"Mommy! Daddy!"
Justin quickly pulled out of his very heated 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr4gHQEuN7
kiss with Mary. Pulling the sheets up, he went to cover both of their 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JiWLnyPV5
naked bodies. After which, he laughed as he rolled off of Mary and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6YILvNVwF
turned towards their door. "Come on in, girls!" He called.
Two 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nlaFqyQGp
small girls ran in with the biggest smiles reaching their face. One was a386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahqdxN36kk
red-haired girl with blue eyes, the other a brown-haired girl with 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlFd0moYWU
violet eyes. The red-haired girl, Ida, was the oldest, at six years old,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylnPZ8Yzhm
and the blonde, Ethel, was three. In her arms, Ida carried a baby girl,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIAAzWDoTe
Sallie. Sallie was six months old and had black hair and green eyes.
Sitting386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvANYEu7CN
up a little on the bed, not letting the sheets fall past his hips, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn0zcJlyWb
Justin held his arms out and helped Ethel into the bed. Then he helped 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpUPMgCv41
Ida, and took Sallie into his arms. "Good morning, sweethearts." He 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRltxi4OI6n
greeted them as he gave a kiss to the top of each of their heads. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY7rnump2H
Wrapping an arm around Mary, he held all four of his girls close and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL75LSuXZl
sighed in content.
"Are you going to take me riding today, daddy? 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kDucJ5MXM
You promised me, last night, that you would." Ida asked excitedly. She 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApHiXzQbZn
was a beautiful girl, and had even been deemed a much beautiful baby, as386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvSuukuw02
an infant. They had no clue where she got her red hair and blue eyes; 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjISizFyoS
it was one mystery that they figured made her that much more unique. And386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6onW2MZfM
they loved her for her uniqueness.
He beamed over at his oldest 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVQ5ZJM6hn
and poked her nose playfully. "Well if I promised, don't you think I'd 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAK5mLj5THO
take you riding? Since when has your daddy ever made a promise he can't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMEiqPBhqH
keep?"
Mary chuckled and stroked Ida's hair with loving fingers. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCKVZP5S7s
"One of the many wonderful qualities about your father, Ida, is that he 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWSYSrqeCf
has never made a promise that he cannot keep. He's a smart man, not a 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbiqLIk5Mu
dumb one." She told the girl.
Justin scoffed teasingly. "Wow, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbdMMf8fZB
thank you for that backhanded compliment, love. Girls, I love your 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRxNufHFBb
mother with all my heart, but she is very good with giving compliments 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEEUuAN4bn
in backhanded ways." He saw the look on his wife's face and gulped 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58BFp9a89h
slightly. "I-I mean…uh…thank you very much, dear?" He suggested with a 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP3D5BZfAo
crooked smile as though saying, please, just don't hurt me.
She 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0o3ffb6gL
laughed outright and shook her head. "I wasn't going to punch you, Jus. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMROS9i9EI
And even if I wanted to, I still wouldn't; not while you have the baby."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9Bdw4oKTE
She reminded him.
He sighed in relief and pressed his lips to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iqS5ndGRd
Sallie's head. "You saved your old man's hide, Sal." He said gratefully.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFoDBsNmxm
Then he looked back toward Ida, remembering their conversation before. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8JmQ5QAP9
"We'll go out riding, after breakfast, Ida. Speaking of, whatcha say we 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Kck6PRPkw
get up and make something for these munchkins, dear?" He said to Mary.
She hummed. "I suppose we should. How bout you get it started, and I'll feed Sal?"
"Sure."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPEqOrB5hp
He agreed. He was just about to get up, when he remembered the state he386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5j5IB4ZmZ
and Mary were in. He blushed lightly, glaring at his wife's sly smile. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgFTHw6hYa
"Ida, Ethel, why don't you two go get dressed while mommy and daddy get 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigE8y8fAzA
ready?" He suggested to his daughters.
The girls ran out eagerly, their messy hair swooshing around them. Then they closed the bedroom door as they ran out.
