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CHAPTER 23

Henry

The ride through the mountains was a lot better than I expected. Aside from the sound of the horses neighing and trotting, there was a serenity to the woods. Birds tweeting and chirping and small animals skittering through bushes. Our ride took most of the day, and I came to learn that the trail we were riding led us through seven waterfalls.

To say it was breathtaking would be an understatement, and I started to think perhaps my sister was right. Maybe I did need to just let myself enjoy things, rather than over think them. So that was exactly what I had vowed to do the rest of the day, and the rest of the weekend.

Just... enjoy the moment.

The relaxing air as my horse and I trotted through the woods, the beauty of nature. I even enjoyed talking to Aaron and his best man, Riley, a little bit about their travels and the places they’d been. The places I’d like to see someday.

Though it seemed as if the tables had flipped, because the more comfortable I became in my current environment, the more comfortable I got with the conversations and the people, Grayson seemed to do the exact opposite. Aside from his flirtatious training earlier, he kept to the front of the group, leading us with Giselle, but he was mostly quiet.

A part of me wondered if it was something I said or did, but Mia had informed me Grayson was usually quite stoic when he rode. I wasn’t sure if sisterly DNA told her I was pining on the inside, or if she was genuinely just trying to pry about my feelings toward Grayson. She always did have a knack for pulling the things out of me I refused to tell anyone.