If he came back in a minute, it was with anger written on his face. If it was longer, it was usually with a look of satisfaction."I did and Beth had t...ld him about it," Adam said. "But he still wanted to be sure. He can't make it this week because he will be in the East. But he's going to swing by later in the month when he's back this way and has a few days off. Honestly, he sounds like a good guy who loves his little girl and would do anything for her." Unlike mine," Rebecca said flatly.The. ’ I knew Miller lived upstairs from his store so I went around to the front door and banged on it loudly. Before long I could hear him thumping down the stairs and complaining, ‘Alright! Alright! I hear ya! I’m comin’! Keep yer pants on! Keep the racket down! No need ta wake up the whole neighborhood!’ I heard the lock being drawn, then a disheveled Miller in a rumpled flannel nightshirt jerked the door open, still muttering away about being disturbed by such an ungodly racket. Upon seeing me,. Nicole was crying. Shit, she was more than crying, she went from fine to inconsolable.Amongst her tears, I could hear her try to make words, but they all collapsed into whines, whimpers, and sad yelling. Her arms landed on her knees to control her, but after a while they gave out and her head hit her knees. She couldn't lift herself up, she was crying too hard.She began murmuring again, this time making more of an effort to speak. Muffled by how she was speaking into her jeans, I just barely. He had been there since she was 17. He used to take her to all her after school activities and to her friend's till she got her license. When she left, she didn't know that he was going to be the one person that she'd miss. But she was back now, ready to take on the family ranching business after her father had his last major heart attack. She was going to have to learn from Wayne how to run the ranch and take care of everything while her father got some much needed rest.Christa walked up to.