Loves Me NOT: A Small Town, Second-Chance Romance (Slade Brothers Book 4) by Alexis Winter

Author:Alexis Winter [Winter, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-30T23:00:00+00:00

18

Destiny

ONE MONTH LATER

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It feels like I haven’t left my parents’ house in a month. I’ve kept myself busy with housework, helping Mama take care of Daddy, and helping Daddy with his physical therapy. He’s gotten much better—he can stand for a longer period of time and is finally able to move around the house with ease to do some day-to-day activities without help. He can now get up and shower on his own. If he wants a snack, he can get it for himself. And he’s even started going outside to walk around and check on his horse.

Mama went through with the horse sale, so the barn is mostly cleaned up. The only horse left is Daddy’s. She couldn’t bear to sell him. She’s laid off most of the workers that Daddy employed and sold off all the cattle. This is no longer a working farm; it’s just our family home and property. And I quit my cleaning job after Daddy’s health scare, needing to be more available for my parents.

Wyatt and I are still together and happy. He goes above and beyond—not only for me, but for my whole family. He makes grocery store runs for us, and does anything my Mama asks. He mows the lawn, and spends a lot of time with my dad, just sitting on the porch and talking. The more I see him around my father, the more I know I want to marry Wyatt and spend the rest of my life with him. He never pushes me to do anything I don’t want to do, like going out with our old friends. He understands my need to be home, and he goes out of his way to see me when he knows I can’t come to him.

Now that Daddy is healthier than ever, I’ve agreed to a night on the town. After dinner, I clean up then go for a shower. I take extra time, needing to relax from all the yard work I’ve been doing to make sure Mama’s garden is tended. When I get out, I curl my hair and fix my face before pulling on a pair of jeans and a tank top. As I’m walking down the stairs, I hear Wyatt pulling into the drive.

“Is there anything you need before I go?” I ask Mama, who’s standing at the kitchen sink and gazing out the window. She nearly jumps from my voice. Her hand flies to her chest. “You scared the ever-loving shit out of me!”

I laugh at her response. “What are you looking at so hard out there?” I ask, moving to look out the window.

“I’m just keeping an eye on your dad. You know how he is. He wants his freedom back, but I’m just terrified he’ll suddenly stroke out.”

I look out the window to see Daddy sitting on an old tree stump. His elbows are resting on his knees and he’s gazing out across the field, watching his horse graze.

“He sure does love that horse,” I say, watching as Wyatt walks up to Daddy and squats down.

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