| �Yes, Rachel, we knew. I�m guessin� most of us found out last night.� I sighed and laughed to myself. �I dared to trust him. Trust another man. I hated all U.S. Marshals for a damn good reason. They murdered my husband. He did, a younger, untamed version of Howie.� �What?� �That�s why I thought I knew him. It all adds up now.� �Excuse me ladies, you seen Brian or them?� All heads turned up and looked at Alex. �They left. Took Billy and Ringo.� �Good.� �They left you of course,� I stated again. �We know our way home. But that means we can stop.� �Stop what?� Alex shoved Nick and groaned. �Stop what gentleman?� �Nothin� ma�am.� �Don�t be a little shit Alex, stop what?� They glanced at each other and finally Alex sighed. �Howie, I mean, we really needed to get the two leaders of the Cowboys, to stop the gang and they�re power. When we came into town, we asked around, findin� out who knew them the best and the same answer was the Wild Gals.� �So, we thought that if we could talk to you, we would be closer to the them and we could break the power up.� �You used us?� �I didn�t, we didn�t want to Rachel.� �Alex, you used us! You lied to us.� �Not at all Christina.� Christina shook her head and held on to Jane�s hand. �Don�t even talk. I can�t believe you. All of you. Get out.� �Christina�� �Get out of here. You, all of you, lied. You hurt us. Had us believin� you wanted somethin� better for us. Yet you treat us like any other man treats us, like we�re nothin� better than whores.� �I didn�t�� �Now, God damn it.� Nick grabbed Alex�s arm and shook his head. �Ride out Alex. We gotta catch up with them.� Alex pulled his hat on, took one last look at the tears in Christina�s eyes and walked out of the hotel. �Annie, can I ask you somethin�?� �What�s on your mind darlin�?� �I just..� She stopped and played with the glass. �Business is slow.� �After the shoot out, I think things changed. You know, I�m scared actually. All the Cowboys know we told our information to the Marshals.� �Do you miss them Annie?� Annie thought for a moment and smiled. �Yes, I do Mary. I never told you this, and God forbid, don�t tell Rachel, but Kevin came back. I feel in love with him Mary, the hardest thing to do.� �We all did I think. What happened with you two?� �Oh, he finally got to seduce me.� Annie smiled and Mary laughed. �Just one time, he said he couldn�t go without holding me one time.� �It hurts even worse.� �Yes, I suppose it does.� �You don�t know, do you?� �Know what Mary?� �No, she wasn�t there,� I said. The two girls turned and glanced at me. �Bad mistake sleepin� with that man.� �Why on Earth would you say somethin� like that?� �They used us Annie. In the worst possible way. They wanted the men and they got them and they thanked us. They were just tryin� to get the information and they got it.� �Why, they wouldn�t do that.� �Alex and Nick confessed it. They�ll piss ant�s Annie and it will do you a world of good to start forgettin� about Kevin right now.� Annie glanced at her younger sister and saw the tears forming in her eyes. �Oh my God.� She stood and walked away from the table, going upstairs to her room. �You heard about the Cowboys?� I glanced over at Annie and shook my head. �Power is broken up.� �Yea, after they kill Morgan.� �Hey, Rachel, it was his fault, you know that. He got mixed up in this mess.� �I know that.� �There�s more though.� After a few moments of silence I turned my attention back to her. She stared out my window, a frown written all over her features. �Annie, what�s wrong?� �Rachel, they�re sayin� around town that Ike is, well, the sort of leader. And he�s comin� after us.� �Us? What for?� �For helpin� the marshals.� �We had no part in that and you damn well know that.� �The town wont mind bein� rid of a few more whores� �You think they�ll kill off a family?� �What do you mean?� �Annie, I�m pregnant. That last night with Howie, so much happened.� �Than leave Rachel. Go after that man.� �Not after what happened.� �It�s been two months. Rachel, I�m sure everythin� is fine.� �You gonna talk to Kevin?� I watched as she drew her gaze away, I watched as she fumbled with the water pitcher and I watched as her breaths got short. �I can�t, I mean�� �Things have changed.� Annie just nodded her head. �I�m gonna later you rest darlin�.� �What do you mean she�s pregnant?� �Darlin�, Jane, I�m sure you had yourself some pleasure?� The crimson touch to her cheeks proved Annie was right. �And I�m sure for just a few moments, you threw caution into the wind?� �So, what are we goin� do?� �I have no clue Christina.� �The Cowboys are after our asses. I�m not about to let my best friend die with that poor, helpless babe inside her.� |
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