After386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4DCJ793PY
they were gone, Mary barked a laugh, while Juatin glared playfully at 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLG3MImGEgT
her. "Oh shut up." He mumbled while leaning in and kissing her 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZRZ2B1xPh
collarbone softly.
But she swatted his head, making him pull back 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVd7XBdZlt
and give her a confused look. "I have to feed the baby, and you need to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJaWKXz8EQ
start breakfast for our other two girls." She reminded him with a 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL0CexVuMd
smiled. At his despondent face, she kissed him softly and ruffled his 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVuNUpdGoy
hair. "Later, lover boy."
He grinned slyly, stroking her arm with 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEo1eo3scrg
such softness. "I'll hold you to that, sweetheart." Then he rolled out 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lWT90jGvT
of bed, albeit reluctantly, and went to dress. After which, he left to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2x7mBU891
head for the kitchen to make breakfast.
As he stood at the old 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJb6X7oxff
stove, his two oldest daughter came bounding in, their long hair still a386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVESskUrwCq
mess and in need of help. He laughed as he put the spoon with which he 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQD9qunlpR
was using to make porridge down and knelt in front of them. "You girls 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPwjV2wMIs
need me to do your hair?" He asked as he stroked each of their heads.
Justin386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafrDnY5kBo
and Mary had gotten married when they were fourteen and nineteen. There386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuUM86jlnI
was no doubt in Justin's parents' mind that their son was in love, and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ajOXecpf3
that Mary was in love with him. Mary had fallen in love with him for 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc33ITYf4Vz
more than just his looks though. She'd found out, early on, that he was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijKCgiBvYR
able to cook and clean, unlike many of the suitors that had begged her 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo86JItlMU
for her hand since her father's death, when she was twelve. Justin was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrECFuHDJc
different though.
His ability to cook and clean made her one happy386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiGwa6v881
woman, when they married. And a year later they had Ida. As she began 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNRxEpi3HL
to grow hair, and it grew longer, Mary was pleased to discover more of 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX7fvWxWik
her husband's hidden talents. He could do hair. He had offered to do 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKNu12Se5p
hers on numerous occasions, but she had always insisted on doing it 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtzqQ7cwRD
herself. But as Ida grew, and she was left tired, Justin had stepped in 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBoPsJ4DWB
to do whatever his daughter needed. He could dress her, change her 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jAS82AGak
diapers, do her hair, everything. And now, he had two daughters to do 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAGOQOoM7p
that with; which they both loved when he did their hair.
Ida 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Qa5UlTFdV
nodded and held out two leather bands for him. Turning them around, he 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZLMiHRib4
used the wooden hair brush to gently pry out the nasty knots in their 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8U9Yiirvg
beautiful hair. Then he but them into loose braids. After that, he 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rEpOlST4q
grabbed some flowers that Mary always kept on the table, and put them 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n5Y96U5D6
into random spots of the braids. "There we go. There's my beautiful 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd8Smc58nU
girls." He said pridefully as he touched each of their cheeks and placed386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44sqebrjyv
light kisses on their foreheads.
The girls each giggled and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XrTQAzOjk
kissed his cheek. "Thanks, daddy." They said unanimously. Picking up the386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzU6bbxNBe
ends of their dresses, they raced to the table and climbed up on the 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEyZYg0eCK
chairs that were still to big for them. Justin helped them up and then 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12dJyiSDrf
went back to making breakfast.
Mary came in, not long later, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjdDDzIOuO
Sallie in her arms, dressed in a thick dress to keep her from the bitter386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1aanikwwT
cold that threatened them during the winter months. Mary herself wore a386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhkC8MKVXP
simple, beat up, blue dress with an apron over top. Her hair was loose,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4O97kuqRM
with only parts of the front being pulled back into a small braid.
