Shelley knew they were going to butt heads. She was damned certain of it. It was just the way that things worked between the two of them. Between her and all of her brothers, actually.
Being back at the farmhouse had her realizing that running away didn't solve anything. It hurt her, deep down, and it hurt Chahna and the kids. It hurt her family. It even hurt Micah, whether he would admit as much aloud or not. When he admitted that he was glad to have her back, she smiled softly and looked up at him. "I'm not going to run away again," she promised him. "I know that this is where I belong." It's what their mother would have wanted.