| �I think you like more than the town.� �I like you.� �I like you too. You have your moments at least.� He laughed and turned his attention back to the horizon. �Every think about leavin�?� �Leavin� the town or my business?� �Both I guess.� �Leavin� the business, it�s hard. I have to make a livin� some how and for a woman, this is it. Here in town, no man wants me. They all know what I do, what I�ve done. Some odd reason, the men here have a strange code about themselves. As for the town, I like Tombstone. It�s a quiet little town and even though there�s hardly any law, I still love it. Why you askin� cowboy?� He shrugged but turned his attention back to me. I smiled at him. �Just askin�. Wonderin�, I suppose.� �Somethin� on your mind.� �Yeah. I�ll be honest. I was sent to Tombstone to do a job ma�am.� �I�m takin� a guess, but somethin� to do with the Cowboys.� �How did you know?� �You askin� about them and you dislike them. Don�t take a genius to figure somethin� is up.� �You�re right. But, I don�t think I was suppose to met you and fall under your spell.� I shrugged this time and grabbed his hand. �Trust me cowboy, you ain�t the only one.� He smiled as I yanked him up and led him to my room. �God damn it Rachel, open this fuckin� door right now.� I yawned and shoved against the chest I was laying upon. �Hold on, Annie.� I removed myself from his arms and grabbed my robe. I yanked the door open, tying the sash around my waist. �What is wrong.� �We have trouble. Lots of trouble.� I frowned and shook my head. �Trouble with who.� �The Cowboys have called out the Earps. They�re waitin� for the law men at the O.K. Corral.� �They mean to fight them. The Cowboys won�t win.� �We know that but them boys don�t.� �Who�s all callin� them out?� �Ike, Billy.� �Bill or Johnny?� �Last I heard no, but I don�t know.� �Do down, talk some sense into those men. I�m gonna find Wyatt and try to get to him. And send someone to Ringo, tell him he needs to stop actin� so damn immature.� �Yes Rachel.� I sighed and closed the door as she left. �Trouble?� �As always.� I yanked off my robe and pulled my dress on. I sighed yet again and shook me head, letting Howie button up my dress. �Wanna talk.� �Don�t have time to talk. Listen, just stay here, I gotta stop somethin� before anythin� happens. And please don�t get into trouble.� I softly kissed his lips and walked out of my room, yanking my boots on as I left. Howie walked downstairs, seeing Kevin and Brian sitting at the kitchen table. �Send Nick and Alex to round up the Cowboys at the O.K. Corral. And we�ll go find Ringo. I�m sending them out today.� �Rachel gonna know.� �Like they don�t know already?� �I swear, I didn�t say a word Howie.� �I know you didn�t Kevin. But I know the others did. I was about too last night, just didn�t have the heart to.� �Of course, not with they way she was�� Howie glared at Kevin and Brian laughed. �Let�s head out.� I ran along the walk away and stood outside the jail. �Ya�ll are gonna either get yourselves killed or hurt. Stop this.� �They�re breakin� the law Rachel.� �I know that Virgil. You think I don�t. But I know those men. They�re serious and they�re out for blood, ya�lls blood.� �Rachel, this ain�t got nothin� to do with you.� �It has everythin� to do with me Wyatt. You and Doc are amongst my best friends. And the same for Virg and Morgan. You think I�m just gonna lay low and let them hurt you?� �You don�t have a choice woman.� �Wyatt, please, I�m askin� you not to do this.� �Rachel, go on and leave. We have to arrest them.� �You think just cause I�m a woman I have no brain to understand just how badly this will go down, but I know. You�re askin� for Hell gentleman. And when it comes, don�t say nothin� to me. I�m warnin� ya�ll just this once.� �Rachel, darlin�, leave.� I glared at Doc one last time and stormed right back down the street. I waved to Jane as she ran over to me, grabbing my arm. �We gotta reach Ringo, tell him to get his men and leave.� �He won�t go.� �He will if I beg.� �Rachel, we have to talk.� I stopped dead in my tracks as I stared at Howie, Kevin and Brian holding Billy and Johnny in custody. �What is goin� on?� �We�re bringin� them to our boss.� �Which is who?� I demanded out of Howie. �The President of the United States.� �That means�� �They�re U.S. Marshals.� I glared at Howie. �I swear I was gonna tell you.� �Just when? After you fucked me or before?� I turned on my heel and left him standin� there. �Round up the girls.� �Rachel, I swear, I was gonna say�� �Round up the girls Jane. If the Cowboys hurt my friends today, I�m goin� after them. And I will either do it with or without your help.� �Yes ma�am.� |
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