When Hillman trucking paid off, I used some of my new found fortune to buy the houseboat and have it moved to a dock attached to a property I bought o... the north shore of Table Rock. The view was pristine, and the setting was magical. I fell in love with the second floor deck, where I could elevate my leg, enjoy the view, and drink iced tea to my heart's content.It didn't hurt that it was the same house I bought for Colleen and Rebecca and me.Beth Ann, Brian, Colleen, Rebecca, Jim, and Millie. Chris is a great guy, and you know that he always had a crush on you. What have you got to lose?” Hailey really was suggesting it. And while Christie wanted nothing more than to follow her advice, she was also reluctant to do so. What if he still hated her?“That was so long ago Hailey, and we were just kids. I haven’t seen him in forever. What do we even have in common anymore?”Hailey laughed at Christie’s objections, and Christie suddenly had a flashback to the almost identical. "After I saw to my horse, she was waiting, now shod, belted and buttoned. I handed her my note and studied her while she read by the candle's light. She looked up at me and raised an eyebrow."You're a rebel," she said. It was not a question, but I nodded."My husband was not. Didn't hold with war at all, with killing."I told her my name and she said hers was Fran. "Francine actually," she said with a small laugh. "My mother rather favored the French. A Huguenot her father or grandfather was,. "Hi....." I stuttered."Miss," she finished my sentence and offered her hand."Miss Jessica," she continued, "and yes you can buy me a drink."This was too good to be true. At the back of my head an alarm bell wasringing. Something was not right. But then, horny men and alarm bellsdon't always go together.One drink led to another and then another, and then she invited me to herroom. As I followed her to the lobby, I drank in her svelte figure, thegraceful catlike walk, the sound of her heels, and.