The sheriff left Sean and Marita's home and went back to town. His first stop was the hotel to speak with the clerk. The clerk confirmed Sean's story about the note and key being left by Miss Moore. And he also informed the sheriff that Miss Moore, in his opinion, seemed eager for Mr. Logan's visit. The sheriff asked to see Miss Moore but the clerk told him that she was out and had not yet returned.

Unbeknown to the sheriff, Bonnie had been listening to his conversation with the clerk. She had seen him go into the hotel and came in after him but hid herself from view. After hearing the clerk tell the sheriff that she had left a key and note for Sean, Bonnie knew that her lie had caught up with her. And if the sheriff knew she had lied about Sean attacking her, then he probably no longer believed anything she had said concerning Sean and Marita.

Then she thought about Charlie. The louse had gotten caught and had told the sheriff that she had persuaded him to shoot Marita. Bonnie knew that her credibility was now close to nil if not nonexistent with the sheriff. He would more than likely not believe her denials about knowing Charlie. If he believed Charlie, then Bonnie knew she could very well be put in a compromising position. The sheriff seemed to want to treat the attempted murder of Marita seriously and that disgusted her to no end. But in spite of that disgust, Bonnie knew it was time to cut her losses. Even though Sean Logan did not recognize a good thing with he had it, she admitted that he was still a prize. However, she also admitted she loved her freedom more than she loved (or more accurately lusted after) him. Even her desire to see him hurt and suffer like he had made her hurt and suffer did not outweigh her common sense. And with that, she knew it was time for her to leave Lexington.

Bonnie waited for an opportunity to slip unseen past the desk clerk. As she walked to her room, her mind fixated on Sean and what a tantalizing lover he was. She would give almost anything to have him again. But the stupid man refused to succumb to her. And that thought fused her anger more. She may have to leave now, but she silently vowed that one day she would get even with him. When Bonnie reached her room and opened her room door, she was met with an unpleasant sight. There he was lying on the bed with his shirt opened and his pants unbuttoned.

"What are you doing here?" she asked with disgust as she looked at him. "How did you get in here?!"

'Him' was Wiley Holmes, an ex lover of Bonnie's who had a slight obsession with her. A week ago he had seen her in town and decided to get reacquainted with her. But before he could make his presence known to her, he had seen her with Charlie. He immediately got jealous but decided to see if this man was sharing her bed. Wiley did meet up with Charlie in the saloon and soon found out that he was a drunk. He did not hesitate to buy Charlie drinks to get him talking. It did not take long for Charlie to start talking and telling Wiley about the new lady in his life and how good she treated him. And it did not take much for Wiley to find out what room Bonnie was staying in.

"It was so good yesterday that I came back for more" he grinned as he got up from the bed.

"How did you get in here?!" she asked as he walked toward her.

"You know" he smiled at her as he pulled her out of the doorway. "I'm a man of many talents" he said as he slammed the door closed.

"I'm leaving" she informed him as she started to walk away from him.

"Hey" he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back to him. "I know you're not still mad about yesterday" he said as he touched the bruise on her face. "I know you like it rough but if I was too rough" he said as he thumb grazed across the bruise on her jaw. "I'm sorry. It's been a long time Bonnie and you know how you turn my blood hot" he said then pulled her roughly against his chest and planted a hard kiss on her lips.

With Wiley, Bonnie ran hot and cold. Out of bed, she could barely tolerate him. He was arrogant and most of the things he did irritated her. And he was not even good looking. But he did have money and he did not mind spending it on her. And when he got her in bed... that was when she ran hot, hot for him. When Wiley touched her, he was able to satisfy her animalistic sexual desires. She was totally uninhibited with him and was able to play out her darkest, most demented fantasies with him. And that was why Wiley was so obsessed with her. Her sexual fantasies were almost as insane as his.

Almost immediately after Wiley thrust his tongue into Bonnie's mouth, he ripped her blouse open and tore opened her corset. Bonnie emitted a groan of pleasure as Wiley roughly grabbed her breasts and gave them a hard squeeze. Within moments, Bonnie was completely naked and ready to help Wiley get finish undressing. When the two were naked, Bonnie fell to her knees and their sullied lovemaking began.

After they both received physical gratification, they lay on the bed naked. Wiley reached over to the nightstand and picked up the cigar he had laid there and lit it. Bonnie turned and watched him take a puff and thought about the day before when he had shown up at her door...

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When Sean slammed the door on her, Bonnie cried out to him.

"SEAN!" she shouted. "Come back!!" she ran to the door and snatched it opened.

She watched through tear filled eyes as Sean kept walking... away from her.

"Come back!" she shouted. "Come back..." she begged in a desperate whisper. "Come back."

After he disappeared out of her sight, she stood there for what seemed like an eternity hoping he would come back. But he never did. When she finally went back inside her room, she closed the door, leaned against it and sank to the floor. Why did he leave her? Why didn't he come back? Why didn't he love her? She asked herself over and over again as tears ran down her face.

All she ever wanted was someone to love her. Her Pa had told her he loved her. He would come into her room when it was dark and tell her how much he loved her. He told her that all good little girls wanted their Pas to come visit them when it got dark. He told her that their visits were to be kept secret and nobody else could know about them. He told her that if she ever told anybody, he would have to leave and never come back. Bonnie did not want her Pa to leave. She loved him. She did not want him to take his love away from her. This was the first time he ever told her he loved her. And it was the first time he paid any real attention to her.

