Hoping and Looking
Little Joe and Mitch were riding around when they stop to rest. "How many line shacks are there?" asked Mitch. "There are six in the pasture and we only check half of them" said Joe.
He was getting more and more worried and anxious. "Don't worry Joe we'll find her" said Mitch trying to comfort his friend. "I hope so I don't know what we'll do without her. I know I complain about her but..." said Joe full of emotion.
"But you love her" finished Mitch understandingly. "I just hope she's alright" said Joe hopingly. "I'm sure she is Joe. C'mon we better keep looking" said Mitch.
He and Joe rode off to the next line shack only to find that it was like the others empty. "Dang it nothing here either" said Joe disappointedly and frustrated.
"Maybe they're not in any of these shacks. I mean they have Amelia but why would they hide her on your ranch?" asked Mitch.
"You're right they must know that the ranch would be the first place we would look for her" said Little Joe. "If she's not in the line shacks then where could she be?" asked Mitch.
"I don't know maybe in a cabin" said Joe. "Couldn't hurt to look" agreed Mitch. They rode away.
Meanwhile...
Hoss and Adam were looking in the North Pasture and were having the same amount of luck Joe was having. They had stop riding and took a break.
"Adam we must've look through a ton of shacks" said Hoss exhaustedly. "I know I hope someone found her and that she's alright" said Adam.
He desperately trying to be hopeful but his fear of losing his sister and his worrying was getting the better of him. Hoss places a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"She'll be alright Adam. She is a strong girl and she'll get through this and so will we" said Hoss.
Adam with tears in his eyes he turns to him. "I know Hoss but if anything happens to that precious baby I don't know what we'll do" said Adam allowing himself to fall apart.
Hoss reaches over to his brother and hugs him.