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His father had that problem for years. Maybe she was telling the truth after all. He suddenly wanted to know everything about her. As she took off her hooded sweatshirt, he felt his whole body react. She was only wearing a black tank top. It was tight and only fell to her belly button. Her breasts were large, the cleavage deep, and the rest of her very muscular. The sweatpants hung off her hips, showing the top of boxers and a tiny bit of a very small tattoo hidden below.
    She cleared her throat, and he felt his cheeks warm, and then Wyatt chuckled.
    “I have the feeling that you’re telling the truth. I heard some gossip about a very attractive, young woman in town working for Doc. Let’s go see if we can get that air conditioner fixed so you’ll be more comfortable tonight.” Wyatt began to walk toward the office. As Lena walked in front of Kenny, he touched her shoulder to stop her, and she abruptly turned around, prepared to strike. Talk about being on the defensive. This young woman looked fearful and ready to fight. He wasn’t sure if he was prepared for the hit.
    “I hope you’re not trying to scam my parents. They’re good people. Most of the folk around here are good-hearted people. So I’m warning you, Lena, I’ll be watching you.”
    She looked him over, and his whole body hummed in awareness.
    “I owe your parents a lot and would never hurt them. It’s nice to know that you care for them so deeply.”
    He hadn’t expected that. It made him feel guilty, and he wasn’t the one caught running from the police. He followed as he absorbed the way her hips swayed when she walked, how her arms and shoulders were toned and defined, and how stupid he was to think that she was a teenager instead of a voluptuous, petite woman. Oh yeah, he was definitely going to keep a close eye on Lena.

Chapter 3
     
    It was Saturday morning when Lena accepted the invitation to see a potential cottage she could rent from the Joneses. She hadn’t entered the town of Pearl through this side of town. The ranch was magnificent and like nothing she had ever seen before. There were horses and real-life cowboys and everything big, bold, and beautiful. The main house was stunning and looked like a mansion of sorts, perfect for this particular setting. There were smaller houses and cottages along the outside of the main home and then one lone house with a small, detached cottage nearby. It was so strange and made her feel excited simply because she had never seen anything so beautiful before. She felt a bit disconcerted.
    She had come from nothing, had survived with hardly anything, going hungry more often than not and living in survival mode. Lena would hide out during the day in malls or the library, then freeze at night on the streets. Then she met Ariel. She had seemed so worldly to Lena because she was older. She made life on the streets sound like freedom and opportunity. That wasn’t the case at all. In fact, it was a death sentence.
    Looking around at the land here, the Joneses and the community in Pearl made her not only feel like such a loser and so below their standards, but also made her feel a tinge of determination. She wasn’t living on the streets of Detroit anymore. She could really make a better life for herself here, and the Joneses were her saving grace, her angels.
    “That over there is the cottage we mentioned. It’s small but in very good condition.” Abigail pointed to a beautiful white house that was way smaller than the larger white house next to it. There were planter boxes out front and a small area that looked to have been a sitting area at one time.
    Her heart hammered inside of her chest. The cottage was gorgeous. She was finally going to have a place of her own to live.
    “Oh my God, it’s so beautiful. Are you sure about this?” she asked them, and Abigail nodded her head and smiled wide.
    As they got out of the truck, Abigail took Lena’s hand and led her toward the front walkway. She pointed