Chavez Spirit 10

Third POV

All of them were left confused, Catori left with anger and no one understood what was wrong with her "This is why most groups don't let woman in." Billy said. "But she is a pretty damn good shot."

Doc looked at Chavez "That is why I told you to get the little Mexican girl out of the way before she came back from the outhouse."

Chavez looked at him "She is still mad about that?"

"Something tells me that yeah, she is."

Chavez turned and looked at her with her back facing him, there was nothing more that he thought more cute then when she was angry. She had been angry about him with that little Mexican Gal from earlier, she was a pretty thing but she was there to work, Catori was with him all the time. "Alright. .I will go talk to her."

"Your testing yourself again." Billy said "Me I would rather play with a rattle snake than mess with her when she is angry."

Chavez turned to Billy and gave him a bored look "I know I am playing with fire Chivato, don't remind me."

I was steaming, what I had just yelled at Chavez about didn't even make sense, and I had just left them with confused faces, I rolled my eyes "God what is wrong with me, whatever happens to Chavez is not part of my control; I was acting like a child. I gripped my temple in frustration "Crap." And this wasn't exactly what I would call the best time to try to get to know my feelings, John Kinny was after us and pretty soon the U.S marshals would be after us, here I was worried about what I thought about my best friend, the one that has known me since the day I was born and…

I heard movement behind me and I whipped around taking a knife from my holster "Wait a moment Chiquita! IT's just me!" He called

I sighed "I thought I told you never to sneak up on me." I said frustrated spinning the knife and putting it away "And I thought I told you I wanted to be alone."

"You never said that."

I sighed "Then take a hike." I said "There now I said it."

He shook his head to tell me he wasn't leaving, My shoulders dropped and I turned away from him "Fine do your own thing."

"You're mad at me about that girl at the Cantina aren't you?"

I didn't look at him "No."

"And I know when your lying Catori, so don't even try it."

I sighed "Yeah."

"I thought so, why are you angry over her?"

I turned and became more frustrated than what I had ever been "Because, there are better women in this world that could satisfy your hunger than her, she may have been hired to do it but still there are better more expectable."

Chavez at that moment started laughing at me, "What is so funny?" I crossed my arms over my chest getting a little angrier each time. He finally managed to reply "You…You are funny to me Catori."

"Why in all hell am I that funny?"

"Because you can't see it, see you are just as clueless as what I was a moment ago, except what I am about to do makes sense." He started walking toward me and I backed up "What?"

"All of the things that I have done, fixing your knuckles when you busted it, cleaning the graze in your leg, keeping you warm by the fire…giving you that blanket that you sleep with at night…All of that is showing you how much I do care about you, John told me to be subtle about it…apparently subtle isn't how to get your attention, and Jealousy doesn't work either…"

He walked over and took my face in his hands looking at me for a moment, He pulled my face to his and his lips grabbed mine, I was left in surprise, if he was trying to make a point he was making it quite clear.

When he let go of me I blinked a couple of times before I kissed him again I ran a hand through his hair and he pulled me close to him, it was just to make sure that he was certain what he was doing, when he pulled away the second time he smiled at me "I take it you get the point now."

I nodded weakly "Yeah I got it now." My knees buckled and he caught me "Sorry, I have just never…"

He chuckled slightly.

"Uh, Chavez…how long exactly have…"

He touched my hair, smiling at me "All your life Chiquita, I may not have known about it yet, but all of your life."

I smirked "I think we better not tell them yet."

He looked past me and I could tell that he agreed, "That may be the bet Idea I have ever heard."

We walked back to the camp together, we were both watched as I sad down and Chavez cleaned my head "He couldn't clean my forehead without everything." I said

"So you guys are okay?" Charlie asked

"Yeah we are fine." I said "So are we going on to Old Mexico."

Doc who was getting dressed nodded "Yeah."

I nodded, when all of them looked away, I made eye contact with Chavez and smiled, he returned it "Alright, I think that is clean enough, don't do anything else like run into branches."

"I didn't plan on it the first time; I fell off the horse when I did it."

We rode into Juarez that night, we were so close to the border but everyone was tired that night, "We will head there in a couple of days, we will talk about it in the morning."

We dismounted the horse and everyone got a room, I had my room in the corner down the porch, it was a private room so no one would disturb me, and knowing Billy's crap with girls I was thankful, we were all tired, so all of us getting to bed was no problem, however I was not alone for long, I felt the presence of someone in front of my bed, when I opened my eyes I saw Chavez, "What are you doing?"

"Move over."

"What?"

"Move over."

I did as he said and moved over to the other side of the bed and he climbed in next to me, when he laid down next to me I sat up "You don't have your own bed?"

"Of course I do, I am sleeping in it, I want to protect you tonight."

I smiled at him and lay back down on the mattress and made myself comfortable "Thank you."

He touched my hair and kissed the side of my head "Go to sleep."

I smiled and looked at his eyes "I don't want to sleep."

Chavez returned my gaze "You…"

I nodded causing him to laugh at me before he rolled over on top of me and kissed me, I felt his heart beat, and it was honestly the best thing ever for me to feel. I loved him and I couldn't doubt it.

I woke up the next day to feel a light warmth on my neck, I was wrapped in my favorite blanket, and by Chavez himself. I rolled over to look over my shoulder, he was peaceful, I set my head back down on his shoulder and closed my eyes again.

A slight banging on my door caused Chavez to shift, I rolled over "What!" I said a little annoyed that I was being disturbed this early in the morning.

"Catori have you seen…" The door opened and Doc stood at the door as I covered myself up, Chavez sat up at the same time I did and we both looked at Doc "Chavez." He said finishing his sentence blinking, surprised, but at the same time entertained.

His hand dropped from the knob on the door, he soon held the biggest smile on his face I have ever seen, Chavez and I looked at each other before I turned and said "This…isn't…what it looks…like?"

Chavez turned and gave me a look before rolling his eyes, and I just shrugged my shoulders, Doc laughed at the both of us "If this isn't what it looks like then what is it supposed to be?"

"What does it look like?" I asked

"It looks like love to me."

We both looked at him, and then looked at each other "Then I guess you would be right Doc." I said moving my hair from my face.

Doc opened the door and yelled out the door "You guys owe me three dollars each!"

I took my boot and threw it at him "You guys bet on it then get out!"

Doc laughed and left the room. I sighed and layed back down on the bed, Chavez layed right next to me, "I have to get up, I cant sleep here all day."

I looked at him "Sure you can."

He looked at me and smiled but got out of the bed and got dressed, "I will come back, get some sleep."

He leaned back into the bed and kissed me one more time before leaving the room. Right when I was getting back to sleep I heard a knock at the door it was light but it was enough to stir me "Yeah?"

The door opened and Charlie stepped through the door "Hey Charlie, What's going on?"

He seemed nervous, but he looked at me and said "Can…Can I talk to you?"