Sawyer couldn’t find the right words to explain, at least about his decision to marry her. “I came to Last Chance Ranch several years ago,” he said, wishing she’d take the challenge out of her expression. “Gramps was here, of course. His wife hadn’t died yet either.” Sawyer grew a little somber, and Jeri relaxed slightly.
He took her other hand in his so he was holding both. “They were so cute together. She was so sick, and yet she’d go out to take care of the cats every day.” He smiled and shook his head at the memories flowing through him.
“I didn’t have a plan to come here, not at first. I knew I wasn’t supposed to be working for my father anymore, and I knew I loved animals. I actually thought I’d be able to buy a ranch of my own, but that didn’t pan out.” He thought back to that tim
