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Billie's P.O.V.

The ride here had really uneventful and it took less time then it did to get to Tennessee. Then again there was no drama like on the way there. Within two days I was standing in the burnt rubble of where our house used to stand. It wasn't like the mornin' after it was weird not like home more like a memory. Ali and me went to the jail that was a fiasco. Stupid Sheriff Brown thought we're pickin' up a prisoner when we were there to sign so register. When we walked into the saloon I almost died there sittin' at the corner table was Mr. Roon Thaddeus Rains' assistant. I told Ali I was goin' to see Zerelda and Doc Mimms. I grabbed City Limits and rode out to the farmhouse. I tied City up and walked up to the door and knocked lightly. When Doc. Mimms answered I thought he was goin' to faint.

" My, my little Billie Sophia James. Come in darling."

" Is Zee here Doc?"

" Billie," She said comin' round the corner. " Girl you're here I got your wire yesterday."

"Well I'll leave you to alone to catch up." Doc said before leavin'.

"Billie I missed you."

" I missed you too Zee. So does Jesse."

" Billie please."

" I know you don't want to talk about it but he really loves you Zee. He's been miserable since we left."

" Billie I can't handle him bein' an outlaw."

" But Zee he's not like that anymore he's a corn farmer again."

" What are you talkin' about."

" We have a corn farm and Cole and Jesse are no longer outlaws they've started new." All of a sudden my head started to ache and a needed somethin' to drink. " Zee could I have a glass of water."

" Yeah hold on." That was the last thing I remember before I woke up the next mornin' in the guestroom at the Mimms. I heard Doc tell Ali that I wouldn't be able to go home for awhile because I had lost my voice and had a fever. It explained why it hurt to swallow I tried to ask when I could but I couldn't talk it hurt so badly. Zee handed me a piece of paper and a pencil. I wrote that I had to wire Jesse. Ali said she would do it I shook my head and wrote I wanted to do it alone. Doc Mimms said that it would be ok I promised to do only that then come back I wrote that I promised then got dressed and went to the telegram office. I sent my wire to Edward Arthur James in case Roon was checking the telegram records. Jesse would know it was for him because it was his and Frank's middle names. Just as I was passed the town centre Mr. Roon caught up with me.

"Well, well isn't just my lucky day a James wandering around the town."

I wanted to yell but I couldn't.

"What's wrong can't talk." I shook my head. " That's to bad then I'll just have to take you for you brother's and the Youngers to come won't I."

I grabbed for my six shooters then remembered they were with my holster belt on the chair at Doc's. He grabbed me and tied my hands behind my back then led me to a small house not far from where are house used to be.

" I didn't bother blind folding you. You won't live to tell a soul where this place is once your precious James-Younger gang is here you're all going to die. Courtesy of Thaddeus T. Rains."