~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Billie's P O V
I sat in my room that night listenin' to the crickets I had come in long after everyone had gone to bed, except Cole. He didn't talk much just said thanks, then he went to bed. I wanted to go see Jesse but he was well asleep when I went upstairs. I think Bob was still up but I didn't bother checkin' 'cause he wasn't for long by the time I hit my room I could hear him snorin'. I was nice just lay in my own bed it had been the first time in over two weeks that I had but there was still somethin' keepin' me up. I check the house to make sure all the lanterns were out it wasn't that I went out to the barn sure enough all the horses were in there stalls. I was walking back to the back door when I seen it there was a candle lit in Jim's room. I smile to myself, he had forgot to blow it out before goin' to bed. I went back up stairs and stoped at his door. I opened it slowly as not to wake him. He was sleepin' I walked over to the table beside his bed and blew out the candle. I looked over to him somethin' he was dreamin' of made him happy cause that genuine Younger grin was plastered over his face. I kissed his forehead and slipped out before wakin' him up. I open the door to my room I could almost feel someone's eyes on me but I brushed it of and threw my night robe on the hook over my hat , straightened my blankets out and pulled them back and got in. I was driftin' to sleep when my door open and shut. I put my hand on the drawer of the night table. If I had to I could always grab my guns out there.
"Billie you still up."
"God, Jimmy don't do that."
"I'm sorry. So your still up."
"Yeah, apparently so are you did I wake you."
"No, I was awake I had thought it was Cole or Bob tellin' me to get to sleep again." He said shiftin' his weight.
"Jim are you just goin' to stand there all night?" I asked sittin' up.
" Maybe."
"Jimmy,"
"I'm coming." I slid over and he laid down beside me. "You know the house is really empty with out you here."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Well I won't happen again. I promise." He yawned, " Jim for awhile I was scared I wouldn't see you again."
"Wouldn't let anything happen to you Billie." I rested my head on his chest.
" I know love you Jimmy."
"You know Cole told me I was still a boy ."I smiled.
"Well you are aren't you?"
"Well yeah but he doesn't need to know that."
"Who knows maybe someday soon you won't be." I kissed him. He looked at me I smiled and put my head back on his chest and drifted off to sleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesse's P O V
I woke up that morinin' to the smell of breakfast for the first time in two weeks. God bless my sister. I went down stairs to see Jim, Frank and Bob sittin' at the table stuffin their faces. Cole wasn't home when I went to bed last night then again neither was Billie.
"Hey there britches we sue did miss your cookin'." I said sittin' at the table next to Jim who had a smile plastered from ear to ear.
"So brother what do you have planed for today?" Frank asked.
"I was thinkin' of goin' in to town for supplies." I said eatin' the food my sister had put in front of me.
"If Cole doesn't get up soon I'm goin' to wake him up." Billie said.
"No need for that now." he said walkin' down the stairs. Billie shook her head and made him a plate.
Cole walked over to Jim whispered somethin' in his ear which made his eyes just about pop out of his head.
" I think I might go with ya Jesse if that's okay." Bob said.
" I don't see why not." I smiled.
"Well boys I hate to make breakfast and run but I have a job." Billie said. She grabbed her hat from the last chair at the table and went out the back.
"Boys ummm Cassie's comin' to stay in Tennessee, here I mean with us."Cole said before shovin' a piece of toast in his mouth.
"Well that's great Cole." Frank said.
"Yeah great." I said.
" So when's the weddin'." Jim asked.
"Whoa there little brother we haven't got that far yet."Cole said.
"When?" Bob asked.
" She's goin' back to Liberty on Friday and she's gettin' her things and comin' back."
"Well I'll be damn." Bob smiled.
"Bob if your coming let's go."I said fummin' I had to get out of this house away from Mr. Cole I always get my way Younger.
" Sure thing Jesse."He pulled on his hat and we went to get our horses.
