“What brought this on? You love your Jeep.”
“I do, but with Ryan and Alex… it’s a pain in the backside to cram us and Bridger and all our bags in it.”
“You really love her, don’t you.”
It was an observation rather than a question, so he nodded in confirmation. “And not like I loved Carol.”
“Carol will always hold a special place in your heart and mine, but I’m thrilled to see you happy again. Not just here in Northstar with us but sincerely happy.” She stacked one more log on his arms. “I knew I liked Ryan. Anyhow, back to this idea of trading in your Jeep. Why don’t you just keep it and buy a truck? You aren’t going to get much out of it—not with a quarter of a million miles on it—you like it, and I know you can afford to pay cash for a nice used truck.”
He chuckled. “Twist my arm a
