1,500 Acres Chapter 3

I was up the next morning at five, as usual. I slipped on my shoes and headed out into the dark to get the animals fed. Rusty followed along as I added oats to the horses’ feeding troughs. Soon the wheat would be ready to harvest and I could feed the animals the separated chaff, but for now they would eat the feed I bought them. The chickens came next; I fed them before collecting their eggs to make sure they were happy by the time I got back to them. I didn't feed the cattle anything special, since they were strictly pasture animals, but I did make sure they had fresh water. I’d contemplated getting pigs for various reasons, but I couldn't afford the time and trouble yet, much less the cost to bring them on the farm.

FAÇADE Chapter 3

The rain comes down like angry bees

And the streetlight flickers on

I thought that I could overcome this all

But now I see I was wrong

~Assemblage 23, Alone Again

How I came to realize Bella Swan could break my heart

FAÇADE Chapter 2

Under the dead of night

Blending with shifting light

I see you, just another job to do

Lead me to clear, unobstructed view

Trying not to give myself away

Feel me nearer, what's to come?

Just another job to do

~Jerry Cantrell, A Job To Do

FAÇADE Chapter 1

Got a secret

can you keep it?

Swear this one you'll save

Better lock it, in your pocket

Taking this one to the grave

If I show you, then I know you

won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

if one of them is dead

~The Pierces, Secret

1,500 Acres Chapter 2

BPOV

I had to stop and sit down; I was working myself to death, and I knew it. I sat on the bench outside the chicken coop and used my bandana to wipe my sweaty face. My old hound, Rusty, plopped his butt next to me, leaning in to my hand as I scratched his ear. It had been months since my bastard husband had been put in the ground, and I had lost fifteen pounds from all the extra work I was having to put in. I needed a solution, and I needed it quick.

Seismic Shift Outtake 2

I have seen a sunset in the Western sky

Ain’t nothin’ like the brightness in your eyes

And I have seen the moon reflected in the sea

But that don't compare to how you shine on me

After everything I’ve seen, I’d rather see you smile

I’ll make it known you are my world and nothing less

So will you dance with me

I will lead you

Give every moment that I have

Just to be near you

And when the songs end and everyone else leaves

Will you dance one more with me?

~Phillip Phillips, Dance With Me

Seismic Shift Futuretake 1

I didn't fall in love with you,

I walked into love with you

with my eyes wide open,

choosing to take

every step along the way.

I do believe in fate and destiny,

but I also believe

we are only fated

to do the things

that we’d choose anyway.

And I’d choose you

in a hundred lifetimes

in a hundred worlds

in any version of reality.

I’d find you

and I’d choose you.

~ Kiersten White, The Chaos of Stars

1,500 Acres Chapter 1

One summer between high school and college changed Edward’s ideas about his life’s plans. Could he really build a life with a much older woman two thousand miles away?