Jared, one of the benefits of the job.
She of course, could not continue to live there once he had a wife. No woman in her right mind would be ok with that arrangement, no matter how platonic the re relationship had always been; especially one who was in love with her husband. That was the where the true problem lay. Molly didn’t know when it happened, one day she was she was calling Jared’s women stupid and the next she would have give anything to swap places with them. Jared never noticed, but then again she did a fabulous job at hiding it. She was afraid to do anything that would change her relationship to him or to his family; they were all she had in the world, so she kept her mouth shut and covered the heart on her sleeve with a smart ass attitude.
She was not looking forward to telling Jared about her decision to leave, she knew he would complain, but he would have to acknowledge that there really was little choice. She had typed out her ideas in detail as though it was a merger proposal, which in fact it was, cross-referencing and color-coding like her life depended on it. She would go to sleep tonight and pretend that she didn’t fall down the rabbit hole. As Lily drifted off to sleep her memories became dreams and appeared as clear as thought the events happened just yesterday.
Lily’s father had come to the ranch to work with the horses, he had a special touch with the wildest of beasts and had come highly recommended to Mr. Maguire. Although Mr. Maguire knew how to make money in the horse business, he knew very little of the animals themselves, so he did what any smart businessman would have done; he hired the best. Lily had lost her mother at birth and her bond with her father was strong, there wasn’t another person that Lily loved as much and she happily followed him to yet another ranch. Seth Lancaster was without doubt a great horseman, but the loss of his beloved wife caused an unwillingness to settle down into a permanent home of his own, his sprit was restless and so the pair moved every year.
Lily was happy enough to trail from town to town with her father until they arrived on the Maguire ranch; the five-year old loved it on sight. The little girl roamed the ranch and her avid interest in all aspects of the ranch endeared her to everyone. In the first summer of their stay, Lily shared her time with the stable master, talking his ear off with a never-ending list of question, most of them starting with why , and she was never satisfied with ‘because I said so’ answers. She spent the rest of time underfoot at the main house, talking to Bella the housekeeper and Mrs. Maguire; the little girl soaked up the softness and comfort of the mother figures.
The greatest delight and bane of her young existence was a ten- year old boy named Jared Maguire. As an only child and heir to the Maguire Ranch, Jared walked the ranch with the confidence and security of a well-loved child and absorbed the intricacies of the ranch he knew would someday be his to run. Guided by firm and loving parents, Jared never became obnoxious about his wealth and gained great pleasure in aiming his childish torture tactic towards Lily. He put chewing gum in her hair causing her to have her first haircut, tied her shoelaces together which resulted in a tumble that caused the small scar on her chin, he also took her candy and held her doll for ransom on a daily basis.
This did not stop Lily from trailing after him; she loved the Maguire family, even if that family had to include Jared Maguire. She especially loved that Jared encouraged her company, that was until he turned thirteen and staring at girls became the most fascinating occupation in his life. He tolerated her for a couple of months more and then the girls started looking back at him. At the time she couldn’t understand why, just because he grew almost a foot taller that summer, or because his voice deepened or his shoulders widened. He always had the
She of course, could not continue to live there once he had a wife. No woman in her right mind would be ok with that arrangement, no matter how platonic the re relationship had always been; especially one who was in love with her husband. That was the where the true problem lay. Molly didn’t know when it happened, one day she was she was calling Jared’s women stupid and the next she would have give anything to swap places with them. Jared never noticed, but then again she did a fabulous job at hiding it. She was afraid to do anything that would change her relationship to him or to his family; they were all she had in the world, so she kept her mouth shut and covered the heart on her sleeve with a smart ass attitude.
She was not looking forward to telling Jared about her decision to leave, she knew he would complain, but he would have to acknowledge that there really was little choice. She had typed out her ideas in detail as though it was a merger proposal, which in fact it was, cross-referencing and color-coding like her life depended on it. She would go to sleep tonight and pretend that she didn’t fall down the rabbit hole. As Lily drifted off to sleep her memories became dreams and appeared as clear as thought the events happened just yesterday.
Lily’s father had come to the ranch to work with the horses, he had a special touch with the wildest of beasts and had come highly recommended to Mr. Maguire. Although Mr. Maguire knew how to make money in the horse business, he knew very little of the animals themselves, so he did what any smart businessman would have done; he hired the best. Lily had lost her mother at birth and her bond with her father was strong, there wasn’t another person that Lily loved as much and she happily followed him to yet another ranch. Seth Lancaster was without doubt a great horseman, but the loss of his beloved wife caused an unwillingness to settle down into a permanent home of his own, his sprit was restless and so the pair moved every year.
Lily was happy enough to trail from town to town with her father until they arrived on the Maguire ranch; the five-year old loved it on sight. The little girl roamed the ranch and her avid interest in all aspects of the ranch endeared her to everyone. In the first summer of their stay, Lily shared her time with the stable master, talking his ear off with a never-ending list of question, most of them starting with why , and she was never satisfied with ‘because I said so’ answers. She spent the rest of time underfoot at the main house, talking to Bella the housekeeper and Mrs. Maguire; the little girl soaked up the softness and comfort of the mother figures.
The greatest delight and bane of her young existence was a ten- year old boy named Jared Maguire. As an only child and heir to the Maguire Ranch, Jared walked the ranch with the confidence and security of a well-loved child and absorbed the intricacies of the ranch he knew would someday be his to run. Guided by firm and loving parents, Jared never became obnoxious about his wealth and gained great pleasure in aiming his childish torture tactic towards Lily. He put chewing gum in her hair causing her to have her first haircut, tied her shoelaces together which resulted in a tumble that caused the small scar on her chin, he also took her candy and held her doll for ransom on a daily basis.
This did not stop Lily from trailing after him; she loved the Maguire family, even if that family had to include Jared Maguire. She especially loved that Jared encouraged her company, that was until he turned thirteen and staring at girls became the most fascinating occupation in his life. He tolerated her for a couple of months more and then the girls started looking back at him. At the time she couldn’t understand why, just because he grew almost a foot taller that summer, or because his voice deepened or his shoulders widened. He always had the
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