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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ray&amp;Donna" data-source="post: 45333" data-attributes="member: 42">Ray walked out to his mailbox the next morning, last night’s dinner still on his mind.  He could sense that Donna was still apprehensive but he thought she looked radiant at dinner and later that evening under the stars.  During that time alone each night, he felt as though they were rediscovering each other, and he remembered all the reasons he fell in love with her in the first place.  He opened the mailbox door, pulling out a few bills and that day’s copy of the Dallas Press.  As he walked on the gravel drive back to the house, a story in the lower right corner caught his eye.Oil Symposium at City HallA group of top legislators from Texas as well as independent oilmen will gather at Dallas City Hall this weekend.  The forum will look at the benefits of oil in the Texas community.  Senators Dave Culver and Ben Thompson are expected to be in attendance.Ray knew, instinctively, that this was the kind of thing Donna needed to do—the kind of place where she was needed.  He’d selfishly tried to keep her to himself, and in the dream he’d had…well, it wasn’t right to expect her not to do what she was good at.  Should he ask her about the meeting, or wait for her to tell him?He smiled as he walked back inside the house.  He’d wait for her.***“Ray?”Donna walked inside the brick house.  Ray was on the couch, polishing his boots.“Donna.  Would you like anything?”  He stood and kissed her on the cheek.“No, I’m fine.  I came to see if you’d take me to lunch tomorrow.”He sat his boot down on the table.  “Of course.  Did you have some place in mind?” “Yes, the Oil Baron’s Club.  Dave is coming in tomorrow, but he doesn’t have time to come all the way out here so I thought I’d meet him in the city.  I know he’d like to see you, too.”“I’d love to take you.  And it’d be nice to see Dave too.  I’ve probably not been out with you as much as I should’ve been lately, anyway.”  He smiled at her.  “We should get out of the house more often, go on a few more trips.”She looked at him quizzically.  “Are you sure, Ray?”“Yeah.  It’s not like I have to be on the ranch everyday—there’s plenty of people around who can take care of things.  I should be with you, supporting you, more than I am.”She looked into his blue eyes as she drew close to him.  She placed her hand on his cheek as she pulled him into a kiss.  The kiss was electric.  Ray felt alive again as he felt her soft lips on his.  She pulled away and smiled at him, then turned to go. “I’ll see you later,” she said.“Okay.”  He nodded his head at her.  His face felt like it was on fire as she closed the door and walked back toward her car.He rushed over to the kitchen to get a glass of water.  He was putting a few cubes in the glass when the phone rang.“Hello?”“Raymond?  It’s your Aunt Lil.”“Aunt Lil?”  Ray smiled as he thought about her.  Their past together brought up many painful memories, but he loved her and she was the only other remnant of his mother’s family—at least until he became a father.  “How are you doing?”“I’m doing fine now, Raymond.  I’m going to church every week again and that brings me a lot of peace.  I pray for you and Donna, and I pray for Michael.  I did want to call and see how you were doing, though.”“I’m doing well, too, Aunt Lil.  Guess what?  Donna’s gonna have a baby.”“Raymond, that’s wonderful.  I’m so happy for you both.”“Thanks.  Maybe the two of us could come visit you in Kansas soon.”“I’d like that very much, Raymond.  Listen, I have to go into town but I just wanted to call and check up on you.  Give Donna my love.”“I will Aunt Lil.  Take care.”“You too, Raymond.  Bye.”“Bye.”  He placed the receiver back in its cradle.  He went to the sink and filled his glass with water.  As he took a drink, he thought about how things worked out sometimes.  Even though he’d lost Mickey, the experience had taught him that he could be a good father, and that fate often had things in store he hadn’t bargained for.  He’d talk to Donna about Kansas later, but he knew she’d want to go.  He finished his water and headed out the door.</blockquote>

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