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“Naia?”

“Yes, few people catch that I haven’t seen you in here before”

“I’ orders I used to cook, hostess and serve, but I’ed “Most people think I’ at all when I have six children at hoia nearly choked on her soup “You have six kids?”

“Yes All of our sweet darlings ca a wife andfor me too”

“My mother didn’t understand that until she divorced ia stabbed a few pieces of lettuce onto her fork

“So your mother…?”

“Was basically a Russian e to say, even no about you?”

Doroup Became a citizen and met my husband here a few years later I spent rateful that Ca to help out with our kids Are you froia shared the edited version of her life, finishing with, “It’s strange to be back We had our ten-year high school reunion Saturday night”

“My husband is a deputy He was disappointed the police didn’t get called to the gyhts”

“Who is your husband?”

“Caure? Another McKay “Tell was my date to the reunion”

Do about The beautiful woman from Tell’s past”

She muttered, “We didn’t have a past”

“Maybe that’s the probleot a past noith his love ‘em and leave ‘em reputation So watch your step with hiestured to the pile of papers, “—what are you selling?”

“Ads for the Devil’s Tower Rodeo prograrinned “Wanna buy one or ten? All the other restaurants in town have bought space”

Doether “Absolutely Can’t let our coet the juia hesitated, Domini said, “My sister-in-law Macie McKay owns this restaurant, so I do have the authority to make these decisions But you can call her directly if you prefer”

“No That’s okay It’s just… I thought the McKays were ranchers”