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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Second Chances for Nathan Chapter 6, Part 2, Page 35/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"It felt great to sleep in his own bed. After a good night's sleep, he dragged the tub inside and poured the heated hot water in. The steam helped him to relax and the soaking relieved his achy muscles from all the repairs he did on his Ma's house and barn. The dust and dirt from the coach ride was no longer all over him. The main thing he was missing – his Ma's cooking! Today, he was making his own eggs with bread and jam./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"He put on his red serge and looked and felt like a proud Mountie. He couldn't wait to see Newton. As he walked into town, quite a few of his neighbors were happy to see him back home. "Welcome back!" Molly called as she walked into Dr. Faith's office./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Ready for a haircut?" Fiona asked as he walked past the barber shop./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Yes, I am, maybe later on today or even tomorrow?" Nathan asked./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Okay, just come on by when you're ready, glad to see your back!" Fiona smiled./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Rosemary saw Nathan and ran across the street, "Hello Nathan! We can't wait to show you Billees! You won't believe how it looks inside! Everyone has been so busy getting it fixed up and we hope to have the Grand Opening with a talent show. Isn't this just the best news?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""It sure sounds like you all have been busy! Bill was filling me in last night." Nathan answered./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""How are you doing?" Rosemary asked as she hugged Nathan./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Better now, talking to my Ma, getting away, and seeing old friends brings out a brighter side to things he smiled./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Nathan, you need to tell me what you will be doing for the talent show." Rosemary called after him as he left to go to the stable./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""I will get back to you soon." Nathan replied. Just like Rosemary, leaving no stone unturned he grinned./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""There's my buddy!" Nathan greeted Newton. "How's my guy doing?" Newton whinnied. "Time to get a good brushing, you deserve it." Nathan gave him a big hug and told him all about Allie and his Ma and then he stopped brushing and looked straight at Newton. "There's a lady there, but I haven't told anyone about her yet, so you're the first. Newton, she's got a voice of an angel and looks like one too!" he whistled. "I hope someday you'll get to meet her."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Just then Bill walked in. "I thought I'd find you here." Newton has been good for me, but I know he's glad you're back."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Hey, thanks for taking care of Newton for me." Nathan said./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""What's that I heard you talking to him about a lady?" Bill inquired with a grin./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""How long have you been here?" Nathan asked. "Boy, nothing slips by you, does it? This lady you heard me talking about is my old friend I told you about last night."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Well, for you to tell your horse, she must be special." Bill teased. "Are you ready to see Billees now?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Sure am, let's check it out now." Nathan nodded./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"The men walked into Billees and were greeted by the sewing circle ladies who were quite busy hanging a few pictures, along with the curtains and setting up the tables with the beautiful matching cloths and vases of flowers and candles. Everything looked so lovely and the work these ladies put in really made a huge difference./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Wow, you ladies have really spruced up this place!" Nathan complimented them, "and Bill this room doesn't look at all like a saloon. It's amazing what you've done here!"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Lee popped his head out from the kitchen area, "Hey I thought I heard your voice, Nathan! Welcome back. I see Bill's giving you the tour."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Those chandeliers, gas lights, buffet table, and stage with a good coat of new paint all done in a week really impresses me. I can't believe how much has changed in just a short time." Nathan was stunned./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""We had a lot of help." That was Lee's cue to introduce Sam to Nathan. "Sam here has worked off his room and board and has been a huge help."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Nathan extended his hand, "So, you are the mystery man I had my eye on before I left. It was quite a surprise for both you and Bill from what I understand. Welcome to Hope Valley."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Great to meet you too Constable. Sam Tremblay. I'm very appreciative to have this opportunity and the folks here have been so nice to me."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""I suppose Rosemary has already cornered you to sign up for the talent show for our grand opening?" Lee asked./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Oh yeah, she didn't waste a minute," Nathan laughed. "When do you expect to open?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Bill turned to Nathan and said, "We need a sign first. People need to know that this building is no longer a saloon. Do you know anyone who could design and carve us a sign?