Chapter 25It was noon before Aden left, and as hard as I worked to get him out of there, it sure was quiet when he was gone. I spent the rest of the day doing chores. About six, Boots called, wanting to stop by and go to the Lazy Eight with me that night. She’d never done that before.
Boots showed up looking sexy in a cowgirl outfit and fancy new boots. I got out my black hat so I would look halfway dressed up to her standards. She unloaded the news before we got out of my drive. BIA was transferring her to Denver.
“Transferred?” I asked.
“Well, sort of. There’s an opening there for a good job. Couple of grades up. Money’s better and all, so I applied. I got the word last week I was accepted.”
“Last week? How come you didn’t tell me?”
“I was afraid to, Charlie. I knew you’d work on me
