Dr. Mead finally arrived to set Willa’s arm in a cast shortly after Tricia left. “Sorry for keeping you here so long, Ms. Stockholm. We have had quite the busy day with the restaurant accident. Your x ray shows a clean break of the forearm so I will go get what I need to cast it and hopefully have you on your way to being discharged. In the meantime if you need anything, just press your call button and ask for Dr. Mead.” He smiled and turned to walk away.A nurse came over to place some items on the table in front of Willa. She said, “He’s very good at setting broken bones. Yours is not out of place much so it won’t be too painful. On a scale of one to ten, how is your pain right now?”“Uhm like a four, maybe a five.” She looked hesitant at Grey and then back at the nurse.The nurse nodded, listened to Willa’s pulse, took her blood pressure, and temperature. Then she asked her a few questions that had already been asked before when she got the stitches done. She made some n
Yes, in a way she did. By the way Grey was looking at her, she could tell that he was very pleased with her answer.“I just want to hug you so bad right now, but your ribs are bruised so I will control myself.” Grey said with a huge smile on his face.Cal looked away as he seemed embarrassed. Then a nurse appeared with a clipboard in hand. “I’ve got your discharge paperwork here Ms. Stockholm. I bet you are ready to head home?”“Yes, I am. This man of mine wants to carry me away and I think I will let him. Life’s too short to keep a good thing waiting.” Willa grinned at the nurse while she checked her ID bracelet that had been placed on her wrist and wrote something down on the clipboard. “By the way, do you know what room my sister Rainey is going to be staying in after her operation? That way I can call her later on when she wakes up?”The nurse looked at her and then at Cal and said, “I don’t know, but I will find out for you. She won’t be coming back here if she has a p
The Farmington Vineyards of west Kentucky are beautiful and lined with row after row of lush grape vines. As Willa drove past them she thought back to her childhood days spent with her best friend Kaysea Milford running down the grape laden rows. Today Kaysea's family was throwing a wine tasting party to celebrate the launch of their newest red wine. It was sure to make a grand mark amongst the nation’s red wines. After college Willa and Kaysea both went back home to join their family's prospective businesses. Neither of them were lacking for anything as both families were very well off. Willa's family owned a large dairy farm just to the east of where the Milford's land was situated. The Stockholm Farm spanned thousands of acres and many grocery stores in the state as well as others in the country were being supplied with filtered milk from their dairy. Two generations of the Stockholm family had been working the dairy farm and making the business a billion dollar entity. The
Willa was not a stranger to hard work. From an early age she was used to getting up early and milking cows and tending to the horses on the farm. Learning the family business had a lot of responsibilities. It also included going to the office on occasion with her parents while they worked. Her and her older sister would be asked to do minor things to help out around the office. Two generations of the Stockholm family were now involved in the dairy farm. After grandpa Ben passed away he left everything to his only son Trevor, Willa’s dad. Since Trevor didn’t have any sons of his own just two daughters, Willa and Rainey were destined to run the family business. They were more than willing to do it too, because they both grew up knowing how important it was to continue the family's success. Besides they saw how much money the business was able to rake in even though their parents worked long hours. They were treated well all around and were the envy of many in town. Rainey worke
The building that housed Stockholm Dairies was impressive for the small town of Lawrenceburg. It was three stories and made of brick and had many windows. Dad’s office was on the top floor overlooking the street and a huge park that the business had donated to the city. It was full of trees, flowers, pathways for walking, picnic areas, and a pond in the middle. Many of the employees frequented the park during lunch and breaks to enjoy the outdoors and to get in a walk.When entering the building one had to go through a security check and scan a badge. Dad’s office had his own special elevator so he used his badge to open the elevator and head up. When the elevator doors opened his secretary Tricia greeted them and followed along into his huge office. Dad’s office was decorated in dark leather with a huge wrap around desk. He had two leather couches that faced each other with a glass coffee table in the middle and a cow hide underneath. A set of double doors on one side led in
Grey’s driver opened the car door for them and they rode off in his black Maybach. It was top of the line and completely private in the back with a screen that went up between the driver and passengers. Willa felt a little uneasy with just the two of them in the back of the car together. He seemed a little too domineering for her.“I didn’t expect to run into you again so soon after just meeting you at the Farmington Vineyards. Small world.” He actually did know about her to some degree because he had done some digging around about the Stockholms for his Aunt Miller’s piece of mind. So he told just a little white lie.“Yes, indeed.” Willa felt uneasy and she shifted in her seat. “I don’t mean to be forward, but how do you know the Miller Dairy folks? I was surprised to see you today for the acquisition of their dairy farm. Aren’t you in the real estate side of business?”Grey looked at her intently before he spoke. “I am in real estate. I also have connections with the Mil
When Willa arrived home Trevor and Martha were both lounging on the large front porch of the mansion. Dad had a glass of whiskey in his hand and Martha was holding a glass of lemonade. Willa’s heart jumped up at the sight of them. She had missed being away from home while studying and was glad to finally be back even if the circumstances were not perfect. Seeing her parents together and happy was enough.“Dinner is ready. Let’s go eat and catch up on how the rest of your day went Willa. I was telling your mom that Grey invited you out to lunch. She can’t wait to hear how that went.” Trevor said as they all walked into the house.Trevor sat at the head of the dining table and Martha sat next to him while Willa sat on his other side. A few minutes later Rainey came in late as usual. Martha quipped, “Rainey are you planning on being late for your wedding too?” Trevor chuckled.Rainey scowled and furrowed her brows. “No mom, I don't plan on it. As long as the marriage happens
"Good morning sunshine!" Kaysea chirped. "A little birdie told me something about you and our mutual friend Grey Langley. So how come you are holding out on me? I thought we were besties.""Wow! How did you know that I had lunch with him?" Willa couldn't believe that the local gossip had started chattering already about her. She had just gotten back into town. It hadn't even been a full week yet.“It’s a small town Willa. You know that everybody knows everyone around these parts. My friend Tiffany happened to see the two of you going into Baron’s at around noon. She said that she recognized you from the pictures of us that I have at home. She described him as tall and quite striking with his dark eyes, dimples and gleaming teeth. I knew from the description that she could only be talking about Grey.” Kaysea sounded giddy.Willa was flustered and she didn’t want to sound like she was holding back so she blurted out, “He asked me out to lunch after the meeting in our office