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“But I’d love to try it too. It couldn’t be that hard. What a great idea.”
The women looked set to start their own conversation so Red moved to wind up the business part of the proceedings. “So, you’re still happy to accept my offer, Francis, now we’ve told you everything?”
“I reckon so, Red.” They shook on it.
“Well, George Benson’s coming out shortly and we can sign the contract. The finance is organized so we can wrap it up nice and fast if you’ve a mind to.”
“Sounds good to me. It’s not every day you get to sell your place but keep on living in it.”
“I have a surveyor coming out as well,” continued Red, “I’m giving Jim and Maddie twenty acres around the cabin and I’ll add it directly onto the larger holding. Come to think of it, I might get him to measure off another twenty acres while he’s at it. Penny wants me to build us a little house over here for our old age. I haven’t agreed to that yet but we might as well get the land part of things sorted out when the surveyor is here.”
“I’d be pleased to have you as a close neighbor, Red. Maybe you could help out with the cows and goats too.”
“I reckon I’d like that. Looks like there’s some life changing events happening here today. I have a nice bottle of bourbon out in the car to celebrate with, if you good folks are in agreement. I know this is supposed to be about Maddie and Jim, but it’s a big moment for Francis and Jean too.”
Red headed outside to fetch the bottle and figured they’d have time for one drink at least before the surveyor and George Benson arrived. The men moved out onto the porch but the women stayed on in the kitchen. Maddie gave her grandmother a hug, relieved that her grandparents would no longer have to struggle under the crippling financial burden that had held them in its vice like grip for the last couple of years, ever since Francis hadn’t been able to do much work on the ranch.
“I hope you won’t mind us borrowing the bathroom for a while until we get the cabin organized Gran. We haven’t had a chance yet to sort out the renovation details, but we could always build an outhouse, I suppose, over the old long-drop, for the time being.”
“You can come here and use our bathroom whenever you like, Maddie. It’s the least we can do. I’m just that pleased you and Jim are back together.”
“I’m pleased too,” said Penny. “Those two were meant for each other and I don’t know about you, Jean, but I can’t wait for some grandchildren to fuss over.”
“He hasn’t asked me to marry him yet. It’s been too busy with sorting out everything else, but you can rest assured, I won’t forget. I’m not going to give him the opportunity to escape again.”
“Are you sure you want to move into the cabin right away, Maddie?”
“Yes, Gran. I want to start my new life with Jim right away. The cabin was good enough for old Seamus and it’ll be good enough for me as well. I gave it a bit of a cleanup when I was over there yesterday. It’ll do us just fine until we can get it fixed up.”
“We picked up a few things in town,” said Penny. “Maybe we could all go over and help you get moved in, Maddie.”
“That’d be great, thanks, Penny.”
“I’ll go and bring the car around to the gate so it’s closer to unload,” said Penny.
“Well, let’s go and have a look at how we can help you get settled in,” said Jean, as though she’d suddenly gained a new lease on life. “I haven’t been in that cabin since before you were born.”
Maddie and Jean walked outside and headed over to the gate, leaving the men talking on the porch, discussing plans for the farm.
Chapter Nine
Jim, Red, and Francis didn’t have to wait long for the surveyor to arrive and it was a simple matter for him to mark up the two twenty acre plots. Where Jim preferred to approach things more
The women looked set to start their own conversation so Red moved to wind up the business part of the proceedings. “So, you’re still happy to accept my offer, Francis, now we’ve told you everything?”
“I reckon so, Red.” They shook on it.
“Well, George Benson’s coming out shortly and we can sign the contract. The finance is organized so we can wrap it up nice and fast if you’ve a mind to.”
“Sounds good to me. It’s not every day you get to sell your place but keep on living in it.”
“I have a surveyor coming out as well,” continued Red, “I’m giving Jim and Maddie twenty acres around the cabin and I’ll add it directly onto the larger holding. Come to think of it, I might get him to measure off another twenty acres while he’s at it. Penny wants me to build us a little house over here for our old age. I haven’t agreed to that yet but we might as well get the land part of things sorted out when the surveyor is here.”
“I’d be pleased to have you as a close neighbor, Red. Maybe you could help out with the cows and goats too.”
“I reckon I’d like that. Looks like there’s some life changing events happening here today. I have a nice bottle of bourbon out in the car to celebrate with, if you good folks are in agreement. I know this is supposed to be about Maddie and Jim, but it’s a big moment for Francis and Jean too.”
Red headed outside to fetch the bottle and figured they’d have time for one drink at least before the surveyor and George Benson arrived. The men moved out onto the porch but the women stayed on in the kitchen. Maddie gave her grandmother a hug, relieved that her grandparents would no longer have to struggle under the crippling financial burden that had held them in its vice like grip for the last couple of years, ever since Francis hadn’t been able to do much work on the ranch.
“I hope you won’t mind us borrowing the bathroom for a while until we get the cabin organized Gran. We haven’t had a chance yet to sort out the renovation details, but we could always build an outhouse, I suppose, over the old long-drop, for the time being.”
“You can come here and use our bathroom whenever you like, Maddie. It’s the least we can do. I’m just that pleased you and Jim are back together.”
“I’m pleased too,” said Penny. “Those two were meant for each other and I don’t know about you, Jean, but I can’t wait for some grandchildren to fuss over.”
“He hasn’t asked me to marry him yet. It’s been too busy with sorting out everything else, but you can rest assured, I won’t forget. I’m not going to give him the opportunity to escape again.”
“Are you sure you want to move into the cabin right away, Maddie?”
“Yes, Gran. I want to start my new life with Jim right away. The cabin was good enough for old Seamus and it’ll be good enough for me as well. I gave it a bit of a cleanup when I was over there yesterday. It’ll do us just fine until we can get it fixed up.”
“We picked up a few things in town,” said Penny. “Maybe we could all go over and help you get moved in, Maddie.”
“That’d be great, thanks, Penny.”
“I’ll go and bring the car around to the gate so it’s closer to unload,” said Penny.
“Well, let’s go and have a look at how we can help you get settled in,” said Jean, as though she’d suddenly gained a new lease on life. “I haven’t been in that cabin since before you were born.”
Maddie and Jean walked outside and headed over to the gate, leaving the men talking on the porch, discussing plans for the farm.
Chapter Nine
Jim, Red, and Francis didn’t have to wait long for the surveyor to arrive and it was a simple matter for him to mark up the two twenty acre plots. Where Jim preferred to approach things more
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