Free Revelation of Hearts (Stacey and Shane Mcleod, #3) by Rikki Dyson Page A

her and headed to the far back pasture where the hands were branding. When Mr. Chen saw them, he came running.  Stacey was in his arms in an instant. “I love this child, but she’s gonna’ make herself sick pining for you,” Grandy told Mr. Chen.
    “Do not worry Grandy Scott; I will manage well with our little daughter.”  He was right, for the next two weeks she was a happy well-behaved little girl. That fall they put her in pre-school. That little experiment lasted about ten days.  The teacher told Jessica, “I’m so sorry, little Stacey is just too rambunctious for the other children.”
    The next pre-school lasted less than a week, and the teacher was not as polite as to why, ‘Little Stacey had to go.’ Stacey wasn’t always, ‘The devil’s spawn,’ she picked and chose her victims.  She got along well with Tony and Rich.  When they were five, Stacey and Tony started kindergarten.  Things went well, most of the time.  Tony found himself in trouble quite often because he followed, wherever Stacey led.  As Rich got older so did he.  Much of the time, Mr. Chen found himself with three troublemakers and not just one.  When Stacey and Tony were three, Mr. Chen taught them how to swim in the big stock tank where the cattle drank.  By the time they were in first grade, Tony was learning not to follow Stacey blindly, but to pick and choose the mischief for which he knew he was most likely going to be punished.  His parents had no qualms about spanking.  Sam and Jessie being professional people felt sure their little Stacey would out grow her mischievous ways.
    Chapter-14
    Sir Richard Heath
    Lora Beth tried to give all of her great nieces and nephews equal attention, but there was something about Jessie’s little girl.  She was a little devil and she got on her Gram Flemming’s nerves, but Lora Beth liked her best.
    Sam’s practice was going well and so was the ranch.  Jessie wanted very much to travel to other countries to study their ancient remedies.  Her cousin, Stewart, Uncle Farley’s oldest son was an executive at American airlines.  He had told Jessie many times, “If you wanna’ travel let me know.  I’ll provide passage to wherever you wanna’ go.” 
    Jessie talked with Sam, then with her Aunt Lora. “Could you get time off for two weeks to go with Stacey and me?  I don’t wanna’ leave my daughter behind. I wanna’ spend as much time with her as I can, but I know I can’t take her to the meetings.” 
    “Yes, I’ll be more than happy to travel and spend time with two of my favorite people,” Lora said.
    Their first trip was to Arizona to speak with the Navajo people.  To Lora Beth, this was a godsend.  She had been rather lonely lately, remembering too much of the past.  She had met men and dated, but just couldn’t find someone she knew she could love.  There was no way she was going to tie herself down to a loveless marriage.  This little bargain would give her two weeks each summer to look forward to, with anticipation.
    Lora watched her great-nieces and nephews grow up to be fine young women and men. Stacey was the oldest, then Daniel and Lynn’s twin daughters, Brittany and Brandy.  Four years later, they had a son, Cody.  Suzanne and Paul’s daughter, Ashley was next and then four years later, another daughter, Jackie Sue.  David and Melissa had twin sons, Dylan and Dusty born in nineteen-eighty-five. They were a year younger than their twin cousins, Brittany and Brandy Jessie’s youngest sister, Tracy and her husband Alan with daughter, Rebecca, eighteen and their son Robbie age fourteen. Then of course, there was her brother Douglas, he had children and grandchildren.  Lora didn’t see them as often, but they were growing up fast too.
    Sometimes she felt as if time was passing her by, but the time with Jessie and Stacey helped. Stacey was a fun child and was always full of energy.  Everywhere they went, they found amusement parks and museums.