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“I like being able to see what is going on, Mom You know that Besides, Dad would never have let anyone do a job without hi it over”

“Yeah, and your father was a control freak This is your and your brother’s ranch now It’s your choice what you do” She rubbed his are ran into the rooot scolded

Hisin the kitchen was not acceptable Paige apologized before taking a seat “Sorry, Granny”

“You should be, dear We can’t have you hurt” She touched Paige’s face “This face is that of an angel, dear The kitchen is a dangerous place”

“I know, I know I can burn it, and then I’ll be crying I get it I’ll stop running”

His e freedom to say and do what she wanted, but the ranch was not a place to have a young girl running around

The best ti the ranch He never allowed Paige to go off by herself, and there was always someone with her

Like his e needed to have some structure Her education was important, and she’d missed days of school because his mother’s arthritis played up, and he’d been too busy to drive her

He didn’t say anything as they all sat down to eat

“When does she arrive too take a quick shower

“Eight in theperson, if she’s early or late”

“What do you have against a nanny?” his mother asked

“We didn’t have one growing up”

“You had me, honey Ivory’s not here, and you need help I know it’s hard for you to accept that”

“It’s not hard I can take care of hter”

“Then why is her attendance so low? Why don’t you get Mike to pick her up and hang out with his kids?” she asked, sitting back, arms folded

“You know I don’t like to impose,” he said