Lost – Boy – Beau Brown

For one horrible moment, I’d thought maybe he’d die in that burning building. I was shaken by the thought of losing him all over again. “What the hell happened?” Tex demanded, his eyes wide, and lines of stress on his face. “I don’t know,” I rasped. “The tractor,” George said. He still held the flowing hose, only now it just poured water uselessly onto the muddy ground.

“I worked on the tractor today, and I guess the motor was hot and it caught the grass.” “Jesus.” Tex raked a hand through his dark hair. “That was too goddamned close.” “Yeah,” Jesse said, slumping. I removed my hand from his shoulder, and straightened. “We need a better plan. Why the hell didn’t we have a better plan?”

Tex gritted his teeth. “We got lazy. This was a good wakeup call.” “We used to have a fire hose set up on the side of the barn. Where the hell did it go?” Jesse looked bewildered. “I wasted time looking for it.” Tex grimaced. “We moved it to drain the water tower last week. I guess it didn’t get put back where it belongs.”

“Jesus,” growled Jesse. “That’s just not okay.” “Maybe we need more than one fucking hose,” I muttered. “Then this wouldn’t happen.” “Agreed.” Tex nodded, he flicked his gaze to Jesse. “That was good work, Jesse. Dangerous though.” Jesse grimaced. “Trust me, I wouldn’t have gone in if I didn’t think I could succeed.” “You too, George. Good work with the hose.” Tex smiled at the older man. George dropped the hose, looking demoralized. “I feel awful.

I didn’t think the grass was high enough to catch fire.” “It’s not your fault. It was a freak accident.” Jesse sighed. “Could have happened to any one of us. I’m just glad we saved the barn.” “Fuck. I can’t believe that happened.”

The sound of Sawyer and Tex’s baby crying drifted across the yard from the main house. It was strange having a kid around on this dusty old ranch, but kind of nice too. Sawyer and Tex took the baby on long walks in the evening, and I had to admit, I had a twinge of envy at the sight of them together. When Sawyer had first returned, after inheriting the ranch from Joe, I’d been attracted to him.

I’d even asked him out on a date right away. But then it had become obvious the connection he had with Tex was way beyond anything I’d ever have with him. They belonged together. They were soulmates. It was obvious in the way they looked at each other. Jesse walked out of the barn carrying a saddle. My teeth clenched at the sight of my ex-lover and friend. There had been a time when I’d thought maybe Jesse was my soulmate.

I’d been wrong. Dead wrong. I could barely look at him now without wanting to growl. I didn’t want Jesse here, but the ranch needed experienced employees, so I just had to suck it up. Jesse looked up at that moment and our eyes met. He gave a tentative smile, and I scowled. He kept trying to be my friend again, but that wasn’t going to happen. We’d been close in the past, since we were kids really. But then he’d just taken off without any warning to work on a ranch in Dallas.

He hadn’t kept in touch at all, and that had hurt bad. We’d been moving toward something serious with each other, or at least, I’d thought we were. We’d slept together a few times, and then BAM, he was gone. Jesse glanced away and threw the saddle onto the back of the brown gelding next to him.

His movements were stiff, as if he knew I was watching him. I ran my gaze down his lanky body, remembering his scent and taste as if it were yesterday. But it was best not to think about him as anything other than a co-worker. He meant no more to me than George or Rob.

We just worked together. He wasn’t my friend. He wasn’t my lover. He was nothing to me. Just a shadow from the past. Tex came out of the house and sauntered toward me, looking tired. He smiled when he neared, and said, “Basen’s Feed and Supply just called. Their truck broke down. We’ll need to go into town to pick up the barbed wire.”

“That’s the second time this month.” “I know.” He sighed. “Do you mind going? Sawyer has a doctor’s appointment, and I kind of want to go with him.” “I don’t mind.” I smiled. He grimaced.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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