‘Looks good doesn’t she?’ ‘Now I see why you like farm girls. They can’t all be this pretty.’ ‘No, I reckon they’re not.’ ‘You’r... even sounding like a farmer,’ Mark joked. ‘Funny.’ ‘Does she have a sister or two?’ ‘One sister and a brother, but they both live in California, you letch.’ ‘Oh, man! No wonder you’re think about moving to the country.’ ‘Not thinking much longer.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I’m buying that farm, but don’t tell Elly yet. I’m keeping it a surprise until she asks.’ ‘Have you. Now get out of here!"They kissed briefly and he was on his way. Catherine looked fondly after him.He's a lucky son of a bitch, she thought, but then so is she!Ged's flight was uneventful and he managed to sleep. He arrived at the house to find it warm and aired and remembered Karin had been in after he emailed her that he was coming home.He was jet lagged and half awake in spite of the sleep on the plane. He sent an email to Gus and Graham telling them he had arrived but needed a day to. Her son worked a job that required him to be gone all weekend and every other weekend her daughter Linda was with Stephen.Those days she would ask me if I had anything planned and usually I didn’t. I had been too busy dealing with the Groundhog days during the week to think about the Ground Hog Weekends. I would want to sleep and rest to prepare for the next week but usually we’d end up going out to eat someplace. She’d often pick places she didn’t really like because she knew I liked them. I’d. Beth’s hair ended up changing a lot - she loved to keep her long curly auburn locks and Lance had agreed that the locks should stay. He said that just before he cut off most of those locks and left Beth with a Betty Paige style that made her looks so much more sophisticated than her 16 years would suggest. Lance’s contribution to my head felt radical. I ended up with an almost boyish cut, parted on the side, long on top and in front but very short on the sides and back (“buzzed” as my brother.