four-inch thick book
that held Kentucky’s criminal law and procedures. She needed to
read it before her meeting with Mr. Burns. She needed to prove to
Mr. Burns that she was very capable of picking up Kentucky law.
“Well, we were hoping to buy one more, and
he isn’t up for probably another hour," Julius told her.
“I can take her home. I'm done for the day,”
Will said, his hand moving to gently cup her elbow in a subtle show
of possessiveness.
“That would be great. Is that okay with you,
Kenna?” June asked her.
“Sure, as long as it isn’t out of your way,”
Kenna said.
Will’s grip on her elbow tightened as they
said their good-bye’s and walked back to his barn. “If you don’t
mind, let me just check on things one last time to make sure
everything is in order," he said, heading into the barn.
Chapter Three
As Will went to check on things at the barn,
Kenna took a breath and felt more of the rock lifting from her
shoulders. She was pretty lucky that both Will and his father would
put in a good word for her with the job. She knew her previous
experience and grades spoke for themselves, but that didn't mean
much if the D.A.'s best friend's cousin wanted the job. Sometimes
you had to get dirty, just enough to get your foot in the door.
Kenna looked at the bustle of people moving
around at the sales. She was over seven hundred miles from New
York, but she still felt so nervous that they'd find her. And then
what? She had no idea, and that was part of the problem. Taking on
a case at trial was one thing, but taking on the unknown with your
life at stake was another. She just couldn't quite get rid of the
feeling that things weren't as safe as they appeared.
She heard Will approaching and turned around
to see that he had a set of car keys in one hand and briefcase in
the other.
"Everything okay with the horses?"
"Yeah. I just had to get the files on the
horses we were interested in and make sure our night manager had
enough people to patrol the barn. We like to make sure the horses
are not only well looked after in the terms of care, but also in
the terms of safety." Will stood beside her and took one last look
at his army of blue polo wearing workers. "Are you ready to head
back? If you'd like, we could stop and get dinner together. I know
a great home cooking type place just a couple of blocks from Miss
Lily's.”
Will looked so eager that Kenna couldn't
refuse. Besides, now that she had worked herself up when she was
scanning the crowd, she thought some company for a while longer
would be a good distraction. "That would be lovely," Kenna said as
she and Will locked eyes. He smiled at her, showing the dimple in
this cheek. Then he gently placed his hand at the small of her back
and applied slight pressure to move her in the direction of the
car.
‘Car’ wouldn't be the proper term for the
vehicle she approached. It was shiny and new with a huge metal
grill. As she looked at the Ford F-250 truck, she was very glad she
had decided on pants. She wasn't entirely sure how she could
gracefully climb into the truck if she had worn a skirt.
Will's hand dropped from the small of her
back and reached around her to open the door. He held
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