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doesn’t know I have regained my memory. I said some awful things to him when he was here. I called him a trigger-happy cop. Major, when he left, he was so close to falling apart. He killed a man who was once his best friend, and the girl he loved let him go because he killed a man who was trying to kill him in her presence. His wife left him after almost twenty years of marriage. He has had a hard time, and I don’t want to mess up his life any more than necessary.”
    “Alana, I have known men like Dan Mesa before. They have a hard exterior, but inside they suffer a lot. They are the ones who save us from ourselves. They do the things no one else can do. They usually die alone on some battlefield with just God and their memories. It is amazing that men like them have close relationships with God. They really are good men for the most part. Don’t let Dan become one of those men. He deserves better. He has given a lot to this country and has gotten very little back,” he says. “Well, I have to go and call the colonel, something about a prisoner being transported back from Virginia by one of the rangers. I’ll look in on you later.”
    Alana feels the weight of the world on her shoulders. She knows that everything the major has said is true, but how does she rectify all that is wrong? She has dreams about this ranger and can’t get him out of her mind, but still she can’t convince herself to call him.
     
    Back at the ranch Matilda is thinking of the lonesome handsome ranger also. She wonders what she would do if she were in Alana’s position. Would she call him and tell him how much she loved him and ask him to come back? Suddenly, she picks up the phone and dials his cellular number.
     
    Jonathan is driving west on I-85 when the phone rings.
    “Dan, your phone is ringing.”
    Dan Mesa picks up the phone.
    “Sergeant Mesa here.”
    “Dan, this is Matilda calling. Where are you and what are you doing?”
    “Hello, Mrs. Osborne. Is everything okay? How is Alana? Is something wrong?”
    “No, Dan everything is okay. Alana is recovering and is doing fine. She has returned to work on limited duty. Dan, I have some good news. Alana has regained her memory, but she is partially blind in one eye and may lose her sight altogether. She doesn’t know that I am calling you, so please don’t let her know I called. She is afraid to call you because of how she acted when you were here. She also doesn’t want you to know she is blind.”
    “Mrs. Osborne, you don’t need to worry. I will never let her know that you told me. I am returning from a long trip and won’t be home for a while. I am on an assignment and can’t talk about it on this phone. When we stop for the night, I will call you if possible. Better yet, call Captain Johnson, and he will explain. Take care of Alana for me. One of these days, if all goes well, I’ll show up at your door.”
    “Dan Mesa, you are welcome at this house at any time. You are missed here. Take care of yourself. That last case of yours scared me to death. Don’t become a dead hero. I like you the way you are. Good-bye.”
    After he hangs up, Nadia asks, “Dan is everything okay? Who is Mrs. Osborne?”
    Jonathan says, “Nadia, don’t be nosy. Stay out of the man’s business.”
    “Jonathan, I am not being nosy just curious. So, Dan, who is Alana?”
    Dan Mesa smiles.
    “Mom, she is a friend who was shot by an assassin sent to kill me. She took a bullet meant for me. Matilda Osborne is her mother. Alana is the lady I spoke to you about. She lost her memory due to the bullet wound to her head. She didn’t remember me when she regained consciousness. She referred to me as a trigger-happy cop. Her mom just informed me she has regained her memory but is partially blind in one eye and may lose her sight completely. Alana doesn’t want me to know any of this. Mrs. Osborne is very concerned about Alana and about me too, I guess.”
    Nadia is aware of Mesa’s inner turmoil. She