CHAPTER 4
They walked back to doc Martin's office. It looked like a tornado had hit the place. While they were attending to the miners Ben and Hoss pulled doc Martin from under the heavy book shelve. They were glad to see that the doc only had minor cuts and bruises.
"How was it at the mine?" doc Martin asked. "Do they need any medical help?"
Adam was the first to speak. " It was mainly minor injuries with one broken leg. After some convincing Rebecka set it without problems." Adam said proudly.
"I would be obliged if you would come with me when I deliver him a wheelchair and change his bandage." Rebecka told doc Martin. "Now if you gentleman don't mind, I would like to make myself more presentable."
Adam smiled. "May I have the pleasure of taking you out for dinner this evening, Miss Rebecka?"
"That would be very kind of you, Adam."
"I'll come calling at six." Adam answered.
Adam walked Rebecka back to her hotel room. Outside in the hallway, with no one around, Adam kissed Rebecka gently on the cheek. "Until later, doc." Adam whispered.
Rebecka entered her hotel room and Adam rode joyfully back to the Ponderosa.
At the agreed upon time Adam called on Rebecka and they went to dinner at the best restaurant that Virginia City had to offer. It was at the hotel. Rebecka was wearing a light gray, lowered neckline dress. Adam wore a red long sleeve shirt off set by a black, cotton cravat and black jeans. A waiter sat them at a table for two near the back in one of the corners. The room was dimly lit.
"I'll be back shortly to take your order, sir." the waiter said.
Adam took Rebecka's hand and put it in his.
"Rebecka, I know that we just met recently, but I hope that we can go on seeing each other after tonight."
Rebecka reached over and toughed Adam's lips gently with her finger. "Shhh." Rebecka wanted to speak. "If you think about it, we really have known each other since college."
"After seeing your work today with the miner, I was wondering if I was good enough for the beautiful lady doctor." Adam admitted.
"Adam, oh Adam. You are the sweetest, kindest, gentleman that this lady doctor has had the privilege to meet since college." Rebecka answered.
They ordered their dinner and ate. The dinner ended with a glass of wine to round out the wonderful evening.
"To Virginia City's newest and prettiest Doctoress. May she always be happy here."
Adam took Rebecka up to her room. Outside her door without hesitation he held her around the waist and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Sweet dreams, Becky. Until tomorrow."
"Good night, Adam."
The next morning bright and early Adam was preparing to ride into town to see Rebecka. Ben saw his eldest son leave the house and followed him.
"Going to town mighty early this morning aren't you, boy?"
Ben knew that Adam was going to call on Rebecka.
"I am pa. I promise I won't be too late." Adam called from his horse.
"See that your not. Don't forget the Ponderosa doesn't run itself."
Adam waved his arm in the air as acknowledgment to Ben. and rode toward town.
Joe met Pa coming back into the house. "Where did Adam run off to so early?"
"Joe, if I have to explain things to you like that we'll never stop calling you 'little Joe.'
Both men continued into the house.
While in town, Adam helped Rebecka move her few things from the hotel to a boarding house that they had seen during their walk through town the other day. Adam really didn't like Rebecka living at the boarding house surrounded by much older ladies. He also knew that if things went according to his plans that Rebecka would soon being moving onto the Ponderosa. Adam And Rebecka arrived back at the Ponderosa in time for lunch.
It was a warm summer's afternoon. Adam, his pa and brothers had just finished lunch with Rebecka.
"How 'bout some music older brother?" Hoss teased Adam.
That was all that Adam needed to hear. He picked up his guitar as the group left the house. Adam escorted Rebecka to the porch swing.
Adam sat on the top step and began to play the guitar and to sing. His voice was just perfect, but the guitar was all wrong.
"Just a moment, Becky. It's out of tune again because someone I know thought that they knew how to play it."
Adam looked suspiciously at Little Joe.
"I only wanted to impress Jane last week. Besides the tang thing didn't work right." Joe answered in his defense.
"So you tried to impress her with my guitar. That must have been a memorable sight." Adam tried to scold Joe, but he only cracked up laughing at him, making Joe even madder at his older brother.
By this time pa came out to see what all the ruckus was about. When he heard what happened he laughed at Joe as well.
Adam was on the last string tuning the guitar when it happened.
"Aww now look and see what happened. The last string broke. Probably because someone turned it too tight."
Adam glared at Joe.
"Sorry Adam. I guess there won't be any music this afternoon."
Adam took Joe aside out of hearing range of the others. "Sorry, you say. Now how am I going to have time with Rebecka?"
