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Londyn had to think about it for a second before she remembered. “No. It belongs to Ben Standing Bear.”
Nash frowned. “Did you let him know that we were coming?”
Londyn sat up straight and pushed her hair out of her face. “No, I didn’t.” She reached for the door handle and pushed it open. “He’s probably just here checking things out. He promised to look out for things while I was gone.” She slid out of the truck and closed the door.
Nash dropped down from the truck and met her at the front. Together, they walked up the front porch steps.
Voices sounded inside the house. Londyn frowned. One of those voices was female. A voice she knew.
She grabbed the door handle and twisted. It was not locked. She pushed it inward and stepped inside.
Ben Standing Bear stood with his back to her, talking to someone. “You have to tell her, or I will.”
When the door hinge creaked, Ben turned, his dark eyebrows forming a V over his nose.
Londyn could see the woman he was talking to, and she gasped. “Mother?”
“Londyn, darling.” Dana Tyler hurried forward to grasp Londyn’s hands. “I’m so glad you’ve arrived.”
“Why are you here?” Londyn looked from her mother to Ben Standing Bear. “You two know each other?”
Dana Tyler’s face blushed a pretty pink. “Yes, we do. We grew up together.”
Ben had moved to stand by the window, looking out. “Did you bring your mare back?” Londyn shifted her gaze to the man standing by the window. “Yes, I did. She had some kind of psychotic episode and took off yesterday. It was the strangest thing I’ve ever seen her do. When we finally found her, she was exhausted. I’m unsure what got into her, but the veterinarian took a blood sample and sent it off for testing. In the meantime, I knew she’d be better off in familiar surroundings. So, we brought her home.”
“Have you unloaded her yet?” Ben asked.
“No,” Londyn said. “We just got here.”
“I’ll take care of her.” Ben glanced toward her mother. “I’m sure you two ladies have things to talk about.” He stepped out the front door.
“If you don’t need me for now, I’ll help him.” Nash hesitated.
Londyn lifted her chin. “I’ll be fine.”
Nash hurried after Ben.
Once the two men were out of the house, Londyn met her mother’s gaze. “You never come to the ranch. What’s wrong?”
Her mother squeezed her hands and let go. “I had a small charter plane fly me into your film location in Yellowstone. When I asked where you were, Director Haynes said you’d quit.”
“What?” Londyn stared at her mother as if she’d lost her mind. “I did no such thing.”
“Well, Haynes is convinced you did.” Her mother pushed her thick blond hair back from her forehead. “Why would he think you had quit if you had not?”
“I don’t know.” Londyn shook her head. “I never said I quit. Director Haynes wasn’t there this morning when I left the T-Bar-M Ranch. Since cell phone reception is less than optimal, I asked Craig to let him know that I’d be gone for at least a day and to let me know when filming resumes. I’d get back.”
“That’s not what Craig told me,” her mother said. “He said that you’d had enough and were headed home to stay.”
Londyn continued to shake her head. “He’s lying.”
Her mother’s lips pressed together. “I trust Craig. He’s a good guy. I gave him his start in the industry. I got him this part. The man owes me.”
“I’m telling you he’s lying.” Londyn paced across the living room and back.
“He has no reason to lie,” her mother said. “Maybe because you left, he thinks you quit…?”
Londyn spun to face her mother. “I specifically told him I was only taking my horse back home and that I would be available as soon as they were ready to resume filming. That’s the message I asked him to pass on to Haynes.”