That's386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGU7mUB46R
when Justin set breakfast in front of everyone. They'd had nothing but 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZz3AjTtFE
porridge for the past few weeks, but, unfortunately, that was all they 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtaxi3rPg2
could afford at the moment. Justin had lost his job at the sawmill 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyLsNgMSYU
several months ago, because of the impact of the war that had just 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzCWUvLLDU
started not even half a year ago. The Civil War, as they called it. They386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7o2w6MDl8
were at war with their own countrymen. It was sad to see it come to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9ojANJ0vt
this, and see the effects it cause. Because of it, Justin had lost his 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhihfnNAUoY
job, and they had been reduced to nothing more than rations of food.
She386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKoqEFLeSl
looked over at Justin with a soft, hopefully encouraging smile. She 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekzA04pOIL
knew that losing his job had struck him right in the gut. His pride was,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbpNJZzDGq
without a doubt, damaged. With great struggle, she had managed to get 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡje30yqXgyV
him to admit that he felt like a failure as a husband and a father, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmaODhgK8s
because he lost his job. He felt unable to provide for his own family; 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYS5ga0dWP
to him, that was something worse than death. All he wanted was to give 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzoBYKQvcB
his wife and young daughters a good home, good clothes, and good food. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGriGWDxK1
Now, he couldn't even do that. It took its toll on him, and she could 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz2ruSAPer
see it in the way he had started to age from the stress of the last few 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMrWiRmAuz
months.
They were doing all they could for the time being. She 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1bal2GAzv
would eat little, but still a substantial amount so that she could 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrq3e8kdQOB
provide milk for Sallie, and he would hardly eat anything. He had 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOxfyTRKes
started losing a significant amount of weight, which he and Mary could 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FsyhYtZqP
only hope the girls hadn't noticed. She had also lost a great deal 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6qmbyXqvu
amount of weight, but still not quite as much as him. Even their 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu89nfnOZ0
daughter, Ida and Ethel, had begun losing weight because of the food 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EW5vsmp9B
shortage.
He looked around at his family, as he always did at 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIF7aDQ2iP
breakfast and dinner, and felt his heart break once more. His wife's 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbzA49QOFT
face, while beautiful as he would always find her and know her to be, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDFTxP8esB
was shallow, and dark bags lined under her eyes. She looked so…empty. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51kat7Mkr6
His daughters looked weaker than they once were. They used to be so 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofQ2AigpWX
lively; and while they would still run around and play, they couldn't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1jKdepqO1
last as long as they once did. One of his favorite things to do, had 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnVzWc02ll
been to watch his little girls run and play. They were like fairies, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydqRyxhEJV
when they ran through the tall, summer grass. So beautiful. So 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA97dtEcX61
enchanting. Now it seemed there was only a sliver of those girls left in386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1bRg1Vv4Y
the daughters he'd raised.
Then there was Sallie. She was smaller386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzyKeu5kUi
than most six month old babies. She'd been born at nine months, she 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoh94EeoBy
just wasn't getting the necessary nourishing most babies needed. She was386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdywgHiorPI
healthy, but looked so torn down compared to most, healthier, six month386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03P4EhmuJk
olds.
He hated seeing his family so broken up. As a man 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4NeQ85h1F
especially, it hit him right where it hurts. His girls were the most 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpGCQdw8fF
important treasures in his world, and taking care of them felt more like386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ny4r3x9k8
an honor than a duty. To have that honor suddenly taken, and to not be 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLjAwYVN4a
able to give his girls anything more than grits and moldy bread as 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY1ErIJC6q
meals, was about the cruelest thing for him. Now they were suffering, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOybdXqSTBS
and there was nothing her, or anyone else, could do about it.
Mary,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHKWn3Jzcu
seeing the heartbreak that was all but written on his face, reached 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2ojiM2PEA
across the table to take his hand in her own smaller one. With her eyes,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYtziCUgoS
she told him that it was alright. They were together. They had each 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSXK1VxTty
other. That was all that mattered. And she was right; he knew that. but 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntiEQUkdHR
deep in his heart, he couldn't help that feeling of letting them all 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOZQxOLW3g
down, even though it hadn't been his fault that he was fired.
