grinned, “You’re right, force of
habit.”
They all relaxed and sat down as equals to
discuss the preparations. They were all powerful men, but the one
who held the most power was the youngest—Thaddeus. Rourk was glad
he was on their side.
Rourk was relieved to know Richard wasn’t
angry with him and he was honored to be among the small group
making preparations for the battle. Rourk also knew he had to push
Keegan out of his thoughts for now. He needed to be 100% focused on
what lay ahead. Of course, keeping Keegan off his mind was going to
be extremely difficult. She’d been thinking about him almost
constantly since the concert. Rourk knew if they didn’t win this
battle he would never have the pleasure of getting to know her.
They had to win.
***
Keegan woke up knowing she’d had no dreams
the night before. Usually she looked forward to it, but she didn’t
want to go to school. Everyone paled in comparison to Rourk. She
had to figure out a way to find him. He obviously didn’t live too
far away if he was at the concert. She was still puzzled by the
fact that he was there. Her mother would say that it was fate.
Keegan thought it was a bit too much of a coincidence.
Keegan and her mother were still not talking
after the jean incident. They both were so stubborn that sometimes
they would stay angry for days. Keegan was anxious to tell her
about Rourk. She came down the stairs to find her mother sitting at
the kitchen table reading the newspaper over a mug of tea.
“Mom, I’m sorry.” She really didn’t know what
she was apologizing for, but she knew it was the quickest way to
get back in her good graces.
Her mother was silent a moment. “Perhaps I
overreacted. I just don’t want you to take things for granted.”
Keegan smiled and gave her a hug, then slid
into the seat next to her. “You won’t believe what happened at the
concert.”
“What happened?” Looking at her daughter,
Emerald felt a rush of warmth mixed with relief. Of course, Katrina
had already filled her in on what happened. She was just grateful
that her daughter was unharmed. Katrina did not believe the boy was
Rourk so when Keegan got to that part of the story, Emerald was
surprised to hear her describe Rourk in detail.
“Mother, I know it was him, it had to
be.”
Her mom looked thoughtful and answered
slowly. “I hope it was him. Then you’ll have a wonderful story to
tell your children at bedtime.”
Emerald dropped Keegan off at school and then
called her husband. Richard was sitting over some paperwork at his
desk with an intense headache when heard his phone ring. He was
surprised to see it was his wife. She never called.
“Will you be coming home for lunch?”
He sighed, “You know I would love to, but I
am very busy today.”
In a calm tone she said, “I think it would be
a good idea if you made time to see me. If you would like I can
come to your camp or we can meet somewhere.”
He knew he was in trouble. His wife had the
quickest temper of anyone he had ever met, so he knew to be worried
when she was eerily calm. “On second thought, of course I have time
to come home and have lunch with my beautiful wife. I will be there
before noon.”
She hung up the phone without saying
goodbye.
Richard didn’t have time to dissect what his
wife was angry about. He would deal with it when he got there. He
knew he would never understand the way her mind worked. She had
always been a mystery to him. He thought of a quote from one of his
favorite books: Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are
facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one
of them is wrong . ~Francisco d’Anconia.
Smiling Richard thought, Francisco, you have
not met my wife.
***
At school, Keegan could not stop thinking of
Rourk. Usually she was loud and bubbly. Today, she didn’t even have
the patience for Donald and his crew. They seemed so childish. She
knew Rourk would never act like them. They were
habit.”
They all relaxed and sat down as equals to
discuss the preparations. They were all powerful men, but the one
who held the most power was the youngest—Thaddeus. Rourk was glad
he was on their side.
Rourk was relieved to know Richard wasn’t
angry with him and he was honored to be among the small group
making preparations for the battle. Rourk also knew he had to push
Keegan out of his thoughts for now. He needed to be 100% focused on
what lay ahead. Of course, keeping Keegan off his mind was going to
be extremely difficult. She’d been thinking about him almost
constantly since the concert. Rourk knew if they didn’t win this
battle he would never have the pleasure of getting to know her.
They had to win.
***
Keegan woke up knowing she’d had no dreams
the night before. Usually she looked forward to it, but she didn’t
want to go to school. Everyone paled in comparison to Rourk. She
had to figure out a way to find him. He obviously didn’t live too
far away if he was at the concert. She was still puzzled by the
fact that he was there. Her mother would say that it was fate.
Keegan thought it was a bit too much of a coincidence.
Keegan and her mother were still not talking
after the jean incident. They both were so stubborn that sometimes
they would stay angry for days. Keegan was anxious to tell her
about Rourk. She came down the stairs to find her mother sitting at
the kitchen table reading the newspaper over a mug of tea.
“Mom, I’m sorry.” She really didn’t know what
she was apologizing for, but she knew it was the quickest way to
get back in her good graces.
Her mother was silent a moment. “Perhaps I
overreacted. I just don’t want you to take things for granted.”
Keegan smiled and gave her a hug, then slid
into the seat next to her. “You won’t believe what happened at the
concert.”
“What happened?” Looking at her daughter,
Emerald felt a rush of warmth mixed with relief. Of course, Katrina
had already filled her in on what happened. She was just grateful
that her daughter was unharmed. Katrina did not believe the boy was
Rourk so when Keegan got to that part of the story, Emerald was
surprised to hear her describe Rourk in detail.
“Mother, I know it was him, it had to
be.”
Her mom looked thoughtful and answered
slowly. “I hope it was him. Then you’ll have a wonderful story to
tell your children at bedtime.”
Emerald dropped Keegan off at school and then
called her husband. Richard was sitting over some paperwork at his
desk with an intense headache when heard his phone ring. He was
surprised to see it was his wife. She never called.
“Will you be coming home for lunch?”
He sighed, “You know I would love to, but I
am very busy today.”
In a calm tone she said, “I think it would be
a good idea if you made time to see me. If you would like I can
come to your camp or we can meet somewhere.”
He knew he was in trouble. His wife had the
quickest temper of anyone he had ever met, so he knew to be worried
when she was eerily calm. “On second thought, of course I have time
to come home and have lunch with my beautiful wife. I will be there
before noon.”
She hung up the phone without saying
goodbye.
Richard didn’t have time to dissect what his
wife was angry about. He would deal with it when he got there. He
knew he would never understand the way her mind worked. She had
always been a mystery to him. He thought of a quote from one of his
favorite books: Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are
facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one
of them is wrong . ~Francisco d’Anconia.
Smiling Richard thought, Francisco, you have
not met my wife.
***
At school, Keegan could not stop thinking of
Rourk. Usually she was loud and bubbly. Today, she didn’t even have
the patience for Donald and his crew. They seemed so childish. She
knew Rourk would never act like them. They were
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