~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cole's P O V
Damn Jimmy was just to friggin' nosey. It's none of his business who or what I wanted to see or do Liberty. God damn it I wish I never would have gone. I can't talk to any of them 'cause they've all got it in their minds that I don't know what love is. It wouldn't have been half as bad if I hadn't known that she would have back here with me if I had asked her or if I had seen her. I'm going crazy thinkin' all this. Jesse was in a mood about Zee not comin' with us. Frank was tryin' to make him lighten up. Bob was just in to gettin' home. I tried thinkin' like Bob home would be a good place take my mind off Miss Cassie Weston. Everything makes me think about her especially seein' Jim and Billie. As much as they fought as kids their head over heels now. We stop for the night nobody said much Jim and Bob were whisperin' bout something. I didn't pay much attention I figured things would eventually get better if I got some sleep.
It took us bout four hours the next day to get home. Billie took off to town sayin' somethin' about havin' a job to do. Jim and Frank went to check to crop. Me and Jesse took the horses in to the barn and started to groom them. Jesse didn't quite say it but I could tell he was thinkin' the same thing I was. Damn Liberty Missouri and it's women. I had finished my horse and Bob's when Billie came in the barn.
" Hi boys."
"Hey Britches whatcha doin' home already." Jesse said.
" I got a letter addressed to Mr. Thomas Coleman Younger." She said smilin'.
"Well give it here." I said. She passed it to me I jumped on to the ladder that led up to hay loft.
" I better get back, oh and Cole Friday." Then she left with without an explanation. At first a didn't understand. Then I opened the letter.
Dear Cole,
I had to write to let you know I'll be in Tennessee. I really would like to see you before I leave . It was great what you did for Liberty and Missouri. I'm sorry I didn't say good bye but you have to know that I was mad and confused. I do still wish you had come calling on me more often. I'm not sure how long I'll be in town for but I hope to see you I'm staying at the hotel in town. Come see me.
Cassie Weston.
"Who's it from?" Jesse asked. I was still to shocked to say anything.
"Nobody important but I have to go. I'll send Bob to help." I jumped down and walked to house.
" Bob go help Jesse. I gotta go to town." I went upstairs and changed. Jesse had put Jake out for me and I headed towards the buildings in the distance.
I walk into the café in the main floor of the hotel. Sure enough there she was sittin' near the window. I almost turned around and left I wasn't ready for this seeing her again. Then she caught my eyes and smiled. I walked over to her.
"Hi Cassandra." She looked at me puzzeled.
"Cole why are you bein' so formal."
"Cassie, can we go some where else." I hadn't noticed Ali when I first walked in and the last thing I needed was her interferin' it was going to be hard enough to tell Cassie.
" I guess it doesn't make a diffrence" I offered her my arm and we left.
"Where do you want to go?" She asked.
"Come on we'll go down to the creek, it's not quite as nice as the one back in Liberty but it'll do." We walked over to Jake. I had forgot what it was like to have Cassie sittin' in back of me on a horse and holdin on to me. Once we were there she sat beside me on the bank.
"How's everyone?"
" Frank's still as determined to start again as ever, Jesse's heartbroken, Jim and Billie are gonna end up married, and Bob's still the same old Bob." I said staring at the ground.
" What about you?"
"I don't care we got rid of the railroad in Liberty. That's one of the few things I really cared about."
" What were the others?" she asked. I looked up at her.
" Cassie I'm going to ask you something and I really hope you say yes." I paused. " You know that you're the only girl I every really loved right." She nodded. " Well will you stay with me here marry me."
"Cole I don't know if I can." She was quiet for a minute or two then nodded. "Let me go back to Liberty and get some things." I leaned over to her and kissed her.
" I missed you Cassie."
" I missed you too."
