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should have done something
to bring his style and his personality to the apartment.
Right now
this could be a motel room, because it sure in hell isn’t a home.
Walking over to the bed he sits on the edge of the mattress,
leaning forward he places his elbows on his knees as he allows his
mind to wonder.
Thinking back in time, he had just been elected Sheriff of
Crockett County.
He was engaged to a beautiful woman.
Beth
was tall, slim and blonde.
Her features were considered classical,
like a goddess.
Young and in love Chase had his future set.
Great
career, loving woman, plans for marriage then children.
Chase had
felt he was on top of the world.
He was twenty-nine years old and
had his life planned.
He should have discussed his plans with Beth, as she
informed him after he had won the election.
She didn’t want to be
stuck in this small town with these hick people.
She wanted to live
in New York; she wanted to be a model.
She didn’t want to be the
wife of a Sheriff in a town that time had forgotten.
She wanted to
get out of Kentucky not set down deeper roots.
And children,
good grief, children would ruin her figure.
Children were not part
of her future.
He would have figured when he campaigned for the job of
Sheriff she would have known he wasn’t moving to New York.
When they had met the year before, he had told her about his
hometown, how one day he wanted to be Sheriff. Describing
himself as a good ole country boy she had always seemed pleased.
She had never once let on she wanted more than what he offered.
Never once did Beth talk about being a model or her dream of living
in New York.
The night he became Sheriff was the night Beth walked
away. She didn’t even look back after she packed her bags, she
just told him she would send for the rest of her things.
After she
had left he had gone back to his celebration party alone. No one
had said a word to him about her leaving but the looks of pity was
on every face in the room.
How he had gotten through that night
he didn’t know.
He had tried to act natural as if his heart wasn’t
breaking.
Over the next month he had packed her things sending them
to her parents.
Then he had moved in here, selling the house he
had been purchasing for them to start their lives together.
The one thing he did agree with Beth about was in a small
town everyone knows everything about everyone else.
The town
had rallied around him showing their support and love for their new
sheriff.
To keep his mind busy he had worked long hours taking
over the duties of the Sheriff.
It helped during the day, but at
night he would lay awake trying to figure out how he had misjudged
Beth, how he had fallen in love with a woman totally wrong for him.
Deciding the old saying “love is blind” applied to him.
Yes, he had
been blind to Beth and her ways.
He had seen only her beauty on
the outside; he had not dug below the surface.
During that time of his life his parents and the town’s people
had given him time to recover, figuring he would find a nice local girl
and settle down.
On more than one occasion the good citizens of
Dusten had tried to fix him up with friends, daughters,
granddaughter, and nieces.
He would decline each time until he
got his point across; he did not want to date. He is single and he
likes being single.
It is time to acknowledge he hadn’t loved Beth; he had loved
the ideal of loving her.
He knows now he had wanted to get
married, marriage being part of his agenda.
To be fair to Beth he
hadn’t care enough about her to share his agenda.
He had just
figured he was ready to move forward and she should be too.
If
they had gotten married they wouldn’t have lasted six months.
Laying back on the bed he lets go of his memories; he is over
Beth. He is over the feelings of betrayal. He is ready to move on
and by moving on he is ready to start courting Stephanie.
Feeling
excitement grow inside him, Chase begins planning
to bring his style and his personality to the apartment.
Right now
this could be a motel room, because it sure in hell isn’t a home.
Walking over to the bed he sits on the edge of the mattress,
leaning forward he places his elbows on his knees as he allows his
mind to wonder.
Thinking back in time, he had just been elected Sheriff of
Crockett County.
He was engaged to a beautiful woman.
Beth
was tall, slim and blonde.
Her features were considered classical,
like a goddess.
Young and in love Chase had his future set.
Great
career, loving woman, plans for marriage then children.
Chase had
felt he was on top of the world.
He was twenty-nine years old and
had his life planned.
He should have discussed his plans with Beth, as she
informed him after he had won the election.
She didn’t want to be
stuck in this small town with these hick people.
She wanted to live
in New York; she wanted to be a model.
She didn’t want to be the
wife of a Sheriff in a town that time had forgotten.
She wanted to
get out of Kentucky not set down deeper roots.
And children,
good grief, children would ruin her figure.
Children were not part
of her future.
He would have figured when he campaigned for the job of
Sheriff she would have known he wasn’t moving to New York.
When they had met the year before, he had told her about his
hometown, how one day he wanted to be Sheriff. Describing
himself as a good ole country boy she had always seemed pleased.
She had never once let on she wanted more than what he offered.
Never once did Beth talk about being a model or her dream of living
in New York.
The night he became Sheriff was the night Beth walked
away. She didn’t even look back after she packed her bags, she
just told him she would send for the rest of her things.
After she
had left he had gone back to his celebration party alone. No one
had said a word to him about her leaving but the looks of pity was
on every face in the room.
How he had gotten through that night
he didn’t know.
He had tried to act natural as if his heart wasn’t
breaking.
Over the next month he had packed her things sending them
to her parents.
Then he had moved in here, selling the house he
had been purchasing for them to start their lives together.
The one thing he did agree with Beth about was in a small
town everyone knows everything about everyone else.
The town
had rallied around him showing their support and love for their new
sheriff.
To keep his mind busy he had worked long hours taking
over the duties of the Sheriff.
It helped during the day, but at
night he would lay awake trying to figure out how he had misjudged
Beth, how he had fallen in love with a woman totally wrong for him.
Deciding the old saying “love is blind” applied to him.
Yes, he had
been blind to Beth and her ways.
He had seen only her beauty on
the outside; he had not dug below the surface.
During that time of his life his parents and the town’s people
had given him time to recover, figuring he would find a nice local girl
and settle down.
On more than one occasion the good citizens of
Dusten had tried to fix him up with friends, daughters,
granddaughter, and nieces.
He would decline each time until he
got his point across; he did not want to date. He is single and he
likes being single.
It is time to acknowledge he hadn’t loved Beth; he had loved
the ideal of loving her.
He knows now he had wanted to get
married, marriage being part of his agenda.
To be fair to Beth he
hadn’t care enough about her to share his agenda.
He had just
figured he was ready to move forward and she should be too.
If
they had gotten married they wouldn’t have lasted six months.
Laying back on the bed he lets go of his memories; he is over
Beth. He is over the feelings of betrayal. He is ready to move on
and by moving on he is ready to start courting Stephanie.
Feeling
excitement grow inside him, Chase begins planning
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