Wish I'd Known You Tears Ago by Stephen Bly

Author:Stephen Bly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2009-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Develyn gaped over the top of her sunglasses at the brown, large-eared animal that meandered next to her toward Mrs. Tagley's store. “Now, honey, if you stay down at the store today, Leon might try to torment you. If that happens, you just go home, OK?”

Ms. Worrell, it's 8:00 a.m. You've been up for three hours, been riding, and now you 're hiking down a dirt road talking to a burro. It's windy yet hot, and there isn't a person in sight. You are in the middle of Wyoming, and the first day of school is less than two weeks away. This can't be real. I'm sure it's a green chile frozen burrito that I got at the mini-mart on my way home, and I'll wake up in Crawfordsville with a really bad stomachache and two naughty cats.

Well, one naughty cat.

The alarm will ring, and I'll…

She stopped.

See? There it is…

“My cell phone?”

“Hi, Devy, where are you right now?”

“Lil'! I'm on a dirt road in the middle of Wyoming.”

“Are you sitting down?”

“On the dirt road? Of course not.”

“Is there anyone with you?”

“Uncle Henry.”

“Burros don't count as anyone.”

“Don't tell Uncle Henry that. What is this all about?” Develyn shoved her sunglasses on top of her head. “Lily Martin, did you get married?”

“Not yet.”

“What do you mean, not yet?”

“Well, I was asked.”

“Oh my, really? Oh, wow. Yes Honey! I'm so excited I could… ”

“Well, don't do it in the middle of the road. You didn't ask what I said back to him.”

“You said yes, of course.”

“No, I didn't.”

“You turned him down?”

“No. I said I would have to get my sons' approval and… ”

“They approve, don't they?”

“Yes, they do and …”

“So when's the date?”

“Would you let me finish? I told him he'd also have to have the approval of Ms. Develyn Worrell.”

“Me?”

“You'd do the same, wouldn't you?”

Ask for Lily's approval before I said yes ?

“Wouldn't you?” Lily pressed.

“Oh, yes. I would want your opinion, that's for sure.”

“So I want you to give us your blessing.”

“I approve, I approve,” Develyn giggled.

“You haven't met him.”

“Lil, you've been happier this summer than anytime I've ever known you. I hear it in your voice every time I talk to you. I want you to be this happy the rest of your life.”

“Sweetie, for the first time in years, I think that dream might come true, but I want you to meet him first.”

“I'll be home in a week.”

“I know. I thought we might speed that up a little.”

“How? Aren't you in Wisconsin with Bart, Terri, and the kids?”

“We're in Denver, Dev.”

“What? Denver? We?”

“I told you to sit down. Stewart and I are in Denver. We're going to rent a car and drive up and see you.”

“Today?”

“Is it a bad time?”

“Lil', it's a wonderful time. I just can't believe it.”

“When we get to Casper, I'll phone, and you can tell us how to find your dirt-road town.”

“Lil, this is so great. I could kiss…”

“Which cowboy?”

“Uncle Henry.”

“Girl, you've been in the wilderness too long.”

“Lily, I've been wandering in the wilderness most of my life.

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