Rowena made up her mind to catch up with her medical Training and to take the Montana State boards. She passed. Thought about opening a practice in town even went so far as to get an office, supply it and have it ready to go. Then she cried because she wasn't sure that it was what she really wanted to do. It was what Peyote said, the town needed. She cried again when at a dance Peyote told her of his desire for her and she rejected him. That night she danced with Colin. Being in his arms was heaven and later , after the Peyote thing and she asked Colin to take her back to the ranch he did. He had made sure some chicken soup was sent to her room before returning to the dance. When she had questions about the med. school or practicing medicine or anything having to do with her life's direction. Rowena would think back to Colin's conversations with her concerning his own life and his advise to --not listen to anyone but yourself. That would calm her but, she was in such a jumble she couldn't tell what was right for her. Rowena and Stephanie had talked. Row had told her that she had felt such and emptiness and sense of loss since she and Brian had gone their separate ways. Steph suggested Row call or -write to Brian and tell him how she felt. Row wrote , eventually but not the letter she and Steph had discussed. Stephanie was depressed,
Stephanie was depressed, she was still a virgin and she bet that she was the only one left in her group that was.