As 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM5cQqoSlE
the family finished their breakfast in silence, Mary got up and cleared 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7oKOVrBI5
their pans. Meanwhile, Justin grabbed his hat and rifle and ruffled 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2Pp1Kje7F
little Ida's red hair. "You ready to go, half pint?" He asked with a 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp0ioEKSz4
broad, loving smile.
Ida jumped up excitedly and bounced on the 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhDhYm3CsW
balls of her feet. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" She squealed. A laugh slipped past 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVWUzPsdTC
her lips when he placed another hat on her head as well. It was a bit 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYg0Nu74kV
too big, and fell slightly over her forehead. But she smiled wider and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiU6l4XK0u
pushed it back up.
"I wanna go, papa!" Ethel said hopefully, lifting her arms toward her father.
He chuckled and picked her up. "When you're a little older, sweetheart." He told her and kissed her brown head.
She386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkYW5dKpPv
pouted, crossing her arms. And he couldn't get over how much she looked386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5ItccjDtz
like Mary when she pouted. Other than those violet eyes, of course, she386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdoYQP4ARj
was her mother's spitting image. "Why does Ida get to do everything?"
"She's386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlr8XEDuuZ
older, Ethel. I know it ain't fair, hon, but I promise that we'll go 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiKzqenWNH
riding together when you're a little bit older. Alright?" He didn't like386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOIqvEcHDi
disappointing either of his older daughters – Sallie of course being 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6O4UD8UC7
hard to displease because she was only six months old – but he also 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6F3c2g9zL
couldn't take major risks. He hadn't taken Ida out riding when she was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYYath9Zf8
three, and he wouldn't do that with Ethel or Sallie either. And she 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb1t6qVRxW
might not have found it fair at the time, but he knew Ethel would 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWKPjW7R1h
understand one day.
She was still pouting, but nodded anyway. "Ok,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKg5kJoknT
daddy." Kissing his cheek, she wiggled out of his arms and went to play386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjUdqNxgK5
in the small family room.
Mary came forward then and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Be careful?" She whispered.
He386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AiEMZFKx5
smiled and nodded. "Of course, darlin'. And I'll bring our daughter 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzHYUkb2Iq
back in one piece." He promised, making them both laugh. Then he leaned 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iYCH76YZV
in and kissed her lips chastely. "I love you." He mumbled against her 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP81t4O60U
lips. Then pulling away, he stooped down to scoop Ida up into his strong386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HLfbDLmhs
arms. "You ready to go, baby?" He asked, nudging his nose against her 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmfVoaH2IV
soft cheek.
She giggled and kissed his cheek. That was answer 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7ErIM96kX
enough for her father, as he turned for the door. A last look back, and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPNwaHvTYp
he left with Ida snug against him. Within minutes, he had his horse, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2H7GtCJRB
Bobbie, ready and saddled. Then he saddled Mary's horse, Mosey. Picking 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIspzNYKfCO
Ida back up, under her arms, he lifted her up and set her in Mosey's 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29qht1JaLX
saddle.
Father and daughter spent hours riding the deserted plains386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcHg3vo33i
of Braiden, which was part of the Dakota Territory. For miles, there 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkZIMwyCt5
was nothing but sage brush and wild grass. The air was fresh, and clean.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9A5L04pDg9
To Justin, that was the best thing about living in the Dakota 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lbj9esvnU
Territory, rather than the big cities. And he couldn't be any happier to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxgW4Vq4fN
be raising his own family in such a beautiful land.
As they rose 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1eaqB9Bcf
through the plain, over the hills, and through the tufts of rolling 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9PP2iBx4x
grass that danced with the wind, he watched his daughter with a proud 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPCxPbonem
smile. While she looked like no one in their family, he couldn't help 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXtDsH6GTF
but admire all of their qualities that fit into her. She was as close to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhGQ97Kj3c
perfect as one could ever be. While she made mistakes, she was quick to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHz93weMr2
try and make up and apologize for those mistakes. And she was quick to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA22WtcYk0O
forgive too. She never once held a grudge, and for that, everyone was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYWgMGbIbd
grateful. Being on her bad side was never fun.
