Wild Horses

Chapter 8

Warning you may need a box of tissues while reading this.......

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Chapter 8

Rose’s pov

I was really glad Lee was here. He somehow made me feel like I was strong enough to get through this. I needed all the support I could get right now. I had a bad feeling about my father. I really hope everything would be ok. Life just wouldn’t be the same without him. He’s the reason I work so hard.

I guess maybe I do need to find someone and have a life outside of work. I’ve went about things in my life all the wrong way. Maybe having Lee here wasn’t the worst thing to ever happen to me. Right now, all I wanted to do was feel his strong arms wrapped around me. I needed to feel safe and secure, and he makes me feel that way. I don’t know if we will ever be more than friends, but I do know that I need him.

As much as I would love to say I could run the ranch by myself I can’t. Once again, my father knew better than I did. I need him to be ok. I can’t do this without my dad. I don’t want the ranch if I’m not working it with my dad. This was his dream. The only reason I love it so much is it was a part of him and my mom. I felt it brought me closer to her.

Why haven’t I heard anything, yet this waiting was killing me? I kept seeing doctor’s come and go but none of them came in here. Finally, a doctor walked in to where we were all sitting. Lee came over and stood by me to give me support. He was such a good man.

“Rose please have a seat.”

“Ok how is my father? Can I go and see him now?”

“I’m afraid you father didn’t make it through the surgery. We did everything we could for him. I am so sorry for your loss.”

No this can’t be. He’s wrong. He must have gotten the patients mixed up. My dad is alive and well. Lee reached out for me, but I shrugged out of his grasp. I could hear everyone crying, but it seemed so far away. This had to be some sick joke.

Daddy please don’t do this to me. Don’t leave me. I need you here with me. I can’t do this on my own. I collapsed to the ground and broke out in sobs. I can’t believe he’s really gone.

I was only thankful that I got to tell him how much I loved him before he went into surgery. I needed my daddy. I sat there on the cold floor and just let the tears fall. Nothing would ever be the same in my life again. I lost the only person in my life that mattered. How do I live without him? How would I ever be happy again now that I have no family?