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let him risk the ranch he was so in love with. “I don't want you to get worried when I tell you this but..."
"You're not really on birth control, are you?” Jack sighed heavily.
"No, I..."
"It's okay, I mean we are married, we will be together a while and..."
"Jack, Jack. I am on birth control.” She almost laughed at how nervous he was. His fingers had gripped the steering wheel; his head bobbed side to side as if mentally working it out and rationalizing.
"Oh, thank God.” He let out the breath he had been holding. “I mean we could work things out, but I would really like to take this time to get to know you, Bethany. I mean I really want us to be friends when it's over."
She swallowed the lump in her throat. What a sweet man. She wouldn't tell him she thought that way because then his ego would move to macho overdrive, but he was sweet, and if she let him, he would just break her heart in the end. “Of course, we'll be friends. Don't be silly."
"So, what were you worried about?” he asked as if their only problem would be pregnancy. Forget the fact that they did not even know each other!
"Nothing, it was silly. Really, forget it.” She decided not to make things harder on him before they got that way anyhow. When her father found out, and she was sure Rosetta had called and told him she was married and knew about the two of them by now, he would be furious. Dodson's do not face public embarrassment, and Bethany would marry the man he chose.
HA!
"If you say so.” He shrugged. “Do you have any questions about Montana, my house, my family?"
"Yes, tell me about all of them.” She nodded.
"Well, I have two brothers and a sister,” Jack explained. “My older brother Heath is 35. Rafe is 34. I am 33. See the pattern?"
Bethany nodded.
"My sister Janice, we call her Jan is 19.” He laughed. “My momma thought she was going through the change is what she called it. Sure changed things all right."
"How old was she?” Bethany smiled.
"Let's see, I was fourteen, so that would make her forty-six, forty-seven.” He shook his head. “Doctors say it happens, not often, but it does."
"Wow.” She nodded. It was unbelievable. “She must have been shocked."
"Happy. Especially when she found out it was a girl. She had given up trying for a girl once we popped out, three in a row.” He laughed again then went quiet. A solemn mood came over him. She could see in his eyes that whatever he was thinking about was painful for him. “My daddy died not long after Jan was born. Cancer. Momma stayed in Montana until last year when Jan decided she was old enough to get married, and now my momma lives in Florida."
She considered his statement and then blurted. “She's only nineteen. How can she be old enough to get married?"
"She's legal, Bethany. Believe me, you're preaching to the choir. Heath shot Buck in the ass with a B-B-gun trying to scare him off. Only made the kid more afraid of us and Jan more determined than ever to marry him.” Jack sighed. “Such is life. Momma said we were not allowed to interfere with them. She had married my daddy young, and they were together till he died."
"So, where do they live?” Bethany asked.
"On the ranch. We all have a house there. My grandpa made sure of it.” Jack nodded. “It's a dude ranch. Hadn't been put to use in that manner since my Grandpa was alive. My mom didn't like it, and my dad didn't have the education to run the business, as much as my grandpa tried to teach him, so it went dry when my grandfather died."
"He didn't want to learn, or was it your mother's father?"
"No, he was my dad's father. My momma is from Florida,” Jack explained. “Daddy was a cowboy. He could do work, but he had no interest in learning the books and business end, thought he would have time to learn about those things later. Guess not."
"So, why does everyone live in your house?” She was fascinated by his life story. He had suffered hardships, loss, but he obviously
"You're not really on birth control, are you?” Jack sighed heavily.
"No, I..."
"It's okay, I mean we are married, we will be together a while and..."
"Jack, Jack. I am on birth control.” She almost laughed at how nervous he was. His fingers had gripped the steering wheel; his head bobbed side to side as if mentally working it out and rationalizing.
"Oh, thank God.” He let out the breath he had been holding. “I mean we could work things out, but I would really like to take this time to get to know you, Bethany. I mean I really want us to be friends when it's over."
She swallowed the lump in her throat. What a sweet man. She wouldn't tell him she thought that way because then his ego would move to macho overdrive, but he was sweet, and if she let him, he would just break her heart in the end. “Of course, we'll be friends. Don't be silly."
"So, what were you worried about?” he asked as if their only problem would be pregnancy. Forget the fact that they did not even know each other!
"Nothing, it was silly. Really, forget it.” She decided not to make things harder on him before they got that way anyhow. When her father found out, and she was sure Rosetta had called and told him she was married and knew about the two of them by now, he would be furious. Dodson's do not face public embarrassment, and Bethany would marry the man he chose.
HA!
"If you say so.” He shrugged. “Do you have any questions about Montana, my house, my family?"
"Yes, tell me about all of them.” She nodded.
"Well, I have two brothers and a sister,” Jack explained. “My older brother Heath is 35. Rafe is 34. I am 33. See the pattern?"
Bethany nodded.
"My sister Janice, we call her Jan is 19.” He laughed. “My momma thought she was going through the change is what she called it. Sure changed things all right."
"How old was she?” Bethany smiled.
"Let's see, I was fourteen, so that would make her forty-six, forty-seven.” He shook his head. “Doctors say it happens, not often, but it does."
"Wow.” She nodded. It was unbelievable. “She must have been shocked."
"Happy. Especially when she found out it was a girl. She had given up trying for a girl once we popped out, three in a row.” He laughed again then went quiet. A solemn mood came over him. She could see in his eyes that whatever he was thinking about was painful for him. “My daddy died not long after Jan was born. Cancer. Momma stayed in Montana until last year when Jan decided she was old enough to get married, and now my momma lives in Florida."
She considered his statement and then blurted. “She's only nineteen. How can she be old enough to get married?"
"She's legal, Bethany. Believe me, you're preaching to the choir. Heath shot Buck in the ass with a B-B-gun trying to scare him off. Only made the kid more afraid of us and Jan more determined than ever to marry him.” Jack sighed. “Such is life. Momma said we were not allowed to interfere with them. She had married my daddy young, and they were together till he died."
"So, where do they live?” Bethany asked.
"On the ranch. We all have a house there. My grandpa made sure of it.” Jack nodded. “It's a dude ranch. Hadn't been put to use in that manner since my Grandpa was alive. My mom didn't like it, and my dad didn't have the education to run the business, as much as my grandpa tried to teach him, so it went dry when my grandfather died."
"He didn't want to learn, or was it your mother's father?"
"No, he was my dad's father. My momma is from Florida,” Jack explained. “Daddy was a cowboy. He could do work, but he had no interest in learning the books and business end, thought he would have time to learn about those things later. Guess not."
"So, why does everyone live in your house?” She was fascinated by his life story. He had suffered hardships, loss, but he obviously
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