"Well, er.. you could ride into town." Joe smiled hoping it would cool down his older brother.
"Now what would I want to ride into town for? Would it happen to be a guitar string?"
"What's a very good idea, Adam you and Miss Rebecka could go into town and get a guitar string and be back in time to serenade her tonight."
"Yup, that would be a very romantic ride for Rebecka. Riding into Virginia City just for a guitar string."
"I can't help you with all the details, older brother. Some things you have to think of yourself."
By this time Adam just wanted to knock some sense into his baby brother, but thought better of it.
"Now Romeo, still out of my way. I want to try to salvage this afternoon.
"Whatever Adam. You don't need to be so huffy."
Adam just turned around and snickered at Joe as he approached Rebecka.
"Rebecka, would you mind a slight change in plans? Thanks to Joseph I need to go into Virginia City and get a string for this blasted guitar."
"That's fine. We'll just take a buggy ride together."
Adam hitched up the horses to the buggy.
When Adam and Rebecka arrived in town they went directly to the general mercantile.
"Adam, the boarding house has a porch swing. I'm sure that the other ladies wouldn't mind you singing."
Adam didn't care about the other ladies. He just wanted time with his lady. Besides the ladies at the boarding house were almost twice his and Rebecka's age.
The couple decided to do some shopping and spent time walking around town.
After awhile Adam walked Rebecka to the boarding house.
He carried his guitar with from the buggy.
They walked up to the porch and Adam sat next to Rebecka on the swing. After re-stringing his guitar, Adam he sang her a song. He didn't care what the old ladies thought. He was being a proper gentleman. Adam's golden voice spread though the other wise quiet boarding house. Ladies looked out of their upstairs windows to see where the beautiful voice was coming from. When they realized that it was Adam singing to Rebecka, they just smiled and went their way. Adam finished his song and kissed Rebecka gently on the cheek. "More of that later." Adam smiled. "Good night, Rebecka."
"Good night Adam." Rebecka answered as she walked into the boarding house.
Adam drove back to the Ponderosa thinking that it hadn't been such a bad night after all.
The spring turned into summer and Adam and Rebecka continued to court each other. They were ever hardly seen apart. Adam realized that his feelings for Rebecka were becoming special. He wanted to spend every waking moment with her. She was the perfect woman for him. She was beautiful, intelligent, and had a great sense of humor.
They walked back to doc Martin's office. It looked like a tornado had hit the place. While they were attending to the miners Ben and Hoss pulled doc Martin from under the heavy book shelve. They were glad to see that the doc only had minor cuts and bruises.
"How was it at the mine?" doc Martin asked. "Do they need any medical help?"
Adam was the first to speak. " It was mainly minor injuries with one broken leg. After some convincing Rebecka set it without problems." Adam said proudly.
"I would be obliged if you would come with me when I deliver him a wheelchair and change his bandage." Rebecka told doc Martin. "Now if you gentleman don't mind, I would like to make myself more presentable."
Adam smiled. "May I have the pleasure of taking you out for dinner this evening, Miss Rebecka?"
"That would be very kind of you, Adam."
"I'll come calling at six." Adam answered.
Adam walked Rebecka back to her hotel room. Outside in the hallway, with no one around, Adam kissed Rebecka gently on the cheek. "Until later, doc." Adam whispered.
Rebecka entered her hotel room and Adam rode joyfully back to the Ponderosa.
At the agreed upon time Adam called on Rebecka and they went to dinner at the best restaurant that Virginia City had to offer. It was at the hotel. Rebecka was wearing a light gray, lowered neckline dress. Adam wore a red long sleeve shirt off set by a black, cotton cravat and black jeans. A waiter sat them at a table for two near the back in one of the corners. The room was dimly lit.
"I'll be back shortly to take your order, sir." the waiter said.
Adam took Rebecka's hand and put it in his.
"Rebecka, I know that we just met recently, but I hope that we can go on seeing each other after tonight."
Rebecka reached over and toughed Adam's lips gently with her finger. "Shhh." Rebecka wanted to speak. "If you think about it, we really have known each other since college."
"After seeing your work today with the miner, I was wondering if I was good enough for the beautiful lady doctor." Adam admitted.
"Adam, oh Adam. You are the sweetest, kindest, gentleman that this lady doctor has had the privilege to meet since college." Rebecka answered.
They ordered their dinner and ate. The dinner ended with a glass of wine to round out the wonderful evening.
"To Virginia City's newest and prettiest Doctoress. May she always be happy here."
Adam took Rebecka up to her room. Outside her door without hesitation he held her around the waist and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Sweet dreams, Becky. Until tomorrow."
