his stay. For the following week, their group worked on hay every morning, and Carly always put him in the warmest

limbed down from the top of the

ugh. Perhaps that was her way of releasing almost ten years of res

ng point with the

focating heat, John was practically hallucinating at the top of the barn. He'd learned by this time to pack

want to put you on the back of the wagon, Ror

om the top, wiping a heavy coa

"You simply remain e

it is up here?" he cried back. "For

emarked as he ascended the ele

t any moment," Carly said, crossing her a

e muttered as he found the ladd

wagon," Neal remarked before fac

led Rory as he

to reach the lowest level before returning her gaze to him. "Just becau

o make me pass out from the heat," he yell

alking out of the barn and down the side of the hill. John returned his gaze to the ot

e raced down the slope till he was within arm's reach of her. "What ex

he corner of your lips. She did, however, begin to sl

arms about? Is this a refer

You moron, of course, it's about Logan!

her brother's death ten years later. There just h

ed, palms up. "We were mere youngste

o it in the first place," she said. "If it

fully. "I'm not sure

mediately. "Then you'

're not enti

ped him

stop beating me

orted. "I will not stop doing anything to you un

, because I'm not going away a

face. "John, why did you have to come back here? Why? Ha

nasty words and glares combined. Carly ran off in the direction of he

ring whether they'd all be better off if he got in his vehicle and drove away.

to be

y one there," the e

d. "However, I can't say I blame

her father's words. "She can'

time to harbor a gr

ou said. It was an unintended conse

so," Joh

ough her emotions or whatever she is going through, "Neal said. "Perha

be dense at the moment. I'm not sure sh

kle. "But, in the meanwhile, could you come back and assist us wit

ace the home one more time. "Su

f of her believed she had every justification for being angry with hi