she’d built up with the men. Therefore , he kissed her and that was as far as he let it go. He wanted more but he held himself in check. It was tough but he did it. They weren’t children anymore who couldn’t control their urges.
She laid her head against his chest and he held her in his arms. “What am I going to do about the ranch?” she asked. “You’re going to marry me and you will take my money and pay off the loan. This is my home too Josey. I want to save it as much as you do.” She looked up at him and Heath planted a feather light kiss on her forehead.
The words, I love you crossed his mind but he wasn’t ready to speak them yet. He wanted to show her his love with his actions. He knew words were meaningless without action, so he kept his mouth shut and just held her.
She stepped out of his embrace and went back to work. Heath raised the shades and watched her from the window. He sat back in his father’s chair, his elbow resting on the arm of the chair and his chin resting on his fist, and just watched her.
So distracted was he that he didn’t notice his dad enter the room. “Ahem!” he cleared his throat to get his sons attention. Heath jumped at the sound and knocked some papers to the floor. “Boy, if you’re going to take my office you could at least get some work done.” His dad grinned, his white dentures shining.
Heath just smiled back with a half-cocked grin that said it all. “I was just about to do some paper work. What can I do for you, Dad?” “You can stop ogling that girl and get to work for one,” Sam said laughing. Heath shook his head and got up to give his father his seat. “Make a pot of coffee, would you?” Sam asked, while sitting down to his desk.
Heath looked around and saw the coffee pot setting on a counter next to the refrigerator that they kept the vaccinations in. He searched through the cabinets for the makings and started asking his dad some questions. “A lot’s been going on here since I left. I got a few ideas I want to run by you and I thought if you liked them, you could run them by J.W and Josey. Do you think you might be willing to hear them?” “Sure, sure go ahead. I’m all ears.”
Heath turned the coffee pot on and took a seat in front of his father’s desk. “Well, has J.W done any dealings with registered cattle and selling bull semen, since I left?” “No, there was a time way back there when we’d discussed it but that was around the time of his accident. You thinking we might need to rethink it?” He asked.
“Well, I dabbled in it over the last five years or so. We were working on building a breeding program at the Rocking K. Granted though, they already have the registered stock. I’m thinking if we can talk J.W into selling some of his lesser stock and go out and buy a couple of high quality registered bulls, we could build a breeding program and bring in more money at auction.” Sam nodded his agreement. “If we do our homework right we can get some good bulls. We need to figure in birth weights and all that too. I’ve been looking at a few bulls online. Here I’ll show you.” Heath pulled his father’s laptop around and typed in the webpage address, then turned it back around so Sam could see.
Sam took his glasses out of his front shirt pocket and put them on. He strained his eyes to read what was on the computer in front of him. He looked at the pictures of a couple of bulls and read below the birth weights and all the important stuff. “Well now, looks like you have been doing your paper work. I tell you what save this website into my bookmarks and I’ll get J.W in here soon as possible to have a look see.”
Heath did as he was
She laid her head against his chest and he held her in his arms. “What am I going to do about the ranch?” she asked. “You’re going to marry me and you will take my money and pay off the loan. This is my home too Josey. I want to save it as much as you do.” She looked up at him and Heath planted a feather light kiss on her forehead.
The words, I love you crossed his mind but he wasn’t ready to speak them yet. He wanted to show her his love with his actions. He knew words were meaningless without action, so he kept his mouth shut and just held her.
She stepped out of his embrace and went back to work. Heath raised the shades and watched her from the window. He sat back in his father’s chair, his elbow resting on the arm of the chair and his chin resting on his fist, and just watched her.
So distracted was he that he didn’t notice his dad enter the room. “Ahem!” he cleared his throat to get his sons attention. Heath jumped at the sound and knocked some papers to the floor. “Boy, if you’re going to take my office you could at least get some work done.” His dad grinned, his white dentures shining.
Heath just smiled back with a half-cocked grin that said it all. “I was just about to do some paper work. What can I do for you, Dad?” “You can stop ogling that girl and get to work for one,” Sam said laughing. Heath shook his head and got up to give his father his seat. “Make a pot of coffee, would you?” Sam asked, while sitting down to his desk.
Heath looked around and saw the coffee pot setting on a counter next to the refrigerator that they kept the vaccinations in. He searched through the cabinets for the makings and started asking his dad some questions. “A lot’s been going on here since I left. I got a few ideas I want to run by you and I thought if you liked them, you could run them by J.W and Josey. Do you think you might be willing to hear them?” “Sure, sure go ahead. I’m all ears.”
Heath turned the coffee pot on and took a seat in front of his father’s desk. “Well, has J.W done any dealings with registered cattle and selling bull semen, since I left?” “No, there was a time way back there when we’d discussed it but that was around the time of his accident. You thinking we might need to rethink it?” He asked.
“Well, I dabbled in it over the last five years or so. We were working on building a breeding program at the Rocking K. Granted though, they already have the registered stock. I’m thinking if we can talk J.W into selling some of his lesser stock and go out and buy a couple of high quality registered bulls, we could build a breeding program and bring in more money at auction.” Sam nodded his agreement. “If we do our homework right we can get some good bulls. We need to figure in birth weights and all that too. I’ve been looking at a few bulls online. Here I’ll show you.” Heath pulled his father’s laptop around and typed in the webpage address, then turned it back around so Sam could see.
Sam took his glasses out of his front shirt pocket and put them on. He strained his eyes to read what was on the computer in front of him. He looked at the pictures of a couple of bulls and read below the birth weights and all the important stuff. “Well now, looks like you have been doing your paper work. I tell you what save this website into my bookmarks and I’ll get J.W in here soon as possible to have a look see.”
Heath did as he was
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