Lily listened for a while on the stairwell near the kitchen door leading to the basement. She couldn’t help but smile. This was the first step with Allen.
She had wanted to get him out of his room. She knew if it was too cold to stay in it, he would have to leave. The second step was to get him to eat some hot food with some good company.
She could hear the interest in his voice as he asked questions about the ranch. She even heard a chuckle when Harold and Brad related some of the antics the new horses were getting into. Seems there was one horse who loved to steal food from another and another who liked to steal the blankets hanging around.
She moved down the stairs to get the laundry going. She smiled sadly when she saw the number of empty whiskey bottles. The smell was almost overwh
