Chapter 16
Julie hadn’t been able to stand it. There wasn’t a way she could stand waiting a whole second day.
Dad had silently lent her a hand loading her truck. There wasn’t that much to load. She couldn’t take Clarence, not until she knew the lay of the land at Vern’s ranch, so it was just her work clothes and her tools. The old Ford cringed under the load, but stood staunchly by. She had the money in her pocket to rebuild the engine—Mac had paid her off yesterday afternoon—but she didn’t have the time.
When everything was loaded, they stood awkwardly in the front yard close beside her truck.
“Mac called me about the offer couple days back,” her father finally grumbled out. “Told him I hated to lose a hand as good as you, but it sounded like a better fit than this place will ever be.
