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“Yeah, he’s been cleaning out the old barn” It’s not a lie Dad has been cleaning out the old barn this summer, and I’ve helped him a time or then he needed it, but those other times, I ith her

“What’s he going to do with that old thing?” Tyler asks

“Mo it into a venue, you know, for weddings and stuff like that”

Ridge chuckles “You think she’ll get her way?”

“Nah,to turn it into an art studio for her She loves to paint, and if you were to add some s to the back, the view is the perfect backdrop I’ve heard Mom tell us that a thousand times”

My parents had a horse; Harry was his na Horse and Moo, and they’ve decided no more horses, or animals at all in fact They want to travel So Dad’s been selling off the tack and tearing out the stalls He doesn’t have to tellit a special place for her, that’s just Dad That’s who he is Mom is the love of his life, and there is no limit to what he’ll do to see her smile

“She’s going to love that” This from Tyler

“Yeah” I finish off my beer, pull a twenty out ofto head ho to help” That’s not a lie I’ve h, and I’ht to her Told her how I feel about her, and that this feels likeofficial?

“You need us?” Mark offers

“Sure, you know the way I’ht I ht and hate myself for it “Stop by whenever” With that, I’m out the door Before I’ve even oes to voice mail