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Title: Aftershocks
Author: Cindy Ryan
Catagory: Jimmy/Lou/Kid, angst
timeline: late third season
Summary: When Lou takes a bullet meant for Jimmy how will the other Riders react?
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.


Kid watched from the window of Lou's room as Cody exited the barn with three
horses.
/They must be helping Jimmy leave town./Kid thought with a sad shake of his head. He
was too tired to be angry any more.

All Kid wanted right now was for Lou to open her eyes. Their future was all that
mattered.

Kid turned away from the window and retook his seat by Lou's bedside.

Gently Kid stroked Lou's hair. "I'm here Lou. I'm not going anywhere. Rest all you
need. When you get better we'll get married just like we planned."

********

Teaspoon leaned down from the horse to take the cloth bundle from Rachel.

"Wish there was more."Rachel apoligized as she stepped back from the horses.

Teaspoon placed the bundle in one of the saddlebags. "It'll be enough. We should get
goin'."

"Ride safe, all of you."Rachel whispered as she moved to stand by Noah and Jesse.

Jimmy glanced up at Lou's window. "If Lou....."

"We'll get word to you."Noah promised."We'll stall Wilcox when he arrives. Now get
going."

Noah, Jesse and Rachel watched silently as they turned the horses south and rode into
the gathering darkness.

*******

Wilcox looked at his deputy as the group rode by the hotel. "Take two of the men and
circle south of town."

The deputy looked at his boss with surprise. "You really think Hickok will turn tail and
run?"

Wilcox nodded. "He's escaped a hangin' once. He's cornered now....he'll run."

The deputy motioned to two of the other men and they fell back from the group and
headed back out of town.