Across on his side of the ranch, James seemed to be having his own problems. Thoughts of Kathryn wouldn’t stay at bay. She had invaded his thoughts throughout the years, but he had always been able to push them from his mind, but not tonight. Tonight seemed different. It was probably just because she was back in town. Oh, why did she have to come back? he thought.
James gave up on doing anything productive and if sleep was going to be an option for him tonight, he needed a little help. He popped the top on a cold one and went to sit outside on the old porch. He even saw the fire across the ranch and thought about crashing the young one's party, but thought better of it. He didn’t quite know what was going on with those two but didn’t want to get into the middle of things either. It was ti
