“So you think this Tara Matthews has captured the eye of Thorn Westmoreland?” Dare chuckled. “Yes, although he doesn’t know it yet, and I feel sorry for Tara when he does.” Shelly nodded. Moments later she said. “I hope you know your leaving late is giving the neighbors a lot to say.” He smiled. “Yeah, I heard from McKade that a lot of people around town are questioning my intelligence. They think I haven’t figured out that AJ’s my son.” Shelly nodded. “Yes, that’s what I’m hearing, too, from Ms. Kate.” “How do you think AJ is handling things?” “I don’t think anyone has said anything to him directly, but I know a couple of people have asked him about his father in a roundabout way.”