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Authors: Lori Wick
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from pacing. Things had not gone as he had hoped.
He had wanted to ask Calder where this doubt was coming
from and where the answer could be found, but Calder had
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the girls to handle, and Dakota also knew the women
would be back at any time, since the doctor had only half
the day at home.
"I can't believe You would save me like You did and
then hide from me," Dakota now whispered toward the
glass, his heart aching to be heard and to know he wasn't
alone. "If You're listening, God, I need some answers. I
need to know that this is real." Tears clogged Dakota's
throat, and he didn't try to keep praying, not even in his
heart. He didn't believe it was right to throw a challenge at
God's feet, but he couldn't think of anything else to do or
say. If only he knew where to look in the Bible for answers.
A noise coming from the kitchen beyond his closed door
drew his attention. It sounded as though the women were
back. The trained gentleman in him immediately sensed
they might need help unloading the wagon. Glad to leave
his tortured thoughts behind, Dakota went to investigate.
^"3'9r
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Dakota couldn't have said where Thursday went, but
Friday arrived in a flurry of activity. He'd been up and
dressed only a short time when he heard Darvi's and
Merry's voices in the kitchen. The little girls chimed in
from time to time, but the moving of chairs and other
activity made it sound as if spring cleaning had arrived on
September 1. Dakota stepped out to find just that. All the
curtains were off the windows, and Darvi was elbow-deep
in a sudsy tub, a tub of rinse water at her side.
"Good morning," Merry greeted him, setting a plate of
food on the table. "How about some breakfast?"
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"Thank you," Dakota replied, trying not to stare at the
chaos around him.
"Sorry about the mess. I made the mistake of saying mat
I never got to my spring cleaning. Now Darvi's on a mission."
Dakota sat down to a high stack of griddle cakes, bacon,
and hot coffee, a smile on his face.
"Trust me when I tell you that this is a feast, and
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washing or no washing, this beats where I usually eat"
"Where do you usually eat?" Darvi asked in genuine
interest
"On the trail. The first three things the Rangers want to
know is whether you can ride, shoot, and cook."
"If s Koda!" one of the twins suddenly declared from
the doorway, charging in to climb onto the chair next to his.
"All right, let me see," Dakota ordered before looking at
her eye. "Ah, no scar. This must be Filar."
That little girl smiled at him in pleasure and then settled
in to watch him eat. Dakota talked to her some, but she
would have occasional bouts of shyness and not answer.
The scene changed entirely when Vivian showed up. The
second twin looked surprised to be left out of the pleasure
of watching Dakota, and with a little frown at her sister,
Vivian pushed into the chair next to her in order to glue her
eyes on their guest.
"What are you two doing?" their mother finally turned
from the dishes she was washing to ask.
"Watching Koda."
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This stopped Merry entirely. "What did you say, Filar?"
The little girl had no idea what she was referring to, so
she just looked at her. Merry tried Dakota.
"What did she call you?"
"Koda."
Merry's mouth dropped open in an unfeminine way,
her head shaking in bewilderment.
"It doesn't matter," Dakota assured her. "I don't mind
in the least."
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"Girls," she began anyway, "I want you to call Mr.
Rawlings by his name."
Their little heads bobbed just before Vivian turned to
speak to him.
"Koda?"
"Yes, Vivian."
Merry's mouth was opening to scold her when Darvi's
laughter rang out.
"Darvi! Do not laugh at this."
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"I can't help it! They're so sincere."
Merry saw that she was right and gave up. It was not
the way she wanted the girls to address adults, but she
decided against fighting this particular battle.
Having finished his breakfast, Dakota suddenly
He had wanted to ask Calder where this doubt was coming
from and where the answer could be found, but Calder had
112
the girls to handle, and Dakota also knew the women
would be back at any time, since the doctor had only half
the day at home.
"I can't believe You would save me like You did and
then hide from me," Dakota now whispered toward the
glass, his heart aching to be heard and to know he wasn't
alone. "If You're listening, God, I need some answers. I
need to know that this is real." Tears clogged Dakota's
throat, and he didn't try to keep praying, not even in his
heart. He didn't believe it was right to throw a challenge at
God's feet, but he couldn't think of anything else to do or
say. If only he knew where to look in the Bible for answers.
A noise coming from the kitchen beyond his closed door
drew his attention. It sounded as though the women were
back. The trained gentleman in him immediately sensed
they might need help unloading the wagon. Glad to leave
his tortured thoughts behind, Dakota went to investigate.
^"3'9r
113
Dakota couldn't have said where Thursday went, but
Friday arrived in a flurry of activity. He'd been up and
dressed only a short time when he heard Darvi's and
Merry's voices in the kitchen. The little girls chimed in
from time to time, but the moving of chairs and other
activity made it sound as if spring cleaning had arrived on
September 1. Dakota stepped out to find just that. All the
curtains were off the windows, and Darvi was elbow-deep
in a sudsy tub, a tub of rinse water at her side.
"Good morning," Merry greeted him, setting a plate of
food on the table. "How about some breakfast?"
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"Thank you," Dakota replied, trying not to stare at the
chaos around him.
"Sorry about the mess. I made the mistake of saying mat
I never got to my spring cleaning. Now Darvi's on a mission."
Dakota sat down to a high stack of griddle cakes, bacon,
and hot coffee, a smile on his face.
"Trust me when I tell you that this is a feast, and
114
washing or no washing, this beats where I usually eat"
"Where do you usually eat?" Darvi asked in genuine
interest
"On the trail. The first three things the Rangers want to
know is whether you can ride, shoot, and cook."
"If s Koda!" one of the twins suddenly declared from
the doorway, charging in to climb onto the chair next to his.
"All right, let me see," Dakota ordered before looking at
her eye. "Ah, no scar. This must be Filar."
That little girl smiled at him in pleasure and then settled
in to watch him eat. Dakota talked to her some, but she
would have occasional bouts of shyness and not answer.
The scene changed entirely when Vivian showed up. The
second twin looked surprised to be left out of the pleasure
of watching Dakota, and with a little frown at her sister,
Vivian pushed into the chair next to her in order to glue her
eyes on their guest.
"What are you two doing?" their mother finally turned
from the dishes she was washing to ask.
"Watching Koda."
115
This stopped Merry entirely. "What did you say, Filar?"
The little girl had no idea what she was referring to, so
she just looked at her. Merry tried Dakota.
"What did she call you?"
"Koda."
Merry's mouth dropped open in an unfeminine way,
her head shaking in bewilderment.
"It doesn't matter," Dakota assured her. "I don't mind
in the least."
64 lori wick
"Girls," she began anyway, "I want you to call Mr.
Rawlings by his name."
Their little heads bobbed just before Vivian turned to
speak to him.
"Koda?"
"Yes, Vivian."
Merry's mouth was opening to scold her when Darvi's
laughter rang out.
"Darvi! Do not laugh at this."
116
"I can't help it! They're so sincere."
Merry saw that she was right and gave up. It was not
the way she wanted the girls to address adults, but she
decided against fighting this particular battle.
Having finished his breakfast, Dakota suddenly
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