She couldn’t get her hair or her makeup just right and her jeans were wrinkled and the shirt she’d wanted to wear had a spot in it. Emma and Bella waited impatiently for her. It’d been a month since Avery and Isaac had started officially dating. March had given way to April. The rhododendrons in front of the barn were blooming, birds were chirping, and leaves turned the old oak green again.These past several weeks had been a whirlwind of hockey games, riding, and teaching, all the while dating Isaac—her new normal and his. They still hadn’t slept together, and she knew it was killing Isaac as much as it was killing her. Yet, his dedication to them getting to know each other first was so sweet, she wanted to hug him tight and never let go.Her horses were going well, and Tiff had started riding again. Even Riot appeared to be enjoying his job. Avery had entered him in a horse show next month and couldn’t wait to show him off, even though it meant someone might see him and buy him out from under her.
