Chapter Sixteen
Patty's heart raced. Her palms were hot. Her breath came fast. She was on a date with Grizz. Sure, they were just sitting on the back porch of the Vance ranch house. But she’d take what she could get.
Much like her wedding, the date wasn't what she had envisioned. First, because he wouldn't let her change her outfit. Grizz insisted that he liked the way she looked. There was grease splattered on her shirt, and her hair was in a messy ponytail. Still, he looked at her as though she were the most beautiful thing in the world. Patty decided to wash and wear the same thing again tomorrow, and then again the next day. Anything to keep him looking at her like that.
She wasn’t in one of the flaring sundresses she’d seen Mrs. Cleaver wear. Nor kitten heels that she’d seen Donna
