CHAPTER 1
"You must be J.T. Hope." a woman asked.
"Ma'am?" the man questioned as she looked at his cowboy boots.
"Sam's expecting you, I'll
take you to your office." The woman said leading the way.
"She'll be with you in a moment." she finished.
"Morning, Mr. Hope." a woman said walking into the room,sam brookes was her name.
"What is this all about?" J.t asked.
"It's a department requirement." Sam told him.
"Every new program has to be evaluated by a qualified professional." She continued.
"A single mother from out of state?" He questioned.
"She'll be at the ranch
by the time you get back,I also understand you have a teen girl living there,with nothing but men,she might need someone to look up to." Sam continued.
"What?, and Daisy is the daughter of one of the ranch hands its different." He started to say.
"The department pays her salary,you'll have to look
after her room and board,I also saw that Daisy has a record." Sam started.
"Tagging,stealing,assualt,her father not coming into her life until she turned fourteen , must've been hard on her,
Her being around these boys ,
could make her go back to her ways." Sam explained with concern.
"You load my up with extra costs,and still you refuse to fund the program?,and Daisy
won't be an issue." J.t questioned and explained.
"We've already discussed this." Sam stated.
"I only applied for my expenses!" J.t Exclaimed.
"Prove to me that your program works,and we will revisit the subject of funding."
Sam continued.
" If your approach worked,
I wouldn't be doing this." J.t said.
"Mr. Hope, if you're so determined to work with kids, why don't you re enter the force,and work the juvenile division?" Sam questioned.
"Look, let's not start giving
each other career advice, okay?Now, I have met your requirements,I'm doing this program,I came here for my firstthree kids and I am not
leaving without 'em." J.t stated sternly.
"Fine,I'll introduce you." Sam started.
"First, we've got Booker Stokes,17 year old bipolar bully moved in the stock market,also convicted for
possession, assault in bed."
"Sounds like a real charmer." J.t said.
"No, actually that would be Ernesto Mendoza,16 year old tagger, gangbanger and car thief,who would follow you into a revolving door and come out ahead of you,I would keep him away from Daisy." She stated.
"Lastly, Kieth Frasier, 17, we busted him breaking into a pharmaceutical warehouse.
Ran the cops asses off, Mother's in jail, no father,
God knows how long he's been using,He's been here before,hasn't responded to any program or treatment yet
And like the other two,
goes straight to adult court
next time he's picked up,
I wanna see these kids back
here in exactly two weeks." Sam finished explaining.
"Two weeks?" J.t questioned.
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"What do you want old man?" Daisy questioned.
"I told ya to stop calling me that, Need your help rounding up the cattle." Shorty said from the door of the cabin.
"Yeah, yeah im comin'." Daisy said putting on her hat.
"Hurry up now!" He yelled.
"Im comin'" She exclaimed.
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"J.T is doing some program, now I don't want you to hang out with whoever he brings." Colt said to his kid.
"Don't tell me what to do old man!,stop acting like my father when you barely apleared in my life." Daisy said as a truck came down the trail.
"Why you little!" Colt said as she stuck her tongue out.
Shorty let out a sigh.
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"How are you doing boss?" Shorty questioned.
Daisy noticed one boy in the passenger seat and two in the back.
She was pretty sure the two in the back were lookin' at her.
"Colt,Shorty,Daisy." J.t greeted.
"Come on out boys,line up over here,grab your gear two." He continued.
"Why don't you meet our new friends." J.t said as Daisy walked up to them.
"Im gonna enjoy this." Daisy stated seeing one of them look her up and down.
"hola nena mi nombre es Ernesto." The boy said with a smirk kissing her hand.
(Hi babe my name is ernesto)
"Well Ernesto,Im Daisy." She said with a blush.
"Alright Daisy is off limits,unless you want Colt to rip you a new one,This is Ernesto,Booker,And Keith." J.t Said clapping Daisy and Ernesto on the Shoulder.
Colt glared at the three,specifically Ernesto.
Daisy gave him a "Oh this pisses you off,well too bad imma do it anyway." Look.
"This is shorty." J.t said as the old man walked up to shake their hands,none of em' did.
Colt scoffed out a laugh.
"Daisy if you would be so kind." J.t said.
"Out here our days start at six and ends at six,What you do after that is entirely up to you,there is no leaving the bunkhouse after nine under any circumstances,make sure you take care of your buisness before than." Daisy said , the words burned into the back of her mind.
"Wait I stay in the Bunker house!" Daisy exclaimed.
"She ain't gonna be in there with em'!" Colt said.
"We'll see what we can do." J.t said.
"Ernesto wouldn't mind waking up to your beatiful face every day." Ernesto said winking at her.
"Back off boy!" Colt exclaimed.
"You back off, Old man!" Daisy exclaimed.
"Alright! now we got you some new clothes , I want ya'll to put them on." J.t said cutting the tension.
"No more of this whatever you call this here,Daisy your clothing also need to be... changed." J.t said.
"Whats wrong with what im wearing,Im not changing what im wearing all because of them." Daisy said with a glare, her plaid shirt was cropped and opened showing a black crop top,her shorts torn up almost too her thighs.
"Don't argue,I already told you about those clothes!" Colt
exclaimed.
"Yeah,Yeah,Whatever old man!" Daisy exclaimed.
"Ernesto thinks you look good." Ernesto said winking.
"I swear boy you better-" Colt started only to be cutoff.
"Why thank you Ernesto." Daisy said running her hand through her hair.
"Get a good nights sleep,you've got a busy day ahead of you,oh and keep an eye on Keith here,seems he's training for the olympic track team,reminds me of when we met Daisy." J.t stated.
"There all yours shorty." He finished as Shorty Laughed,spitting on the ground.
"Oh this is gonna be fun." Daisy clapped her hands.
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