She couldn't stop smiling and her eyes would light up at the mere mention of Gabriel MacKenzie.When they got home, April and Bailey went to the room t...ey shared. Ordinarily they might have gone out on a Saturday night, but after the party at Gabe's and then the hour-long drive home, neither was inclined to go visit with any of their small-town friends.They each crawled into their beds. April turned the television on while Bailey changed and brushed her teeth in the bathroom."So what were you. I 'spect ma kin fix 'im up once we git him home. Let me git my hoss, an' I'll lead ya to the house. Oh, I'm sorry. My name is June Ashton and that there's my pa, Hamilton." Pleased ta meet ya, Miss Ashton. I'm Hank Prescott, and this here is Bill Jones."They followed June to the ranch house and were introduced to her mother, Mary. Hank and Bill carried Hamilton to his bed while June told how she had just ridden up and had seen two men kneeling by her father, had fired the warning shot, and had. Madly in lovewith one another and they didn't care who saw it. Holding hands, touchingone another constantly. Both Joe and Gloria noticed it but didn't make anycomment."Alice, what I am going to say, may shock you at first, but please, hear meout.I want a divorce."Alice's, hand involuntarily went up to her mouth in shock, and her eyesbecame wide."Why, Joe?" I announced to my Board of Directors of my intention to go through withthe surgery. They took it fine, But that means with you having a. Damn. I didn't want to deal with an infatuated teenager.Straightening myself up, I walked back in and sat down. I have been trying not to really look at her for these last few days, at least not too closely. This morning I looked, or stared; whichever.Wow, she's beautiful.I could see through her threadbare shirt and see the imprints that her breasts made in the fabric while she was standing sideways to me. She grabbed a potholder and took the skillet off of the potbellied stove and set it on.