Yeah, it was good hearing from you. Keep in touch?” Amy slowly hung up the phone, then sat down to her supper again. She had a pensive look on her f...ace.“Problems?” Ben asked.“Huh? Oh, no, not really. Jackson had an offer come in on the Montana ranch, but it’s way too low. At one-point-one, I won’t even think about it. That land’s worth at least two, and with the herd moving here, it should be a quick possession for whoever buys it. That alone has to be worth a couple of grand, as they can get. Her sad smile said a lot.“I’ve been thinking about those things I can’t do anymore. I won’t make him proud of me, I won’t feel his hugs, I won’t hear his voice…”She was about to cry again.“Oh Christie,” Jesse whispered reassuringly, “Come here…”Jesse hugged her and helped let the pain flow out of her eyes, as his hands tenderly caressed her hair.“I miss him so much…”“You’ll be fine. You’ll be fine, I promise. We’ll get through this.”And then, she pronounced those words: “Thank you, daddy.”Jesse. Jane ke baad Jaya ne ek ghar ke samne auto ko rok diya aur boli meri ek saheli Shalu yahan rahti hai. Wo bhi picture dekhne jana chahti hai. Aao andar chal kar use bhi saath le lete hain. Maine auto wale ko paisa diya aur Prema aur Jaya ke saath Shalu ke ghar par chala gaya. Sahlu ne Jaya ko dekha to muskurate huye boli, “le aayee tum jiju ko.” Jaya ne kaha haan main le aayee hoon. Jaya aur Prema Shlalu ke paas sofe par baith gayee. Jaya aur Shalu ne gap-shap shuru kar di. Shalu ki umar bhi. " It was really that simple?" she asked in wonder."That simple ... and that complicated. But it was also that important."We sat quietly on the bench for a while and I could see that Dory was thinking, trying perhaps to understand just why such a small difference in my name would mean so much to me."Let's go back to the motel, Stevie," she smiled. It's getting dark."I rose and helped her up. She wrapped her arm around mine and we walked slowly back to our room.I turned on the main overhead light.
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