Page 17 (1/2)

“No, but I did pay for a nursing education and was lucky enough when someone wanted to hire me”

“I’d like to be a nurse, too,” she admitted

“Ah, hon, that’s just a silly little dreahter with the reins and knowledge toelse Your daddy was always proud of you and he expected you to stand tall and run things”

“The only family I have left is you”

“My point, hon Now go suck up to those men of yours Talk soon Love you!”

“I love—” The phone went dead and Lindsey slumped to the bed Why did she even try? Aunt Lisa was too self-absorbed to realize that she had a right to live out her dreams just like anyone else

So on to theon to the farm to please her aunt? Did she want to build her own memories there?

Collapsing against the bed, she stared up at the ceiling fan In some ways, she felt like those blades For a nu around and around but never gaining anyher course in life

How could she ever hope to achieve her drea her dead father’s memory?

She i she couldin her disappointled up on the bed with one thought on her mind—her ass was sore A smile crept across her lips

Maybe ould be best put aside for another night She had a roof over her head and two uard over her farm

Even in the worst of tiht spot in her life In fact, there were two

Chapter Eight

She aith a start “You scared me to death”

“That wasn’t rabbed hold of his T-shirt Dragging the material away from his body, he knelt next to the bed and whispered, “But I spent the night tossing and turning and thinking about you”