Baker gasped as she pulled back.
"Damn." Said Jesse, smiling.
"Your sure do know how to make a girl swoon." Said Baker with a grin. Jesse smiled down at her. There was a slamming noise and feet on wood.
"BAKER!" thundered a powerful voice. Baker flinched in Jesse's arms.
"Who's that?" asked Jesse, worried for Baker. Baker shook all over.
"Oh God. Jesse, I, uhm, I gotta go h-hh-home now." Said Baker, stumbling through her words. Jesse held her arms tightly.
"Jesse lemme go-"
"Who is that?!" demanded Jesse. Baker fell in- defeated.
"It's Aaron- my brother."
"Little Airbrain!" laughed Jesse. But he stopped when he saw Baker's fearful expression.
"Jesse, he ain't so litt-"
Baker was cut off. Aaron had come around to where they were. He yanked Baker's arm and threw her to the ground hard. He glared up at Jesse.
"What the hell are you doin'?" he spat. Jesse returned the hostility with surprising ease.
"I'm tellin' you to help that lady up and apologize to her."
Aaron laughed and Jesse could smell the liquor on his breath. Baker started to get up, but Aaron kicked her down.
"Jesse...don't." she whispered.
"Shut up!" yelled Aaron. He fired a shot from the rifle he was holding.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cole leapt up from his chair on the porch. Bob flew out on to the porch- having heard the same noise.
"Jesse's in trouble." He said.
"Then let's go." Said Frank, from behind Bob. They saddled their horses and road off towards Baker's house. They heard yelling (mostly from Baker) and grunting and smashing (mostly from Jesse and Aaron).
When they finally got to the scene, it took a moment to take it in. Jesse and Aaron were throwing punches and Baker was trying to break it up. But the thing that struck the remaining James-Younger members was the presence of Pinkerton.
He stood off in the light, drawing on a cigarette and laughing quietly. Finally, Jesse threw Aaron off of him and into the dirt. He got up to brush himself off and caught sight of Pinkerton.
"Damnit!" Jesse said staring at the man.
"Don't worry boy. I can't arrest you. I'm only here to visit an old friend's family that I said I'd watch over. But I guess you're keeping him in line."
"What the hell are you doing here?!" asked Jesse, confused.
"He was a dear friend of my daddy. When Daddy died, Mr. Pinkerton promised to come and check up on Aaron and me and see that we was okay. I didn't know he was coming tonight." Explained Baker.
"Anyway, don't be beatin up on me, James. I'm out of the railroad. Reins took over and I'm a friend now, not a foe." Added Pinkerton.
Jesse wiped the corner of his mouth where blood dripped.
"We'll see 'bout that." He said.
"Damn." Said Jesse, smiling.
"Your sure do know how to make a girl swoon." Said Baker with a grin. Jesse smiled down at her. There was a slamming noise and feet on wood.
"BAKER!" thundered a powerful voice. Baker flinched in Jesse's arms.
"Who's that?" asked Jesse, worried for Baker. Baker shook all over.
"Oh God. Jesse, I, uhm, I gotta go h-hh-home now." Said Baker, stumbling through her words. Jesse held her arms tightly.
"Jesse lemme go-"
"Who is that?!" demanded Jesse. Baker fell in- defeated.
"It's Aaron- my brother."
"Little Airbrain!" laughed Jesse. But he stopped when he saw Baker's fearful expression.
"Jesse, he ain't so litt-"
Baker was cut off. Aaron had come around to where they were. He yanked Baker's arm and threw her to the ground hard. He glared up at Jesse.
"What the hell are you doin'?" he spat. Jesse returned the hostility with surprising ease.
"I'm tellin' you to help that lady up and apologize to her."
Aaron laughed and Jesse could smell the liquor on his breath. Baker started to get up, but Aaron kicked her down.
"Jesse...don't." she whispered.
"Shut up!" yelled Aaron. He fired a shot from the rifle he was holding.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cole leapt up from his chair on the porch. Bob flew out on to the porch- having heard the same noise.
"Jesse's in trouble." He said.
"Then let's go." Said Frank, from behind Bob. They saddled their horses and road off towards Baker's house. They heard yelling (mostly from Baker) and grunting and smashing (mostly from Jesse and Aaron).
When they finally got to the scene, it took a moment to take it in. Jesse and Aaron were throwing punches and Baker was trying to break it up. But the thing that struck the remaining James-Younger members was the presence of Pinkerton.
He stood off in the light, drawing on a cigarette and laughing quietly. Finally, Jesse threw Aaron off of him and into the dirt. He got up to brush himself off and caught sight of Pinkerton.
"Damnit!" Jesse said staring at the man.
"Don't worry boy. I can't arrest you. I'm only here to visit an old friend's family that I said I'd watch over. But I guess you're keeping him in line."
"What the hell are you doing here?!" asked Jesse, confused.
"He was a dear friend of my daddy. When Daddy died, Mr. Pinkerton promised to come and check up on Aaron and me and see that we was okay. I didn't know he was coming tonight." Explained Baker.
"Anyway, don't be beatin up on me, James. I'm out of the railroad. Reins took over and I'm a friend now, not a foe." Added Pinkerton.
Jesse wiped the corner of his mouth where blood dripped.
"We'll see 'bout that." He said.