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it’s going to rain. You can play inside.” The toys in the pail, Cliff picked up Geoff and the toys and started walking through the barn, Len following behind, carrying the tools.
“Hos, daddy, hos.” Cliff stiffened and looked like he was 57
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becoming impatient.
“Geoff, tomorrow if it’s nice, I’ll take you for a ride on a horse, but only if you’re good for your daddy.” Len’s voice exuded patience.
Those big eyes widened, and that face broke into an adorable smile. “Okay, Wen.” His little hand waved good-bye as Cliff carried him toward the house. Len waved back and then let the horses into the barn, settling them in their stalls as the first drops of rain fell on the roof. Randy and Fred were waiting for him as he finished. “You can ride with us, and we’ll bring you back here.” Len nodded, and they all headed for Fred’s truck. The ride to Scottville didn’t take long, but it was pouring by the time they parked and got out of the truck.
They hurried inside and sat at one of the few empty tables.
“Hi, guys.”
Randy blushed as he said hello. “Hi Shell.” She handed them menus. “What can I get you to drink?” Fred ordered a beer, with Randy and Len following suit. “Coming right up. You know what you want to eat?” She stood near Randy, leaning in close. “I can come back if you don’t.”
“Could you give us just a minute?”
“Sure, darling.” She winked at Randy and then hurried to another table.
“See, Randy?” Fred sipped his water. “I told you she’s flirting with you.” Len watched as both men looked to where Shell was waiting on another table, standing tall.
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Fred smirked. “She didn’t do it with me or Len, and she’s not doing it with them either—just you. So be a man and ask her out, for Pete’s sake.” They looked at their menus, and Len saw Randy become more nervous.
“You boys know what you want?” She again stood right next to Randy, practically touching his arm with her hip. If she were any more obvious, she’d have to have been sitting in his lap. Len and Fred ordered, and she turned her attention to Randy. “What’re you having, sugar?” “Umm, your phone number? I mean….” The man stammered helplessly. “I was wondering if I could call you. Maybe take you out?” She leaned down and wrote on his napkin. “I’d love to, sugar.” When Randy stopped gaping like a big-mouth bass, he smiled and placed his order. She smiled back at him and walked away, being sure he was watching.
Fred clapped Randy on the back. “Way to go.” Shell brought their beers a few minutes later. “Here you go.” She smiled at Randy and turned to leave but then came back. “You still work out at the Laughton farm, don’t you?”
“Yeah,” Fred said as he motioned across the table, “and Len just started this week.”
Shell looked around and then leaned in dramatically. “You know this place is gossip central, and I don’t place much faith in it, but I’ve been hearing that he may be having some money troubles.
Don’t know if it’s true, but I overheard some guys talking yesterday.” She straightened up. “I’ll be right back with your food.” All three of them stared at her as she retreated, wondering if it could be true. “Should we start looking for new jobs?” 59
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“Whoa, Randy. That’s just idle gossip. If Cliff was having problems, he would have told us. Wouldn’t he?” Fred’s gaze shifted from Randy to Len, who just shrugged.
Len spoke up. “Don’t worry about it now. It’s probably just gossip. Besides, Randy got himself a date, or at least her phone number.” The lightness returned to the conversation as they raised their glasses and toasted Randy. Their food arrived, and they started eating. Well, Len and Fred started eating. Randy talked to Shell, and they made a date for next Saturday night.
It was still
“Hos, daddy, hos.” Cliff stiffened and looked like he was 57
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becoming impatient.
“Geoff, tomorrow if it’s nice, I’ll take you for a ride on a horse, but only if you’re good for your daddy.” Len’s voice exuded patience.
Those big eyes widened, and that face broke into an adorable smile. “Okay, Wen.” His little hand waved good-bye as Cliff carried him toward the house. Len waved back and then let the horses into the barn, settling them in their stalls as the first drops of rain fell on the roof. Randy and Fred were waiting for him as he finished. “You can ride with us, and we’ll bring you back here.” Len nodded, and they all headed for Fred’s truck. The ride to Scottville didn’t take long, but it was pouring by the time they parked and got out of the truck.
They hurried inside and sat at one of the few empty tables.
“Hi, guys.”
Randy blushed as he said hello. “Hi Shell.” She handed them menus. “What can I get you to drink?” Fred ordered a beer, with Randy and Len following suit. “Coming right up. You know what you want to eat?” She stood near Randy, leaning in close. “I can come back if you don’t.”
“Could you give us just a minute?”
“Sure, darling.” She winked at Randy and then hurried to another table.
“See, Randy?” Fred sipped his water. “I told you she’s flirting with you.” Len watched as both men looked to where Shell was waiting on another table, standing tall.
“She’s just doing that to get better tips.” 58
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Fred smirked. “She didn’t do it with me or Len, and she’s not doing it with them either—just you. So be a man and ask her out, for Pete’s sake.” They looked at their menus, and Len saw Randy become more nervous.
“You boys know what you want?” She again stood right next to Randy, practically touching his arm with her hip. If she were any more obvious, she’d have to have been sitting in his lap. Len and Fred ordered, and she turned her attention to Randy. “What’re you having, sugar?” “Umm, your phone number? I mean….” The man stammered helplessly. “I was wondering if I could call you. Maybe take you out?” She leaned down and wrote on his napkin. “I’d love to, sugar.” When Randy stopped gaping like a big-mouth bass, he smiled and placed his order. She smiled back at him and walked away, being sure he was watching.
Fred clapped Randy on the back. “Way to go.” Shell brought their beers a few minutes later. “Here you go.” She smiled at Randy and turned to leave but then came back. “You still work out at the Laughton farm, don’t you?”
“Yeah,” Fred said as he motioned across the table, “and Len just started this week.”
Shell looked around and then leaned in dramatically. “You know this place is gossip central, and I don’t place much faith in it, but I’ve been hearing that he may be having some money troubles.
Don’t know if it’s true, but I overheard some guys talking yesterday.” She straightened up. “I’ll be right back with your food.” All three of them stared at her as she retreated, wondering if it could be true. “Should we start looking for new jobs?” 59
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“Whoa, Randy. That’s just idle gossip. If Cliff was having problems, he would have told us. Wouldn’t he?” Fred’s gaze shifted from Randy to Len, who just shrugged.
Len spoke up. “Don’t worry about it now. It’s probably just gossip. Besides, Randy got himself a date, or at least her phone number.” The lightness returned to the conversation as they raised their glasses and toasted Randy. Their food arrived, and they started eating. Well, Len and Fred started eating. Randy talked to Shell, and they made a date for next Saturday night.
It was still
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