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""I don't know anyone," Nathan shook his head with the biggest grin./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""You going to make us beg?" Lee asked./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""All right, I would be happy to. What do you want it to say?" asked Nathan./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""That's up to you, Billee's or Billee's Place." both Lee and Bill told him./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"It felt great to sleep in his own bed. After a good night's sleep, he dragged the tub inside and poured the heated hot water in. The steam helped him to relax and the soaking relieved his achy muscles from all the repairs he did on his Ma's house and barn. The dust and dirt from the coach ride was no longer all over him. The main thing he was missing – his Ma's cooking! Today, he was making his own eggs with bread and jam./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"He put on his red serge and looked and felt like a proud Mountie. He couldn't wait to see Newton. As he walked into town, quite a few of his neighbors were happy to see him back home. "Welcome back!" Molly called as she walked into Dr. Faith's office./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Ready for a haircut?" Fiona asked as he walked past the barber shop./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Yes, I am, maybe later on today or even tomorrow?" Nathan asked./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Rosemary saw Nathan and ran across the street, "Hello Nathan! We can't wait to show you Billees! You won't believe how it looks inside! Everyone has been so busy getting it fixed up and we hope to have the Grand Opening with a talent show. Isn't this just the best news?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""It sure sounds like you all have been busy! Bill was filling me in last night." Nathan answered./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""How are you doing?" Rosemary asked as she hugged Nathan./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Better now, talking to my Ma, getting away, and seeing old friends brings out a brighter side to things he smiled./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Nathan, you need to tell me what you will be doing for the talent show." Rosemary called after him as he left to go to the stable./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""I will get back to you soon." Nathan replied. Just like Rosemary, leaving no stone unturned he grinned./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""There's my buddy!" Nathan greeted Newton. "How's my guy doing?" Newton whinnied. "Time to get a good brushing, you deserve it." Nathan gave him a big hug and told him all about Allie and his Ma and then he stopped brushing and looked straight at Newton. "There's a lady there, but I haven't told anyone about her yet, so you're the first. Newton, she's got a voice of an angel and looks like one too!" he whistled. "I hope someday you'll get to meet her."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Just then Bill walked in. "I thought I'd find you here." Newton has been good for me, but I know he's glad you're back."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Hey, thanks for taking care of Newton for me." Nathan said./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""What's that I heard you talking to him about a lady?" Bill inquired with a grin./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""How long have you been here?" Nathan asked. "Boy, nothing slips by you, does it? This lady you heard me talking about is my old friend I told you about last night."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Well, for you to tell your horse, she must be special." Bill teased. "Are you ready to see Billees now?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Sure am, let's check it out now." Nathan nodded./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"The men walked into Billees and were greeted by the sewing circle ladies who were quite busy hanging a few pictures, along with the curtains and setting up the tables with the beautiful matching cloths and vases of flowers and candles. Everything looked so lovely and the work these ladies put in really made a huge difference./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Wow, you ladies have really spruced up this place!" Nathan complimented them, "and Bill this room doesn't look at all like a saloon. It's amazing what you've done here!"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Lee popped his head out from the kitchen area, "Hey I thought I heard your voice, Nathan! Welcome back. I see Bill's giving you the tour."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Those chandeliers, gas lights, buffet table, and stage with a good coat of new paint all done in a week really impresses me. I can't believe how much has changed in just a short time." Nathan was stunned./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""We had a lot of help." That was Lee's cue to introduce Sam to Nathan. "Sam here has worked off his room and board and has been a huge help."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Nathan extended his hand, "So, you are the mystery man I had my eye on before I left. It was quite a surprise for both you and Bill from what I understand. Welcome to Hope Valley."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Great to meet you too Constable. Sam Tremblay. I'm very appreciative to have this opportunity and the folks here have been so nice to me."/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""I suppose Rosemary has already cornered you to sign up for the talent show for our grand opening?" Lee asked./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Oh yeah, she didn't waste a minute," Nathan laughed. "When do you expect to open?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"Bill turned to Nathan and said, "We need a sign first. People need to know that this building is no longer a saloon. Do you know anyone who could design and carve us a sign?"/div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""I don't know anyone," Nathan shook his head with the biggest grin./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""You going to make us beg?" Lee asked./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""All right, I would be happy to. What do you want it to say?" asked Nathan./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""That's up to you, Billee's or Billee's Place." both Lee and Bill told him./div
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div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;""Why me?" Nathan asked./div
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