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Bob's P.O.V.

Goddamn Frank he's always trying to be so smart this time it finally bit him in ass. After we got to the campsite from gettin' stuff he told Billie ran off because of somethin' he had said. Now we gotta go look for her before it's dark. She's a James, which means she could be anywhere.

"Lil' miss James what are you doing out here all by your lonesome." I asked finally spottin' her.

"Nothin' Bob just tell Frank and Jesse you couldn't find me." She said wipin' her eyes.

"What's wrong Billie," I asked sittin' beside her on the rock where she was perched. " C'mon you can tell me. I swear if it was brother I'll kick his behind all the way to Missouri." I finally pushed a half smile out of her.

"No Bob, it wasn't Jimmy. It's just everything. Damn Reins. Damn Pinkerton. It's like all of a sudden I'm living in some kind a story and everything is against me." She said pourin' it all out. The poor kid had been through hell and it just got that much worse.

"It's okay Billie, things will get better." I said puttin' my arm around her shoulder. "C'mon know everyone's out lookin' for ya except Jesse who's goin' mad with worry now let's get back." I said convincin' her to come back. On the way she begged me to tell her what had happened in Missouri. I told her how Jesse blew up the bank that Mr. Reins and Mr. Pinkerton where in. And had been shot on the way back I wasn't sure bout what we were going to do but I think that Mr. Pinkerton's advice to go to Tennessee is probably what's going to happen. When we finally got back to camp. Jesse thanked me and grabbed his little sister.

"What did you think you were doin'?" He said. " Never mind that just never do it again." He kissed her forehead. When everyone else got back Frank gave her a lecture about leavin' and not tellin' him where she was going and not comin' back. Jimmy kept lookin' at her with love in his eyes but she just looked at the ground for the rest of the night. Jesse and Cole decided that we were goin' to Tennessee. I told Jim before we all went to sleep to give up on the romance with Billie for I while because it would just complicated things even more than they were already. Whether he listened or not that's another story.

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Jesse's P.O.V.

Damn Reins, damn Pinkerton, damn my arm. Everything is coming apart. Cole and me are going to tell Clay and Tom to go back to their families later. This has now officially become a James-Younger problem so it's just goin' to be Frank Billie Cole Bob Jim and me. If Cole had his way we'd be shippin' Billie and Jim back to Liberty to but I can't do that to them.

We're leavin' for Tennessee after I don't think we should tell them cause then they can honestly said they don't know where we are. I miss Zee like hell but she doesn't love me anymore. Things just keep gettin' worse I'm hopin' they get better soon.