They miss New York

but Texas is cowboy home.

Ruth proposes to Rusty

Now that the ranch was out of the red the two realized that they had fallen in love...

Proving theorems

Almost 4 months

From letting us know that a "favor" was the climax to a whole other world of the story, to the actual favor------- evolved or known very least.  All has been gravity waves in action, read, our truth comes that way.

The New Yorkers clamored

for the finance specialists roles.  Many were already "seasoned" as they say, ranch talk.

Coal warned Rusty

Named for his jet black hair, now white, Ruth's father told him that Ruth wanted him to stay on as long as possible.  "Don't get catched by that woman, unless you want to".  Rusty laughed at his directness.  He talked about his wife who had passed ten years before.  "We were married for fifty some years and she was like Ruth (or Coal), fast forward and direct!"

The day to day routine

for the remainder of Spring and then Summer beginning in June, they would have the ranch.  Fall classes would be ongoing support and prosperous until winter when Rusty planned to leave.  By then Ruth felt that she may have an Eselene like conference center as well as a working ranch.  Her passion was beginning right away.