"Good night, Adam."
The next morning bright and early Adam was preparing to ride into town to see Rebecka. Ben saw his eldest son leave the house and followed him.
"Going to town mighty early this morning aren't you, boy?"
Ben knew that Adam was going to call on Rebecka.
"I am pa. I promise I won't be too late." Adam called from his horse.
"See that your not. Don't forget the Ponderosa doesn't run itself."
Adam waved his arm in the air as acknowledgment to Ben. and rode toward town.
Joe met Pa coming back into the house. "Where did Adam run off to so early?"
"Joe, if I have to explain things to you like that we'll never stop calling you 'little Joe.'
Both men continued into the house.
While in town, Adam helped Rebecka move her few things from the hotel to a boarding house that they had seen during their walk through town the other day. Adam really didn't like Rebecka living at the boarding house surrounded by much older ladies. He also knew that if things went according to his plans that Rebecka would soon being moving onto the Ponderosa. Adam And Rebecka arrived back at the Ponderosa in time for lunch.
It was a warm summer's afternoon. Adam, his pa and brothers had just finished lunch with Rebecka.
"How 'bout some music older brother?" Hoss teased Adam.
That was all that Adam needed to hear. He picked up his guitar as the group left the house. Adam escorted Rebecka to the porch swing.
Adam sat on the top step and began to play the guitar and to sing. His voice was just perfect, but the guitar was all wrong.
"Just a moment, Becky. It's out of tune again because someone I know thought that they knew how to play it."
Adam looked suspiciously at Little Joe.
"I only wanted to impress Jane last week. Besides the tang thing didn't work right." Joe answered in his defense.
"So you tried to impress her with my guitar. That must have been a memorable sight." Adam tried to scold Joe, but he only cracked up laughing at him, making Joe even madder at his older brother.
By this time pa came out to see what all the ruckus was about. When he heard what happened he laughed at Joe as well.
Adam was on the last string tuning the guitar when it happened.
"Aww now look and see what happened. The last string broke. Probably because someone turned it too tight."
Adam glared at Joe.
"Sorry Adam. I guess there won't be any music this afternoon."
Adam took Joe aside out of hearing range of the others. "Sorry, you say. Now how am I going to have time with Rebecka?"
"Well, er.. you could ride into town." Joe smiled hoping it would cool down his older brother.
"Now what would I want to ride into town for? Would it happen to be a guitar string?"
"What's a very good idea, Adam you and Miss Rebecka could go into town and get a guitar string and be back in time to serenade her tonight."
"Yup, that would be a very romantic ride for Rebecka. Riding into Virginia City just for a guitar string."
"I can't help you with all the details, older brother. Some things you have to think of yourself."
By this time Adam just wanted to knock some sense into his baby brother, but thought better of it.
"Now Romeo, still out of my way. I want to try to salvage this afternoon.
"Whatever Adam. You don't need to be so huffy."
Adam just turned around and snickered at Joe as he approached Rebecka.
"Rebecka, would you mind a slight change in plans? Thanks to Joseph I need to go into Virginia City and get a string for this blasted guitar."
"That's fine. We'll just take a buggy ride together."
Adam hitched up the horses to the buggy.
When Adam and Rebecka arrived in town they went directly to the general mercantile.
"Adam, the boarding house has a porch swing. I'm sure that the other ladies wouldn't mind you singing."
Adam didn't care about the other ladies. He just wanted time with his lady. Besides the ladies at the boarding house were almost twice his and Rebecka's age.
The couple decided to do some shopping and spent time walking around town.
After awhile Adam walked Rebecka to the boarding house.
He carried his guitar with from the buggy.
They walked up to the porch and Adam sat next to Rebecka on the swing. After re-stringing his guitar, Adam he sang her a song. He didn't care what the old ladies thought. He was being a proper gentleman. Adam's golden voice spread though the other wise quiet boarding house. Ladies looked out of their upstairs windows to see where the beautiful voice was coming from. When they realized that it was Adam singing to Rebecka, they just smiled and went their way. Adam finished his song and kissed Rebecka gently on the cheek. "More of that later." Adam smiled. "Good night, Rebecka."
"Good night Adam." Rebecka answered as she walked into the boarding house.
Adam drove back to the Ponderosa thinking that it hadn't been such a bad night after all.
The spring turned into summer and Adam and Rebecka continued to court each other. They were ever hardly seen apart. Adam realized that his feelings for Rebecka were becoming special. He wanted to spend every waking moment with her. She was the perfect woman for him. She was beautiful, intelligent, and had a great sense of humor.