She fit into this 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gQ4Gqb7LJ
life, better than most. This was the life she wanted. So many times, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh4xN5wL1C
since she was old enough to speak, she had crawled up into his lap and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCoE7bFtvb
told him that she loved the life of the prairie. It's like living in a 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyr5ASuU0N
fairy-tale, she would tell him. And she knew not only the magical parts 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eRyCwGRDW
of the prairie, but also the dangers of it. She knew the harshness the 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKa1VTbiTpe
winters could bring. She knew to watch for mountain lions, and rattle 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvIAwtuQ0O
snakes, and scorpions. She knew how to test whether a berry was safe to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5l9RxJiAEH
eat, or deadly poisonous. She knew it all, and still, she loved it. She 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbGzLu7kP8
loved all te harsh realities that came with a beautiful land.
She 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5AEnFXTC0
wasn't like all the other girls, he well knew. While other girls loved 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhbMScAm08
dresses, or butterflies, she preferred to spend her time learning how to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlWwTkVARJ
survive the rough life of the prairie. Justin and Mary had agreed, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7o0x6WUfH
before they even had children, that any daughters they had needed to be 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5iLs09vF5
taught how to handle themselves. They couldn't always depend on a man. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOJCeEh4Ow
Mary already knew what that was like.
Her father had been a drunk 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1xE85qOpN
her whole life. Her mother was meek, and never spoke for herself. Being 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU1ZBiQp64
raised mainly by her mother, Mary had been much the same, for years. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku4GuoGNvF
When her mother died, when she was seven, nothing changed. She remained 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVM1LFd3KXE
the quiet girl that never spoke up to her father. She could hardly take 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIowMGB5RY
care of herself, and knew little to nothing about the wilderness.
Her386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJFtbzCSXB
father had never cared, though. He turned a blind eye as to Mary's 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSHA0SvBXS
well-being. The only times he would acknowledge her was to tell her to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgXBcRE6Hh
cook, or clean, or to mend his clothes. She was more of a slave to him, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFqBql4b8X
than a daughter. And when he finally drank himself to death, he left 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6TFRtbkrg
nothing behind for Mary to live a good life from. She didn't know how to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzTuoNLmeG
work the small farm she lived on; her father didn't believe in women 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcLrhixy4E
working anywhere else but in the house.
Being thrown, so suddenly,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDTFxS14mj
into the cruel world that she'd never had to think of before had a big 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBC1p5q0jk
impact on Mary. Being only twelve years of age, she was nothing more 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaewssWcFi
than a scared orphan that was terrified by the sudden new world. she had386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4M9RPfCQst
to teach herself the ropes. No one was there to guide her. And when she386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFLgvulc86
met and married Justin, she vehemently told him that she didn't want 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMagEZrxPL
her own daughters to go through that, should anything happen to one, or 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK8mD4nGwI
both of them.
He was quick to agree, telling her that he believed 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRbCuyoHZw
women should know the rules of the wild. He didn't think it fair to see 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NgJRo1RP3
women suddenly left on their own, when their husband, father or brother 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIZCW6AvFF
died, and having little to no clue on how to handle themselves. That was386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbYeCMMhol
no life, for any woman. And he couldn't, as a father and a husband, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxczbp3dpu
live himself in knowing that if he didn't leave behind those rules with 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn5DEkLrC2
his women, something much worse could happen to them than if they did 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tFcitAo6t
know. And as a man that loved his family more than anything, he'd be 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHvqzYdBPx
damned if he let anything happen to them because he didn't give them the386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPPKZTzZ0I
tools necessary to survive.
He had just started teaching Ethel, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjZZBs92c9
as well. While she was a bit confused by the lessons, she knew that when386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzlEheTOH5
her father was trying to teach her something important, it was for a 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDIVdq0kcv
good reason. She paid very close attention to him, as she often did with386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9s7HVuRAL
a lot of things.
