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one of the more pleasant memories. Tagging along with him and learning the rodeo and cattle business. Though she was pretty, Suzy had always been standoffish with boys, even cold but she adored Jamie, and it showed.
    She watched Jamie ride the toughest bull of the rodeo for more than three minutes which was a Texas record, with a knot in her stomach. When he was thrown to the ground, it had taken everything in her, not to run to him and check him over.
    The crowd loved every moment and as he stood in the center of the ring after the bull had been wrangled with his hands raised above his head in victory. The announcer shared with the crowd that as of three days before, Jamie was now the owner of the Hang’em high rodeo lock, stock and Santa Gerdis Bull, which invoked monstrous cheers from the crowd.
    She wasn’t sure if it was a good idea, but decided to wait around to congratulate him on his purchase and to say goodbye.
    “You hungry?” he asked coming up behind her placing his Stetson on her head.
    She laughed attempting to peer up at him as the hat settled down, covering half her face. “Are you kidding? You know me I could eat a horse. I just wanted to say that was a great ride and congratulations.”
    “Why are you talking like you’re leaving?” he asked staring down at her.
    She laughed handing him back his hat as she straightened her hair. “Because I am.”
    “No you’re not! You still haven’t apologized for being mean to me.” He grinned winking at her mischievously.
    “Umm…wasn’t that what I was doing by coming here?”
    “NO. You are having a good time coming here. I mean look around.” He waved his arm over the crowd. “Dinner with me and a heartfelt I’m sorry, is your apology.”
    Suzy laughed shaking her head as she gazed up into his coal black eyes. Staring at one of the best people, she’d ever known in her life. The man she’d once thought was her future. “Why do I get the feeling this apology is never going to be over?”
    Jamie draped his arm casually over her shoulder sending a shock wave up her spine. “Come on, you big meany. Let me feed you.”
    They decided to take his truck, instead of her car to the restaurant. She noted he hadn’t driven his Jaguar this time but one of his company pickups. They were nice but not top of the line. Which was one of the many things that made Jamie stand out from his family. While they wouldn’t be caught dead in anything less than the best, Jamie had always been more practical, even saving where he could.
    “I don’t know if I am really dressed for dinner,” she said fidgeting in her seat.
    “Are you serious?” Jamie replied glancing over at her. “Woman, you would look good in a potato sack. How on earth have you managed to still look sixteen after all these years?”
    “HA! It was being around all of my patient’s every day. There’s nothing like being around and healing children. I loved my job,” she added wistfully.
    “So why don’t you open a practice here? Old man Davies is like one hundred years old and I’m sure he will retire soon. Maybe…” He laughed. Dr. Davies had been his father’s pediatrician. He was a great doctor but now he was scary to the kids, being that he’d lost his teeth and when he coughed, they were sure a little bit of dust came out.
    Suzy tensed in her seat looking out the window. She knew everyone would want to know why she’d stopped practicing medicine. Being a doctor had been the only thing she’d ever thought or talked about being as a kid. It’d broken her heart to make the decision to no longer practice medicine. But with her diagnoses, she’d known it was the only thing she could do. The right thing no matter how heart breaking it was. “I just thought it was time to do something different, something that I also love. There are plenty of babies being made around here. But really, no specialized store for the discerning parent. That is where I come in.”
     
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    Jamie