it feels like we have been married a lifetime , joked rose . mick strides into the room and holds out his hand for me . i pointed to a neighborhood that was near , by water , but on the other side of town , by land . the ranch foreman , a seasoned cowboy in his late fifties , paused on his way into the barn . raven 's heart thumped in her chest . `` are you sure it was just the waves ? '' or maybe i was just expecting it this time around . 