I DO NOT OWN HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS OR THE DIALOGUE

Tug River Valley, The next day.

Jed and Johnse were dog tired on account of not getting any sleep, but they were excited for the wedding to come. The sun had risen when the two men returned to Jed's home. as they entered, they saw Alifair and Roseanna sleeping at the table. Jed wen over and kissed his sleeping wife.

"Alifair, i'm back." He whispered as she awoke and moved to embrace her husband. They then watched as Johnse knelt next to Roseanna.

"Roseanna, my beautiful sweet darlin." He whispered as he covered her in kisses. Roseanna opened her eyes and threw herself at Johnse.

"Yer alive!" she exclaimed with joy. "I thought my brothers killed ya."

"Ya ain't getting rid o' me that easily." He replied as Jed felt Alifair's stomach.

"Ya doing OK, honey?" he asked as the younger McCoy sister nodded.

"We're all right, how did ya get Johnse out?" She asked.

"Well, he ain't out of the woods yet." Jed reminded everyone as he got his hat and motioned to the young lovers. "Come on, both o' ya."

"Where we going?" Roseanna asked nervously.

"We going ta West Virginia and pay ol' Devil Anse a visit." Jed said to the shock of everyone.

"Jed, if ya go into Hatfield territory, they'll kill you on sight." Alifair said fearfully. Jed kissed his wife as he ushered Johnse and Roseanna out.

"The devil's fight is with Ol' Randall, if I go without a weapon, he'll do me no harm." The 3 left and rode over to West Virginia. As they pulled up to the Hatfield main house, Johnse's younger brother Robert E. saw them and went inside to get his father. Sure enough, Devil Anse Hatfield himself came out smoking a pipe.

"Jedidiah Graham, awfully surprised ta see you on my porch." He remarked.

"I just saved your son's sorry ass from my in laws who was bent on killing him. we need to talk." Jed explained as Anse's eyebrows raised and shot daggers at his boy and the girl who held onto him.

"I suppose we do." He agreed as he waved them inside the Hatfield main house.

The entire Hatfield family was gathered including Ol' Jim Vance and Jed explained what had happened. They were pissed, not only at the McCoys, but at Johnse for thinking with his manhood and not his brain.

"Get off me!" Johnse shouted as Cap laid into him.

"You're a damn fool for riding into McCoy lands." The one eyed marksman spat as Roseanna and Jed watched the scene unfold.

"None of that matters now." Johnse argued. "Roseanna's carrying my baby...she saved my life and i'm gonna marry her." This caught everyone except for Jed and Roseanna off guard.

"Roseanna's what?" Hatfield asked in disbelief as he turned to Levicy. "Did you know about this?" Mrs. Hatfield said nothing, but the look on her face was confirmation enough.

"Johnse, she's a McCoy." Jim growled. "She betrayed her own family, she'll betray ours too."

"That ain't true." He shot back, defending his one true love. "You know, I ain't taking this." Anse walked over and got in his son's face.

"You'll take it." He stated as he knocked Johnse on his blonde ass.

"Stop it!" Roseanna cried out.

"You'll take it and like it." Devil Anse said as he began stomping the shit of his boy as everyone tried to pull him off.

"Stop it, please!" Roseanna cried as Jed held her back.

"Hey, that's enough, that is enough!" Johnse's mother exclaimed as she pulled her husband off his victim. "You don't touch that boy no more, Anderson Hatfield." Once Devil Anse had caught his breath, he turned to Roseanna with anger.

"You will never marry a McCoy." He vowed. "You leave this house to go after her, you don't come back." This stopped Johnse in his tracks. He was being forced to choose between his love and his family.

"Pa..." Johnse said with pain.

"Now, you make your choice and make it now: Stay or go." He said, issuing an ultimatum. Johnse looked at Roseanna with hurt and confusion. For a second, Jed and his sister in law were terrified that Johnse was going to give in to his father's demands. He said nothing as he walked over to Roseanna and grabbed her hand. Levicy let out a sob as Anse Hatfield turned away in disgust.

"Damned fool..." Cap said softly.

"Come on Roseanna..." He said softly as the lovers wrapped their arms around each other. Meanwhile, Jed was angry and he turned to the Hatfield Patriarch.

"Devil Anse, I would ask you one question." He said as Mr. Hatfield turned to him.

"Make it quick." He gritted. Jed stepped forward and looked him dead in the eye.

"Randall McCoy may be my father in law, but he has his faults. I ain't denying that." He stated. "But what in the Sam Hill makes you so much better than him...Nothing!" Jed shook his head as he stormed out of the house. Outside, Johnse and Roseanna were comforting each other.

"What do we do now?" She asked fearfully.

"We'll go to my uncle Wall and get him to marry us." Johnse stated. "I'll take care o' ya, my beautiful sweet darling, and our baby."

"But what if he won't marry us?"

"He will, I'll make him."

"I better come with ya." Jed said as he saddled his horse. "Ya gonna need a witness." Johnse smiled as he embraced Jed.

"We appreciated everything ya done fer us, we ain't gonna forget it." he vowed.

"Let's git ya married before Tolbert comes to his senses." Jed said as they all rode away from Johnse's former family.

Logan County, West Virginia.

Jed and the two lovers rode into town and headed straight for the office of Judge Valentine Hatfield. As they walked inside, the judge was definitely surprised to see them.

"Uncle Wall, I'd like you to marry us: me and Roseanna McCoy." Johnse stated. He chuckled for a moment until the serious look on Johnse's face shut him up.

"Jesus H. Christ almighty, boy." Judge Hatfield swore. "You gone plumb crazy?"

"No, sir." Johnse insisted. "We're in love and of legal age...and I ain't gonna have my child declared a bastard." Wall groaned at the idea of Johnse knocking up a McCoy.

"Do your ma and pa know?" he asked wearily.

"It ain't their buisness no mores." Johnse spat, still angry with his father for throwing him out.

"Johnse..."

"Please, uncle Wall." he pleaded. "Me marrying a McCoy could help end all this fighting between our families." Judge Wall sighed as he got out his bible.

"By the power vested in me by the state of West Virginia, I now pronounce you man and wife." Judge Hatfield said after he had performed the ceremony. "You may kiss the bride." Johnse and Roseanna shared a deep kiss as Jed sighed with relief that Tolbert might leave Johnse be.

"I'm happy for you both." Jed said as he embraced the couple.

"Jed, I need ya ta come over here and sign this." Wall explained as he pulled out a marriage certificate. Jed walked over and signed his name as a witness. As he watched Johnse and Roseanna profess their love for each other, there seemed to be hope for peace at last.

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