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Cole's P.O.V.
It was hard havin' to say good bye to Tom and Clay but these things had to be done. Damn Reins 'll be on our trail as soon as he gets his greedy ass out of the doctors office. Jimmy's been more quite than usual lately which means he's hidin' somethin' or he's got nothin' to say. I reckon it's the first. We're headed off to Tennessee Jesse figures we could use a change of scenery. I think he just wants to get away from Liberty and Zerelda Mimms. As for me well let just say I have the girl thing under control. Jesse reckons we should be hittin' a town anytime before dark. Hopefully we will this sleepin' on the ground thing isn't my favourite.
" Well lil'lady what do think of being part of the James-Younger gang?" I asked Billie as I took up the lead with her.
" Since when am I a lady Cole Younger." She said with a laugh.
" Well I guess since my baby brother started likin' you." I said teasin' her a bit.
" Well then I've been a lady for a long time and I didn't even know it." She said the girl was always sharp on her feet. " But to answer you question. I love it havin' you guys around one way or another is great. Now if you don't mind takin' the lead by yourself I wanna talk to my brother." She said then fell back.
Bob joined me.
" Hey brother, do you reckon we're doing the right thing going to Tennessee?" he asked questioning our decision.
" Mr. Pinkerton said that the railway wasn't going to Tennessee. So he was not going to Tennessee. Which means we are safe there. So yes I do think we are doing the right thing." I said. " Sometimes Bob I wonder if we have the same Ma."
Bob just shook his head.
" So Jesse where's this town you were so sure was around here." I yelled back to where he was talking with Billie at dusk.
" Right there, Younger if it was a snake it would bite you before you knew it was there." He said pointin' to the west sure enough it was about ten minutes from where we were. I nodded and brought Thunder to a full-fledged lope and the rest of the gang followed. When we got to the town Jesse and me tied the horses to the hitchin' post and the rest of the gang when in to the saloon and got rooms.
" Hey Jesse."
"Yeah Cole."
" You reckon were doin' the right thing by goin' to Tennessee." I asked tyin' Billie's horse to the post.
"You know what I do believe that we are there is nothin' left for us in Missouri." He said brushin' his hand of on his pants. "We could rebuild there you know start our own farms find us some women and have families the things we would have in Missouri just start new."
I nodded what he was sayin' was makin' sense.
" I worry 'bout Becca and Samara though we did just up and leave." I said rememberin' my sisters.
"Cole Samara is gettin' married in a month and Becca is seein' the youngest of the Higgin's boys don't worry bout them they'll be well looked after." I nodded as we entered the saloon.
