~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob's P O V

Jesse and me were half way to town when I asked him when he finally answer the question I was too scared to ask.

"It's god damn not fair." He said.

"What's that Jesse." I said tryin' not to seem like I already knew why.

"Cole didn't care about Cassie till we went to Liberty and he gets what he wanted for her to come live with us. All I cared about was Zee and she barely gave me the time of day." Jesse came to a stop. " "Some times I wish we were still fightin' with the rail road at least then there was an excuse"

"Jesse it's not your fault there's nothin' we could've done different." I said finally bein' able to get a word in. The boy sure can talk when he's upset. By that time we were in town.

"We need feed for the horses and nails for shoein' them." He told I nodded and headed towards the farriers. I got what we needed and was walkin' back to the horses when I ran in to Billie.

"Hey there britches." I said.

"We need to talk."

"Why what is it?"

"Just get all the boys home I'll be home soon." She shook her head and walk toward the sheriff's office. I loaded the stuff I had and waited for Jesse. When he got back I told him Billie wanted to talk to everyone and we headed back home to round up the boys.


Once we were all home and Billie walked in the chaos started.

"Ok girl what is it?" Cole asked.

"Boys you might want to sit down for this especially you Cole." She said then took a deep breath. "We're going to war with the rail road again."

"What ?" I asked.

" The rail road has hired hit men to kill anyone who has had anythin' to do with the James-Younger gang . By anyone I mean ANYONE." Jesse and Cole's faces went white. "There was a stage coach robbed this side of the Missouri border this mornin'.I'm sorry Cole, she left early so she could be back as soon as she could." My brother got up and left the house.

"Billie what about you, you can't fight with that tin star of yours." I said.

" I handed in my star right after I heard what was goin' on. My last name is James I'm fightin'."

"No your not." Jesse said.

"Yes I am I can out shoot you Jesse and you know it." The room went silent it was a fact we may have gone to war but she had perfected that shot never mind the fact that she carried her guns the same as Jesse and Cole hammers forward. Frank looked at Jesse then at Billie.

"Fine but I'm not lookin' after you ." He said.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cole's P O V

It was about fifteen minutes after Billie had broke the news and I had gone stormin' out that she came in to barn.

"Cole c'mon we need you."

"Billie I don't if I can anymore it just get's the people I love killed." I said jumpin' down from the ladder.

"More people will if we don't help I don't think I can live with knowin' that I caused the death of my love ones and sat by and did nothin'." I wipe the remainder of my tears from my eyes.

"Billie."

"Cole, please if not for us then for Cassie." she said.

" As long as you promise to take of yourself because I couldn't let Jim go through this." I said pushin' back the tears.

" I promise." She said then she hugged me.

"Come on Britches lets go we've got some ammunition to get before we go ridin' in to Missouri. Wait a second what about that little tin star of yours." I puttin' my hand around her shoulder.

"It's gone 'cause sometimes Cole the wrong side of the law is the right side to be." She said wiht a smile and we went back in to the house.


A/N : I know it's short but it'll have to do for now hope you like thanks to everyone who reviewed and of course to my inspiration Siniver who finally decided to write that epilogue she promised.TO all of you thanks to all the writers keep up the good work.