The Boston Debutante (The Debutante Series Book 1) by William Roach Page A

me. I just don’t like her. I want her to go home. She can’t run her own life much less something this big.”
    “Aunt Maude hasn’t told her what she has planned for her so Macy just thinks everyone is being mean to her.
    She doesn’t want to be here anymore than you want her here.
    I would say by the time we get back in a couple days she is going to be gone.
    Mom is going to run you off if she finds out you are the cause of her leaving and I am going to make sure of it. Now why don’t you try to be a gentleman for once in your life?” 
    “What do you mean Megan?”
    “Try being friends with her. She damn sure needs a friend. Her feelings are very fragile and she thinks everyone hates her.
    You know if she went back in the house with her lip bleeding and tells Mom how you treated her you will be the one leaving.”
    “I’ll try a little harder to be patient with her but if she slaps me again I might knock her head off.”
    “Turk you know you wouldn’t do that. You have never hit a girl and you aren’t going to start now.”
    “Yea but something about her just pisses me off.”
    In just a few minutes Macy came riding up between Megan and Turk. As she rode by she drew back and hit Turk in the back of the head as hard as she could, throwing him forward and knocking his hat off. She turned her horse around and took off in the other direction. It took Turk a second to get his bearings and realize what she had done. He immediately started turning his horse around to chase her. His eyes were set on her and his jaw was clamped. Megan knew Macy was in trouble. She reached and grabbed Turks reins before he could take off after Macy.
    “Turk you deserved that for the way you have been treating her. I’m glad to see you got her mad enough to fight back.”
    Turk stopped his horse and got off to pick up his hat. He looked at Macy holding her horse back at a safe distance. He tried to give her one of his glaring intimidating looks, but as hard as he tried not to a smile started invading his face. He couldn’t help it the way she was looking at him in shear panic hoping if he came after her she could make it to the ranch before he caught her.
    Finally he hollered, “Come on Macy. You are holding us up. He got back on his horse and continued on his way.
    Megan rode back to meet Macy.
    “Damn girl, you about knocked the shit out of him. He deserved that.”
    “He’s going to kill me now isn’t he?”
    “No he’s not going to touch you.”
    Macy eased her horse forward but she kept her distance in back of everyone else. She wanted to have a little chance if Turk decided to come after her.
    Megan stayed right along beside her.
    Her lip was swollen a little and her eyes were still red from crying.
    She was so happy Macy had decided to go with him instead of going in the house. She didn’t want Turk to get in so much trouble with their mom that she would run him off and break up the family.
    “Are you ok Macy?”
    “Yea but my lip hurts and I think I sprained my wrist on the back of his head.”
    “When we stop I will doctor it for you?”
    “Megan I have never been so embarrassed in all my life. Turk likes to bully women doesn’t he?”
    “No he doesn’t Macy usually he gets plumb sickening over a pretty woman. I don’t know why he is treating you like that.”
    “Well he better stop it. I have just about taken all I am going to off him. I can make one phone call and have him locked up so he better cut it out.”
    “Macy I don’t know who you would call but Mom has a lot of pull around here.”
    “Don’t you worry? I have a lot of pull to. How many of these stupid trips have you been on?”
    “A bunch, I love getting out on the range where the air is fresh and the sky is crystal clear. The men are so great. They love to fool around and pick on you.
    You have to have thick skin around them. Show them that you can take anything they try to dish out.
    Soon they realize they can’t get to you and they will