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The next morning,Amber woke up in her tent that one of the diggers had brought to the camp.She sat up and noticed that something was out of place.She cleared her vision and saw Jonathan standing in the corner with his cane that he needed.He was still very weak,but he was getting around.She smiled some when she saw him.

"Come on,sit by me."

She said as she swung her legs off the bed and put them on the soft desert sand.He smiled a weak smile and limped over to her cot and sat down with a deep groan of pain.She rubbed his back when he did so.He leaned down and rested his head on her shoulder,she smiled more at this.

"You're still my hero,even if you are in pain." she said playfully as she wrapped her arm around his shoulders and rubbed his cheek.He grunted some in a response.It hurt him to talk,because when Scott clothes-lined him,he had hit Jonathan in the throat.She laughed some at his grunt.

"You're even cuter when you are NOT talking."

She said still laughing.He sat up and cocked an eyebrow down to her.

"Okay,I'm sorry."

She said as she smiled and kissed his cheek.He grunted again and stood up and groaned again.she stood up and wrapped her arm around his arm that he wasn't holding his cane with.He started to limp out and she started to walk out into the camp.She looked up to him and studied him for a moment.In some women's eyes he would be called 'boyishly handsome'. But in her case,she just called him 'handsome'.He caught her looking at him.He cocked an eyebrow at her again and made a grunt that sounded like 'what?'.She just smiled at him and rested her head on his shoulder.He just rolled his eyes and kissed the top of her head as he limped on and as she walked on.Rick and Evy were still asleep and so was Alex.He soon stopped them and dropped his cane and pulled her to him,as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I love you."

He said huskily again as he leaned down and captured his mouth in her's and began to kiss her.She smiled to herself as she wrapped her arms around his neck.As soon as the kiss was broken,she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Even though,I liked what you said,don't talk anymore."

She said as she looked to his black and blue neck and sighed some.

"I'm still sorry for Scott."

She looked up to him and ran a hand over his cheek.He just nodded his head and kissed the area below her ear.She giggled some as he did so and pulled away.

"It seems,that even if you can't talk,you can still be yourself." she said playfully as she bent down and gave him his cane again and smiled.They stood at the edge of the camp and watched the sun come up.There soon was a prick in Amber's leg and she yelped and looked to see a dart in her leg.Her eyes rolled back in her head and she fainted.Jonathan dropped his cane and caught her.He was able to pick her up and pull her close to his chest as he looked around.He soon saw Scott riding closer.A deep growl came from his chest.Scott got there and jumped off his horse and walked to him.He pulled Amber from Jonathan.His blood was boiling,but when he tried to get her back,he fell into the sand,he tried to call out,but couldn't.He just watched Scott riding off with her…