The Return Of Belle Starr
Chapter 4
Sully walked back to the house. He said nothing until he got inside the house and saw Dr. Mike in side washing the dishes from breakfast. Dr. Mike smiled sweetly at her love. "So how's everything going with her?" she asked looking at him. "I think Belle's staring to cause trouble again," he said to her.
"Now, I know what she did last time, but I think we should give her another chance, and if that doesn't work, we'll turn her in," she stated. "That sounds good to me," said Sully turning around and leaving the house. Oh Sully, please don't tune me out, she thought.
Sully left the house and saw Belle walking out of the barn with a smile on her face. Sully saw her and walked up to her. "Oh hi," she said looking up to the taller man. "I know what you're trying to do and I'm warning you now. You try to run like you did last time, I'll turn you in," he stated very bluntly. "okay, I get it," she said and walked into the house. Sully mounted his horse and took off to town.
Belle walked into the house and sighed a deep breath. "Well, that was weird," she said. "Huh?" asked Dr. Mike. "Sully threatened me," she said with a smile. "what did he say?" asked Dr. Mike. "You know the usual stuff you say to an outlaw, 'I'll be watching you', 'don't try to escape', and so on," she said while sitting down on her bed. Dr. Mike sighed. She sat down next to her. "You know he has a point. Are you going to try to escape?" she asked her. Belle looked at her and raised her eyebrows. "you remember how it went last time?" Dr. Mike nodded her head. "Let's not have a repeat," said Belle.
Belle got up and looked around the house. "Do you have some other clothes I could change into?" she asked. "Yes," said Dr. Mike. She got Belle some of Matthew's old clothes for her to wear around the house.
As soon as Belle was in her "normal" clothes, she went to the barn and tended to her horse. Colleen was in the barn collecting eggs from the hens when belle stepped in. "Hi," said Colleen looking at Belle. "Hi, Colleen. What are you doing?" Belle asked. "Collecting eggs," said Colleen lifting up the basket so Belle could see the eggs she had already collected.
"Are you doing anything later?" asked Belle now brushing Thunder. "No," said Colleen. "Would you like to come riding with me?" she asked. "Uh….sure," Colleen said. Colleen told her ma that she was going and that they'll be back in a few hours or so. Dr. Mike was skeptical about Belle trying to take off again, so she sent Matthew to spy on the girls.
A few hours later, Colleen had tacked her chestnut up and her and Belle went off riding in the woods. They were laughing and joking. If anybody saw them they would've sworn that the 2 girls were sisters.
Matthew had kept in the shadows of the woods careful not to get their attention. This is so boring, he thought. Yeah well, girl stuff is boring to guys.