Chapter 106

NOAH

Noah followed Camille back to her house without turning the radio on in the truck. The old stereo only worked half the time anyway, and he needed the quiet. If he worked in the fields alone all day, it wasn’t uncommon for him to enjoy the silence for the rest of the evening. He used to go days without even speaking to anyone before Camille came along.

But Noah liked talking to her, and it lifted his lonely soul when she asked questions about what he was doing. It wasn’t always easy to work with someone new on the ranch. He and his brothers had perfected it over years, but the solution was usually to keep your head down and minimize chitchat.

With Camille, it was different. Explaining a task to her was as easy as breathing. She listened, and he usually had the time to let her give it a try on her own. It was a good thing she wanted to work alongside him. Ranchers didn’t have much time during daylight hours to spare for spending time with girlfriends or spouses, but he knew Camille