Chapter Forty One

RIVER

I don't think I could ever be happier then what I am right now.  I'm back with the love of my life and soon, she'll be mine forever.  

As I strut into the packhouse Saturday morning, there's a little bounce in my step.  I'm on cloud nine and I'm not hiding it.

I walk into the dining hall and my dad picks up on my giddy exterior right away.  

"Well, good morning."  He says looking up from his food.  "You look chipper."

"I am chipper."  I grin.  I sit down at a chair across from him.

"Ok.  I'll bite.  What's got you so happy?"  He crosses his arms.

I load my plate with food.  I give another huge grin.  "Anna and I are back together."

He raises his brow.  "Oh?  What about all that stuff....."

I furrow my brow and wave him off.  "We worked it out.  I'm just pushing past it.  We have bigger things to think about now."