Wild Horses

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Rose’s pov

I walked into the room where my father was. It was so cold and dark. This is not how I wanted to remember my father. Lying on a cold bed all the life sucked out of him. I turned to leave. I could not do this. I could not look at him and say goodbye like this. I would do it my own way on my own time.

I walked back in to the waiting room and told everyone they could go and say their goodbyes then I walked out of the hospital. I just needed some air. I was glad to see that Lee came with me. I was going to need him more now than I wanted to admit. He would have to be a big part of the ranch for now because my heart just wasn’t in it. I didn’t want my daddy’s legacy to fall because I was hurting.

“Lee, I need you to take over the ranch for now. I just don’t have the heart to do it.”

“I understand. Whatever you need just let me know. You didn’t go in and say good bye, did you?”

“How did you know?”

“Because when my mom died I couldn’t either. I didn’t want to remember her like that.”

“I just couldn’t. I will say goodbye in my own way. That man in that room so lifeless just isn’t my dad. He was always so full of life.”

He pulled me into his arms and just held me as I cried. I felt so whole being in his arms. Maybe my dad even though he was gone was telling me something. He never wanted me to be alone.

Did he bring Lee here because he knew he didn’t have much time? Was he the one my father saw in my future? For my father I was going to give Lee a fair chance. We may never get a happily ever after, but I had to try. I didn’t want to be alone all my life. Daddy you were so right I only wish you were here, so I could have told you that. I wiped my tears away and then looked up at Lee and smiled.

“Can you please take me home I have a lot to do for daddy’s funeral?”

“Sure, and just know you’re not alone Rose your surrounded by people that love you.”

I wondered what he meant by that. Was that his way of telling me he loved me? I needed to get all of this taken care of and get my head straight. If this wonderful man does love me, he deserves all of me. Right now, I just couldn’t give him that, but if he was willing to be patient, I was willing to give it a go.

Lee told his father we were leaving, and he said he would be by the ranch once everyone was done at the hospital. He told me he needed to talk to me about a few things. I felt even closer to him in this moment because he was hurting just as bad as I was. Him and my dad were more like brother’s then best friends. They had grew up together and remained friends all this time. I felt better having him here to help me with all the stuff that will come next.