Buckhorn Beginnings (2000)
“Sawyer laughed at himself. He made no sense, so her confusion was expected. “My wife cheated. A lot. She didn’t like my long hours studying, or my distraction with school in general. By the time Casey was born, I’d already filed for a divorce. It wasn’t easy for her. She had no family, and she wasn’t happy about the divorce. In fact, she was crushed by it. She pleaded with me not to leave her, but she…well, once I knew she’d been with other men, I couldn’t forgive her. I understood it, but I couldn’t forgive.”
Honey wrapped her arms around him from behind, leaning her head on his back. She didn’t say anything, just held on to him.
“I’d been sort of taking care of her for a long time, since high school even. Her parents died when she was seventeen, and an aunt took her in, but then she died, too, when Ashley was nineteen. She never had a job, and the idea of getting one horrified her. I just…I dunno. It seemed logical to marry her, to take care of her. We’d been dating forever, and I f...elt sorry for her, and there was no one else I wanted.”MoreLess
Honey wrapped her arms around him from behind, leaning her head on his back. She didn’t say anything, just held on to him.
“I’d been sort of taking care of her for a long time, since high school even. Her parents died when she was seventeen, and an aunt took her in, but then she died, too, when Ashley was nineteen. She never had a job, and the idea of getting one horrified her. I just…I dunno. It seemed logical to marry her, to take care of her. We’d been dating forever, and I f...elt sorry for her, and there was no one else I wanted.”MoreLess
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