After that first night, her Pa would come at least twice a week to visit after dark. She did not like him coming into her room after dark and soon began to hate it even though she loved him. Once she asked him if they could stop having their secret visits and he told her that it would make him really sad if they did. Bonnie did not want her father to be sad.

On his last visit, just as his trousers hit the floor, the door opened. Bonnie's Ma was standing there with a shotgun in hand.

"BASTARD!" she heard her Ma yell. Then there was the loud gunshot and then loud screams. Bonnie watched as her Pa grabbed 'down there' then fell to his knees. Then there was another loud gunshot and more loud screams. Bonnie's Pa fell back and she nervously peeked over the side of the bed. Her Pa's hands were still 'down there' and they were covered with blood. She looked up into his eyes. Dead eyes that had a bullet hole right between them. Bonnie was glad that she would not have a secret visit tonight with her Pa.

"Ma..." Bonnie looked up at her mother with fear and gratefulness in her eyes.

Bonnie's mother looked at her and Bonnie saw the anger in her eyes disappear. In its stead came regret, sorrow and guilt.

"I'm sorry you saw that" she said then threw down her shotgun and dragged her Pa by his feet out of her room.

That was the last time Bonnie saw her father. The damage he had done to her was buried deep within her and she would spend the rest of her life searching for something or someone to fill the gaping hole he left in her soul.

As she grew older, Bonnie used her feminine wiles to snare men into her trap, not realizing that she was seeking real love - something she never received from her father. Bonnie thought she had found love, real love in Sean Logan, but he turned out to be just like her father. He had left her as her father had done.

Then there was a knock at the door and Bonnie's heart leaped. 'He came back!' she thought wildly. She jumped up, wiped her eyes and opened the door.

"Hello beautiful..." Wiley smiled.

And Bonnie's heart sank and she wished she were in that grave with he father.

************

"Ya know" Wiley said, bringing Bonnie back to the present. "I been thinking. It's high time somebody made an honest woman outta you."

"What?!" Bonnie said, happy for being distracted from the thoughts of her childhood.

"I want you to be my woman. Officially."

"Are you out of your mind?!" Bonnie sat up.

Wiley turned and looked at her and his eyes immediately went to her two rosey peaks. Instead of answering her, his lips found one peak and soon he was on top of her. After he made her cry out with satisfaction, he proposed his idea again.

"So was that a 'yes' to becoming my woman" he leer at Bonnie, who was still tingling from his lips.

"I can't marry you."

"Why not?" he said as he rubbed down her body. "We're good together and you know it."

Bonnie thought about that and grudging admitted to herself that he was right. He definitely gave her everything she wanted in bed. He had plenty of money. For some odd reason she knew he would never leave her. And in a bizarre way she did feel loved by him.

"What you say we leave this hick town, go back to New York and get married" he said.

Bonnie then remembered that she needed to get out of Lexington as quickly as possible. Maybe marriage to Wiley would not be so bad. Sean Logan surely could not see what Wiley did - that she was worthy of being a wife. Sean Logan. The fool would one day pay for his folly. But for now Bonnie needed to escape and escape she would.

"Alright" Bonnie said.

The two got out of bed and washed themselves. They decided to meet at the train station after Wiley gathered his belongings from the saloon room he was renting and Bonnie finished packing her things. Bonnie was able to leave unseen through the servants' entrance to the hotel. She met Wiley at the train station and within an hour they were on their way out of Lexington.

Two days later the sheriff came back by the hotel and the clerk told him he had not seen Miss Moor for the last two days. The sheriff asked if they could go up to her room. When they reached Bonnie's room, the clerk knocked on the door and when he did not get an answer he used his key.

They walked in to find the bed sheets and covers sprawled on the floor. The clerk looked around and did not see any of Miss Moore's belongings.

"That Jezebel!" he yelled. "She left without paying!" *******************

Back at the Logan Farm, Clay was still sitting by Vivian's side. Waiting... And then he saw something and his heart began to pound. He watched as her eyes began to flutter.

"Vivian?" he called softly to her. "Vivian?"

Vivian heard Clay calling her but she did not seem to have the strength to answer him. Just trying to open her eyes seemed to drain her energy. Then she felt his hand on her forehead and felt his breath against her face.

"Vivian" he called again.

'Clay' she moved her lips but no sound came. And they her eyes fluttered open and a tear slip down her face.

"Vivian?" Clay said, as a tear slid down his cheek.

Vivian turned and looked into her husband's eyes and saw his relief. She gave him a weak smile and closed her eyes again.

"Vivian?" Clay said in a panicked voice, thinking she was slipping away again.

"yes" she whispered.

Clay breathed a sigh of relief and realized he needed to send someone for Doc Williams. He left Vivian's side and ran to the door and yelled for Marita. Marita came running.

"Vivian woke up" he said excitedly. "Send for Doc Williams!"

"Alright" Marita smiled happily and left to send for the doctor.

"What's happening" Lexy asked as Marita hurried down the stairs.

"Vivian woke up!"

"We've got to get Doc Williams!" Lexy informed Marita. "I'll go!" she volunteered.

"Sending one of the hands would probably be faster Lexy."

"Alright" Lexy said and turned and ran outside to send one of the hands.

An hour later Doc Williams came to examine Vivian. The Logans all waited anxiously to hear his report. When he came down twenty minutes later, Clay immediately headed back upstairs.

"How is she Doctor?" Ned asked.

"She's going to be fine"

"And the baby?" Lexy asked.

"As far as I can tell the baby is fine too" he smiled down at Lexy.

To Be Continued.........