Matt left Doc's office and headed toward to jail. He fully understood what Doc was getting at but at the same time, he wasn't so sure Kitty would welcome his constant presence.
How could he reassure her and show her how much she meant to him when all she really wanted to do, was push him away!
"Matthew," Festus said as Matt stepped into the jail. "Miss Kitty alright, is she?"
"Yeah," Matt said taking off his hat. "Doc says, she'll be alright."
Bonner started to laugh loudly as Matt turned around and met his eyes.
"Quite a woman you got, Marshal!"
"Shut up, Bonner!" Festus yelled felling his anger rise.
"Has she told you about us!" Bonner said smiling.
Matt saw red as he started towards the cells and Festus raced to close the door that separated the office from the prisoners.
"Matthew," Festus said putting his good hand on Matt's chest. "I know you want ta get at that feller but ya can't now. Ya just can't. Ya need ta go see bout Miss Kitty, she needs ya now!"
Matt closed his eyes before nodding. Turning around silently, he headed for the door.
Kitty turned her head away as Matt left. As much as she wanted to reach out to him, she just couldn't bring herself to move past the shame of what had taken place while she was being held by Bonner.
The man possessed a great deal of self control and he was truly not interested in sparing Kitty any dignity.
After taking her by force the first time, he watched silently as she slowly disrobed in front of him before he forcibly took her again.
She had a moment of revulsion upon feeling his manhood jerking inside her but she was to disgusted to be properly horrified.
Kitty lay panting beneath Bonner wondering how her body could betray her. She wanted to do nothing more than to bury her face in shame but Bonner could have cared less.
He laughed as he kissed Kitty's neck before he gently withdrew from her body.
"You sure know how to please a man," he said watching her scramble to cover herself.
"Go to hell!" Kitty screamed in anger as Bonner laughed.
"Maybe one day woman!" he said snidely.
Kitty started to cry as Bonner took a swig of whiskey and left her alone in the tent.
Matt sat forward as the woman he loved cried in her sleep. How he wanted to gather her up into his arms and kiss the pain away but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
The guilt of not stopping Bonner weighed heavily on his mind as he stood up and quietly made his way out of the room.
"Where you going," Doc asked from his seat in front of his desk.
"I can't sit here and watch her suffer like that," Matt groused angrily. "I'll be back."
"You better," Doc replied bitterly shaking his head as the Marshal left him alone.
Shuffling into the back room, the physician took the seat next to Kitty's bed and sighed sadly as the woman moaned and tossed fitfully in her sleep.
"God damn you," Kitty snarled, "get off me."
But Bonner ignored her as he took a moment to slam the struggling woman down.
He buried his face into her warm fragrant neck before pinning her arms to her sides.
Forcing her legs apart, Bonner entered her in one hard thrust and Kitty realized too late that the struggle was in vain as Bonner came in a shuddering, back arching climax.
"GET OFF ME! Kitty yelled in his ear.
Doc awoke with a start not having realized he had drifted off.
"Here now," he said grabbing the woman's arms. "Honey, it's Doc!"
Kitty opened here eyes and started to cry as Doc smoothed the blankets back over her.
"Matt," she said questionably as Doc shook his head.
"He had something to take care of," Doc said gently. "You rest, he'll be back."
"He doesn't want to see me?" Kitty whimpered turning her head away. "I don't blame him."