Now, watching Ida smiling with rosy cheeks, and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyHWNgTDX8
her loose hair drift with the cool winter's breeze, he couldn't help but386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyZEcTqRsD
imagine her as she grew. He visioned a beautiful young girl, riding 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGA4ARM17Pe
merrily through the fields. A girl that didn't care what society had to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5YvG4D63C
say about her unorthodox upbringing. A girl that didn't need to depend 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh1JUPAWOY
on a man to take care of her. A strong, able-minded girl. It was nothing386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFMmMAKJlJ
short of amazing.
They returned at dusk, having had a most 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrABDFoW9tx
enjoyable time. He was just helping her off of Mosey, when he saw Mary 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAccWAnD2r
walking towards them, a despondent look on her beautiful face. Frowning,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd96GjN2UE5
he crouched in front of Ida and adjusted her hat slightly. "Why don't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aRZLrthaq
you go on inside, Ida. Mommy and daddy will be in shortly." He told her.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsxIsjKnJB
She obediently did as she was told.
As Mary neared him, he was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwiDLZsBR1
troubled to see tears in her red eyes. She'd been crying a while, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDtqXzQJYv
already. but why, he wondered? She was the strongest person he knew, and386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX7i2w7EyB
she hardly ever cried. When she did cry, though, it was usually for 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXsSq7vjPU
something serious. She cried when he lost his job. She cried when they 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SgAWTf5XM
lost their baby boy, William, two years ago. Those were the only times. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAjWizWCj2
Two times, in their seven years of marriage, and he'd only seen her cry 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnCDv2u3eF
twice.
As soon as she was close enough, he wrapped her in a loving386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3xHiBWAl3
embrace. "Hey. Hey. What's wrong? What's wrong, baby?" He mumbled in 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpavIe28i4
her ear. "Mary?" He pulled away and held her cheeks in his gentle hands.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RBfnUR1N3
"What's the matter, dearest?" He rubbed his thumbs under her eyes to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2K6qosK6tU
push away the nasty tears that lined her cheekbones.
She didn't say anything, just handed him a crumpled piece of paper.
He386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LZit8wj80
furrowed his brows as he took the paper. Unfolding it, he read over the386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡId2N4tGKwv
content carefully, and slowly. Neither he, nor Mary had been taught to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Gr3luxBmN
read or write, as children. They had to teach themselves after they were386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSoj4RNIzC
married. Though they were better at it, they still encountered trouble.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOvhDIrgkd
But understanding what was in the letter was no trouble for him. The 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBmdY7jYS8
words were clear as day.
"I've been called to war. I leave first thing tomorrow."
She386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohAWswkjOh
released a sob when he said it aloud. And once again, she fell into his386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKD11gbQAw
arms. He was still in shock, but quickly began to cry along with her. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsprkaW1P8
This couldn't be happening. This couldn't be happening, he tried to tell386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbvKEqB7Zg
himself. But the sound of his wife's cries clearly told him that it was386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPf9WWubErr
happening. He was going to war. He was leaving his wife and three 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPvil3gLIP
daughters behind. He cried into her shoulder, and held her tighter than 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vFmTD8OkB
ever before, stroking her soft hair.
"What are we going to tell the girls?" She whispered into his chest.
He386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeE4ziIV7Y
shook his head and kissed her neck. "We're going to tell them the 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5BpwFclBG
truth; that I've been called to join the war. There's no avoiding this, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FuOrXOjfx
Mary. We can't lie to them." And she agreed.
Going inside, they 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOexhv9VtGL
both called the girls from their room, and Justin beckoned them to sit 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZnV4nFMOG
on his lap. He and Mary shared similar glances as they struggled with 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPYzs8NyqN
just how to tell their daughters that daddy had to go away. They didn't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQDiM7dKhJ
sugar-coat it. They told them everything.
