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as possible. I’ll cover the cost.”
    “I’ve thought about it and I don’t think I should quit work.” She shook her head. “You’re going to help me with the lawyer fees and the settlement, that’s all I want.”
    “Bec, we agreed that I’m covering your expenses.” She needed to get over her resistance to him handling her bills. He leaned closer. “You can’t work for Luce while married to me. No one would believe you’re married to a man who can easily support you yet you continue to work nights and take your baby with you.”
    She cut into her steak and Logan set about eating his dinner, giving her space to think. The last couple nights, he and Becky had dinner together and discussed their marriage plan, and the story they’d tell about how they met. He was going to break the news to his dad alone. He didn’t want Becky in the line of fire if the old man unleashed his disparaging, old-school bullshit attitude.
    To Brian Knight, Becky wouldn’t be good enough for his son.
    To Logan, she was too good. Smart, sweet, and hardworking. Still grieving for her mother too, and he needed to keep her shielded. He’d make it brutally clear to his father that his wife would be treated with respect.
    “You have a point that it could look suspicious if I kept a job like office cleaning at nights when I could be home with Sophie. I’ll turn in my notice soon, but I’ll keep sewing pageant dresses and make some money that way.” Becky drank some of the milk he’d poured her. “Then I’ll use the time to investigate colleges so I can return to school after our deal is over.”
    He could almost feel her holding herself back from his offer but he’d wear her down. “How long have you wanted to be a nurse?”
    She took a breath. “It’s been my dream since I was little.”
    He wanted to help her with achieving it. “Getting pregnant derailed that for you.”
    Her eyes slid to his. “That’s not Sophie’s fault. I love her more than anything. Whether or not I become a nurse, being her mom is the best thing I could ever have.”
    “I believe you. But I know what it’s like to have a dream. I went after mine by going into the Marines. And this marriage is helping me attain another dream.”
    Becky tilted her head. “Camp Warrior Recovery. Tell me more about it.”
    It meant a lot to him that she remembered and understood what it meant to him. “I’m working with a psychiatrist, Dr. Wayne Malone, who specializes in combat post-traumatic stress disorder. We want to create a low-stress environment for veterans with PTSD who are having a difficult time assimilating back into civilian society. They can come here with other vets who are going through the same thing. They’ll be able to fish, ride horses, walk the trails, and do some intensive therapy to learn coping strategies. It’ll only be a small group at a time. We’re starting with ten cabins.” Logan fidgeted with his knife beneath her intense stare. His father considered therapy a sign of weakness. A minute ago he’d have said he didn’t care what Becky thought.
    But he did. His leg started to bounce beneath the table as the silence dragged out.
    “How long have you been working on this?”
    “Almost a year. Most people who see combat come home with scars. Everyone deals with it differently. Adam started Once a Marine, providing jobs for former Marines. Having that focus helped him cope.” Reconnecting with his former lover, Megan, helped him even more, but that had nothing to do with this conversation.
    “And you want to do this camp that will give vets with PTSD a chance to acquire the tools to cope without the pressures of civilian life distracting them.”
    Heat crawled up the back of his neck. Did that make him a total pussy? Recognizing that he’d let his father’s voice in his head, he ignored it. “That’s exactly what I want to do.”
    “I’m impressed. Can I help? If I’m not going to be working, I’ll have time.” Her eyes