I woke up an got into one of my church dresses an done my hair an makeup an slipped into my dress shoes an went downstairs. "I am ready to go to church." I say. "Oh dear we forgot to tell you me an your dad can't make it to church but you, john, an Abigail are going so you better hurry before y'all are late." Mom says. I look at them funny then raced to the truck with John an Abigail an I drive to church an go sit with Angie. "Hey girl you made it just in time." Angie says. "Good mom an dad said they could not come but anyways how have you been." I ask. "Working I am so ready for you to start work with me tomorrow an I especially can't wait for tonight since I get to come over." Angie says. "I know these last few weeks have been crazy." I say. Before she says anything Beth comes over with Beau am Bridget an sit beside us an Beau grabs my hand. "Oh yea I can tell an I better get gossip when we get back to your place." Angie says. The ceremony starts an preacher Hansen starts talking about the new chapter in are lives an all that. "This morning I got a call from a dear friend of mine telling me that he was going in for his check up an he needed are prayers that everything goes good for the sake of him self but most of all his family so everybody let's bow are heads an say a prayer." Preacher Hansen says. We pray an then soon the ceremony is over an everybody is leaving the church. "Dixie it's good to see you here today." Preacher Hanson says. "Well I wouldn't miss church for the world sir." I say. "Well I just figured with your new boyfriend you would of lost your ways." Hanson says. "No sir I am still a proud member of the church an a strong believe of God." I say. "That's good to here Angie you be careful an stay in touch you here." Hanson says. "Yes daddy I will." Angie says. She grabs my arm an drags me away an I drive home an me an Angie walk into the house which is empty an start cooking lunch with Beth. "Angie what did your dad mean about me an Beau dating?"I ask. "That was kinda weird wasn't it." Beth says. "Well there are just rumors around town about y'all two dating simply because nobody knows him an it's not right in there eyes to be dating while still in high school." Angie says. "That's what this is really about me dating before I am out of high school um Hello look at my finger I still have my purity ring on an look at my neck I still have my cross necklace on." I say. "I know most the town folks have been defending you like my mom but daddy won't listen." Angie says. "That's not right um Beth do you think you can do my part I need to go take a walk." I say. "Sure sweetie just go." Beth says. I Thank her an walk out of the house an start tearing up so I take off running toward the Hill with the old swing is at an sit down on it. "Dixie are you ok?" Beau ask running up the hill. "I am fine I am just worried about my dad an everything." I say. "Well care to explain." Beau ask. I explain about today an what the preacher meant an what Angie had told me an that my dad had a tumor in his brain. "Oh Dixie I am sorry about your dad but he is a strong man an don't listen to everybody around town Ok." Beau says. I nod my head an Beau pulls me off the swing an into his arms an onto his lap because he sat down in the grass. "I just wish everything would go good again." I say. "I know but hey I am here for you an all ways will Dixie I love you." Beau says whipping tears away. "Do you really mean that?" I ask. "Of course Dixie I would do anything for you, you mean everything to me I love you Dixie." Beau says. He kisses me after he says that an it starts to ran. He picks me up an spins me around like we would be dancing. "Beau I love you too." I say. "That's great Dixie but words can not explain how much I love you now let's go inside before we catch a summer cold." Beau says. I laugh an we run inside. "You guys are soaked go clean up now I will get you clothes Beau just go." Beth says pushing us upstairs. I go into my room an dry off an change while Beau changes in the guest bathroom. We go down for lunch ansay grace an we begin to eat till mom walks through the door but with no dad. "Mom were is dad?" I ask. "John Abigail up to your rooms now." Mom says. John, Abigail, an Bridget run upstairs. "Your dad is in the hospital they don't know if he will male it they are doing sugary tonight an I have to get me clothes Beth will you please come with me Dixie he don't want you there to see him like this but he said he loves you now I got to go upstairs an pack." Mom says. She runs upstairs an Beth runs to the guest house an gets clothes. I walk into the living room an fall on to the couch. "Dixie everything will be fine." Beau says. "Beau don't tell me that he might die during that surgery an I might not be able to get to say goodbye." I say. Beau shuts up but wraps his arms around me an picks me up an sits me on his lap an he rocks me back an forth. "Dixie we are leaving now watch the kids." Mom yells. The door slams shut an there is nothing but silence. "Dixie are you ok?" Angie ask. "Yea call your mom get the prayer circle going please." I say. I stand up an call the family an get the prayer circle going with the family. "I called mom she said that she is calling everybody now." Angie says. "John Angie come finish lunch." I yell. They come down an finish lunch an me an Angie clean up. "Dixie what are we sops to do?" John ask. "Um well it's storming outside so just go watch tv." I say. They run off an I look up at Beau an we go outside an deal with the horses an go back in an we all sit around the tv waiting for mom to call or come home.