"Ida, Ethel…you two know386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfctHx9ppm
that all I want is to protect you, and make sure you're safe, right? 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8XgTUjcv0
Because you, and Sallie, and mommy are the most important things to me."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvd7JOdqCx
Justin started. When they nodded, he pulled them even closer and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FPyga4I69
stroked their soft cheeks. "Well that's what I'm going to be doing right386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz4rbQxdCb
now. I…I've been asked to join the war. That means I'm going to have to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2YivokcY5
go far away, and make sure no bad people can hurt you, your sister, and386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB8tEYmV5u
mommy."
Ethel shook her head, and her bottom lip quivered, as she386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mCTE0W2Ro
threw her chubby arms around his neck. "No, daddy! No! No! No! I don't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELrPuqn5wG
want them to take you far away!" She cried desperately.
He blinked386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNHlOo8Wrb
away tear as he wrapped one arm around her to keep her close. "I don't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IKGNpxexu
want to leave either, honey; but I need to protect you. Ethel, if there 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37J5ZYTg24
was another way, sweetheart, believe me I would take it, in a heart 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlAnJcMlS5
beat. But this is the only way I can protect you, your sisters, and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLF6b6EfFj
mommy." He hated doing this. He may as well have told her that there was386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNGcfbRdzG
a chance he wouldn't be coming back. Her innocence was already damaged.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85WgwDB0rU
She was to young for this. Ida was to young for this. Ida. "Ida…what 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlWB0wjwmz
are you thinking, darling?"
She was expressionless. It was like 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xAXhxkv1C
she didn't know what to say; and really, she didn't. what could she say?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGcZYT78Rh
So instead of replying, she scooted up and buried herself in her 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXapzteWfYd
father's chest. "I love you, daddy." She whispered.
He couldn't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q5YhRTtX8
hold back the tears that threatened him, not anymore. He let them go as 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYoPHJTcga
he bent to kiss her head softly. "I love you too, little one. Both of 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxqtLWAWQq
you." He spoke towards Ethel. After they got down and went to try and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ixFUYyswP
distract themselves from the heartbreaking moment, Hiccup took little 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP735T1kllg
Sallie. She couldn't know what was going on. All she would know was that386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9e5a6hPos
she would be waking up, looking around for her daddy, and realize he's 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpRu2qmdZe
not there. She would wonder why. And God forbid, if he were to be gone 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVX3kDZojy
several years, he would come back and she wouldn't even know who he was.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmBISSMNab
His own daughter.
All to suddenly, the Daniels' world was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXZyLCttGe
crumbling before them. It was all being shaken, taken away from them 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5If6ghVSs
within the snap of a finger. He didn't have a choice. It was either 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vml8lHga6
leave and stand a chance of coming home, or stay and undergo trial, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe27u11rfo
guaranteeing that he would never see his family again. there was no 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K9wdgFceP
choice; he was going.
That night, after all the girls were fed and386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE4rT439l1
tucked into bed, Justin shut the door of their room, and was 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg28gP57Mfr
immediately met by his wife's passionate lips. It took him no time to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GmcWUjFPY
respond to her kiss, and wrap his arms around her small frame. Their 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59GUPUVoYI
tears melted against their lips, as he pushed her against the wall, and 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZZVIBUZmM
slid his hands down to hold her hips.
It didn't take long to strip386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXq6rYFT2q
each other of their clothes and for him to lay her on their bed. 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMQ3Di1zkO
Heartbreak filled what little space there was between their bodies. As 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI8Myoar0k
he buried his hands in her disheveled hair, and kissed down her neck, he386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwburKDakW
mumbled words of absolute love and adoration for her. He told her how 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgJE5Qw0pa
much she meant to him, how he loved her, how beautiful she was.
When386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nEw6B3lVL
he finally entered her, she held tight to his back, trying to keep back386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9dbTFIHG2
her sobs. But it was all for naught. She dug her fingers into his back,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMKdNMpvho
and cried softly into the crook of his freckled shoulder.
He 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsbrNGGzWc
shook his head and shut his eyes tight. "Don't cry. Please don't cry, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGYXrSHCwq
darling." He said begged with a strangled voice. But he too couldn't 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOa3FBqSOO
hold back his sobs. And as he made love to her, they shared in more than386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkg3yuMWlD
just passion, but also their fear and heartbreak.
