Chapter 87

“Kate, I’ll give him the best ‘talk’ I’ve ever given. If you think he’s the one for you, he’ll be welcome with open arms. My three girls sure know how to pick men! Jason was cool under fire and extremely effective this morning. My appreciation of his courage and loyalty has increased greatly on this trip. Steve’s proven himself time and again. Now Chip is lying there all shot up because he’s Steve’s friend. He sure came through for Steve and that goes a long way with your mother and me. If you love the guy, it’ll guarantee his place with us.”

“Jason told us about what a great job you did today, Dad. He’s really proud of how brave you were, especially since you’ve had no training of any kind,” added Gwen. “Now you have a bullet wound, just like all the other men in the family. You’re the best father a girl could ever ask for!”

Ted hugged the three girls and went back to his seat. They continued to care for their men as Laura divided her time between the three wounded hero