“I see all of those thoughts running through your pretty head, Rory, but I want to hear them. Tell me no—a real no—and I’ll leave right now. I’ll back up and let you find your father without me complicating anything. But if you tell me yes, I’m jumping in headfirst. “I’ll be here every night fixing up this house of yours until I deem it safe enough and bringing you food at lunch. I’ve got a list of things a mile long that I want to show you and teach you out at the ranch, but only if you say yes. I won’t keep pushin’ if you don’t feel what I do. You’ve got my word.”

