had not insisted, he would have taken her home first so that she might be sure she wanted to stay before handing over her money. the woman dove in head first without a thought to what might go wrong. he was an honest man, but so many were not. perhaps god was watching out for her. whatever the case, she was adamant, so they went.
the money she would provide would save his ranch if he could figure out from where he was bleeding money. something was not right. he had gone over the books repeatedly. the numbers added up, but for some reason, he was now running at a loss 