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Dixie was not expecting for Hadley to do what he did with the little makeshift bandage. She froze in place when he touched her arm gently, her head lifting so she could watch his face. There was no fear or anything like that, just genuine surprise that he would care enough to help her out. The only person who ever did anything like that was Wayne…Eyes wide, she stood there and simply allowed the large man to wrap her arm and position the wetted down leaves over the shallow cut. It stung a little bit, but she kept a straight face, not wanting Hadley to think that he’d done something wrong.
Before he moved away, Dixie shuffled close and leaned against his side, nuzzling her face against his chest but refraining from wrapping her arms around him. She didn’t want to risk scaring him by making him feel trapped. Thank you, Hadley… Her voice was a soft whisper and then she turned back to the building quickly, feeling embarrassed and a little unsure of herself. Reaching out, another board was grabbed and then they both got to work.
Merely an hour later, after trying to move as fast as possible, the building was almost completely torn apart. The two walls that had been stable were partially taken down, and the others had been tugged away, still intact for the most part. If they were able to fit those slabs into the wagon, there would be two or three walls already built for the chicken coop…which meant less work for them later on. Now Dixie could easily step in and begin collecting the large bundles of canvas, ship rope, small boxes sitting here and there, and there was even a metal can filled to the brim with nails! Hadley! This is so great, we’ll be able to have left over supplies for all kinds of projects!
Image courtesy of PNNL@Flickr; table code by the Mentors!
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