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“Goodnight. I’ll see you in the morning, unless you want to meet me for cocoa in the kitchen in a couple of hours.”

Laughing, she opened her door. “We’ll see if I’m asleep by then.” She stepped into the room and after she saw Travis turn toward his room, she closed the door.

Willow leaned back against the door. She felt like Cinderella going to the ball with her prince. She decided she’d wait and tell Mindy later. She was finally free to trust outsiders to watch Mindy. She’d check Mrs. Johnson’s availability for babysitting or consider a sleepover with her friends, who she hadn’t seen much except on video calls for the last two years. Good thing her best friend stuck by her.

Am I sure I want to start something with Travis? It would be so easy to just say yes, but I can’t. I need to be sure, not only for my sake, but for Mindy’s. I won’t put my baby through a divorce.

Chapter 9

August 1st

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After getting Mindy up early to pack, she had to say goodbye to the horses. Claudia walked them to the helicopter.

“I’m going to miss you, Claudia.” Mindy hugged the woman tight.

Willow saw tears in Claudia’s eyes.

“You be a good girl for your mom, okay? Mind what she says. She’s not trying to punish you for some unknown infraction. She’s trying to protect you. Okay?”

Mindy nodded on the woman’s chest and Claudia held her for a moment. Then she straightened her arms, still holding on to Mindy’s shoulders. “Don’t worry little firefly, I have a feeling this is not our last time together.”

“I’ll miss you.” Mindy sniffled.

Claudia kissed her cheek. “I’ll miss you, too. Until we see each other again.”

Willow gave Claudia a hug. “I’ll miss you, too. Take care.”

“You, too. I hope to see you soon.”

Willow looked at the woman and wondered if she knew something Willow didn’t.

On the plane ride to Denver, Willow smiled as she watched Mindy pepper Travis with questions.

Mindy sat on the arm of the sofa next to Travis. “Will we get to see your house? Is it like the ranch?”

Travis sat with Willow on the sofa. “Yes, I’m sure we can arrange for you to see my house. No, it is nothing like the ranch. I designed the ranch house myself. My home in Denver, I purchased from one of my investors. He was moving to Paris.”

Willow had a couple of questions of her own. She turned her body to face Travis. “Where is the house located?”

“Cherry Hills Village.”

Wow. Only mansions are in Cherry Hills Village. “How big is it?”

“Big enough for you and Mindy to stay with me.” He looked at her and winked. “All the time if you want.”

Mindy bounced on the sofa’s arm. “Can we, Mom? Can we stay with Travis?”

Willow laughed and shook her head. As much as she would like to be living with Travis...as man and wife...they weren’t, so Mindy would just have to be disappointed this time. “No. We cannot stay with Travis. He’s not my patient anymore, so we have no reason to live with him.”

Mindy hung her head. “Okay.” She turned and headed back to her seat. Then she popped up and returned to where Willow and Travis were sitting. Then sat on the arm of the sofa again.

“But we get to go see him, right?” Mindy had her hands clasped together like in prayer.

Willow nodded. “That’s right.”

Mindy turned to Travis. “Do you have horses at your house in Denver?”