Chapter Six
Maureen’s homecoming was not at all what she’d expected. There’s a commonly held belief that people don’t change. That may be true but there are exceptions and Travis was one of them. Much to his own amazement, Travis had fallen in love with her, at least to the extent it was possible for a man like him to love anyone. The Captain was grateful to have Eileen so he agreed to give what he considered his share of Maureen to Travis. He also included Travis in more of his business dealings. Money was no longer an issue. Maureen and Travis rented a new apartment on the respectable edge of Riverton.
Occasionally a very important client would come to town and request an accomplished young white woman. Although Travis didn’t like it, he acceded to the Captain’s orders that Maureen be