Afterwards, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqHkLD2IdZ
they laid silently in each other's arms. Nothing needed to be said, to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijtO4ZkYwt
know what the other was thinking. It all spilled out in the way they 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMPRbH0hSR
made love, and the way they held each other. Nothing could make this 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww6GnGhtjs
better. But for now, being with each other, was all they really needed.
The386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWHEyAfr8l
next morning, they woke the girls up at the crack of dawn. It was time.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTzMz95EtI
Mary packed him supplies, enough to last him through several weeks, and386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtixMcg4fCV
they all sat and ate one last meal together. After which, they all 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7YcSmdVX4
bundled up and went out to see him off.
It didn't take him long to386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKB8mafAlUK
prepare a saddle bag, and then to saddle Bobbie. Though he wanted to 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHUcecgREq
prolong the time for as long as he could, he knew that it would just 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkEliwWgZQ
make it harder to leave. And he'd never seen a shame in crying, but he 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQ03TXtZLb
also didn't like crying in front of his daughters. But today, he 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobnCCrNMHt
couldn't help it. he was leaving them, potentially to never come back; 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwTf3I6KO4
how was he not to cry?
When all was ready, he turned to his small,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0iMbm9syi
but beautiful family. His daughters were quieter than he'd ever seen 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsZDhzsol4
them. His wife couldn't stop her flow of tear. His youngest daughter was386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWr9L4w3O2
looking at them all curiously, confused to what was going on.
Licking386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR9cxwcchF
his lips, he knelt down and held out a hand. Ida was quick to come 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7VZu6EOug
forward and take it. "Ethel, come here, little one." He beckoned gently.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgduXdajMw5
She finally came forward, and he pulled her, with Ida, into his 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zOwoUfSvz
embrace. "Now, you two listen; I'm going to be home real soon, ok? I 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFvzk4fNIH
love you. I love you two, so much." He told them over again. Giving them386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX6zwY9Dy4
each one last kiss, he stood to take Sallie int his arms. "Oh, Sallie, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLD5MBBjrT
please remember me, sweet girl. Remember, how much daddy loved you." He 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI2Y7HLHRf
kissed her softly then handed her to Ida.
His heart melted when he386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE09FYxpjtT
gazed at his wife, as it always did. But this time was different. He 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIougYV9Zw8
could be saying goodbye to her, forever. He didn't want to lose her, and386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3Q9xHZ4ok
he knew she didn't want to lose him either. It was an unimaginable 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjENuTZAea
thought, for both of them. It was hard to believe, seven years ago, they386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUvL5HV0Qr
were fourteen and nineteen and just getting married. Six years ago, 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsenyVNPh4u
they became the parents of a darling daughter. Now they were saying 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05iHqGenQx
goodbye for an unknown amount of time.
He took a sharp breath when386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTs43vt8Cy
she threw herself into his arms, and he rested his head in the crevice 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYqpfb0mNW
of her neck and shoulder. "I love you, so damn much. Always remember 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4CmWCOFbs
that, Mary." He whispered against her flushed skin.
She nodded 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZd8BQqVHJ
wordlessly. "I will. Just, remember that I'm always with you. The girls 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltsShHr78Q
are always with you. We'll be right here, waiting. I promise."
He 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XRJ9tEpHs
sobbed and placed a single kiss on her neck. "One last time. Just one 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D6lvKkD22
last time. I want to make love to you. I want to ride out with Ida. I 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMYUMAZ2G6
want to walk in and watch Ethel playing. I want to see Sallie laugh. One386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcMXqPQKbs
last time. I want to see my family happy together."
All too soon,386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0ZGaRFsKQ
he was gone. Just like that. And Mary was left holding her crying 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmX8FlJWzS
daughters, as they watched their father ride off into the gloomy 386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G84hohHdE
sunrise. It would never be the same again, they all knew. Everything, in386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZOTbdYPlL
that moment, had changed.
