CHAPTER 9Myra was quiet in the passenger seat as Shane drove her father’s truck through the near darkness. He felt horrible for having to turn her down. If things were different he wouldn’t have. He would have had s*x with her. Myra really was a wonderful girl and one that he would have gladly pursued a relationship with, but there were some things that simply wouldn’t allow it. First, she was so incredibly young. If he wasn’t mistaken, she had only just turned eighteen the month before. And secondly, he couldn’t allow himself to hurt her by loving someone else. It just wouldn’t be fair to her to make love to her and wish it was Marren.
Once he reached the road, he stopped the truck and looked over at her. “I’m sorry Myra.”
“It’s OK,” she mumbled, half-heartedly.
He grabbed his rifle an
