“Oh …” Greer turned back around.
Matthew gave her a laughing look. He knew what she had been suspicious of it being.
Opening one of the hard candies, she put it in her mouth. After a few minutes, her stomach quit rolling with each curve of the road.
“None of your brothers or Ginny wanted to join us?” she asked to take her mind off the twists and turns.
“No.” Matthew gave her a sympathetic glance. “Ginny’s stomach couldn’t handle the turns any better than you, and all the boys went out hunting this morning.”
“They better not be hunting on Porter land. They’ll get their asses shot off,” Greer snarled from over his shoulder.
“They won’t have to,” Matthew assured him. “All the deer are on Coleman property.”
Alanna was relieved when Silas took a turn-off marked with “Sunlight Farm and Orchard.” There were several cars parked when they arrived.
Getting out of the truck, Alanna could hear the squeals of children’s voices.
“Save me,” Greer groused. “I couldn’t get away from kids for a day to save my life.”
Greer walked alongside Silas, while Matthew and her walked behind them.
Greer gave her a cautionary glare. “Make sure you stay within my sight. You aren’t going to escape on my watch.”
Alanna couldn’t take it anymore. She raised her hand to—
Matthew caught her hand. “It’s not worth it.”
“Not to you, but it would be to me.”
“Be the bigger person.”
“Okay.”
She decided to pretend Greer wasn’t there and not let him ruin her day.
“Where are we heading first?” Matthew called out to Silas.
“The barn. I need to place an order.”
“They don’t have goats, do they?” she whispered aside to Matthew.
“No. They have cows, lambs, and pigs.”
“Do you think I could be allergic to them?”
“Just don’t touch any of them, and you should be good.”
The barn was a pretty good walk. They had to pass the apple orchard and what seemed like a produce stand attached to a building where people were coming in and out, carrying bags.
“It’s a longer walk than I expected.”
Matthew nodded. “To keep the customers from smelling the animals.
Her nose told her when they were getting near before she spotted the big red barn.
As they walked inside, a stocky man, who was talking to another, excused himself to greet Silas.
“Hey, Silas. Haven’t seen you around in a while. I was beginning to think you went vegan.”