Chapter Forty

Mia

“Mia, where are you?” Grayson asked over the phone. “You were supposed to be here ten minutes ago.”

Mia put on her turn signal and worked her way to the edge of the highway so she could get off and head up to the ranch.

“I'm really sorry, Grayson,” Mia replied, checking her mirrors. “The traffic today is terrible. The snow is just slowing everything down.”

“How long until you get here?” the little boy asked, obviously pouting.

Mia raised her eyebrows at the phone. Grayson usually didn't care when she got to the ranch. In fact, the later she was, the happier he was because it meant more time in the barn with Star Dancer. He loved that little colt.

“Five minutes, tops,” she promised, stepping on the gas and zooming up to the dirt road leading to the ranch.

“Okay!” Grayson replied cheerfully and he ended the call. Mia shook her head and kept driving. Everyone seemed to be behaving oddly today.

First, Laura had asked the kids to come work at the ranch today, even though it wasn't thei