Later that day Abby was in the living room and heard a knock on the door. She got up and went to answer it. When he did she covered her mouth and kept from laughing. There stood Jason in a nice suit and his hat off. Abby could tell he was not happy at all to be in the pampered suit. "Jason…you look…" he growled and interrupted her. "I look like a oversized cupcake and if you laugh so god I'll hurt you." He said and she couldn't help but smiled. "I was gonna say officially cute in it." He looked at her like she had lost her everlasting mind. Here he was a hit man and a gunslinger wearing this pressed suite. Abby smiled and looked at him. "What I'm telling the truth." She then reached up and straightened his bow tie he had on. Her hand brushed against his neck and it took all he had not too faint right then and there.
Dinner went well and her father took Jason into his office after dinner. "Have a seat son." He said and Jason did so and her father laughed. "You can take that silly bow tie off lad. I myself hate them and know someone made ya wear it." Her father stated and Jason sighed and he ripped the bow tie off and unbutton a few of the top buttons. Her father laughed and then poured two glasses of whiskey. Jason took one and then cheered with him. "Jason I would like to know how you feel about being a body guard?" he asked and Jason nodded. "It's a good line of work. Why?" he asked and he smiled. "I want you to be my daughter Abby's personal guard. I have one for both my older girls and I thought that Abby wouldn't need one until she was older. It seems that with this accident I realize she is now a woman and needs someone who she and I both trust to watch her. I see the way my daughter acts around you and how she drops her guard. So, since she is so comfortable around you. I want you to be that guard." He explained and Jason chocked some on the whiskey.
The general smiled and patted Jason's back. "Don't act so surprised son. There are some fine rules I need to set down if you agree to this. One is, I don't ever want to know that you have touched my daughter in any undignified way. Second, if I catch you in any unlawful act, don't think I won't report you. Thirdly, you are to be up before Miss. Abby and see she is guarded when she leaved the house. Fourthly, refer to me as sir and the Mrs. as ma'am. Lastly, You will be asked to perform some chores to keep your stay here. This came be decided on what talents you have. So, that said what do you say?" He asked and Jason was a bit speechless. Basically this whole day went from bad to hell, well almost he got to be with Abby. Plus here is the chance to be with her twenty-four seven. He nodded and agreed to the job. "It's a deal sir." He said and the general smiled. "Welcome to the Mountain Ranch son. Your room is three doors down the hall." He stated and Jason got up. As he was leaving he noticed that someone had ran up the stairs. He looked confused and looked up the stairs. The general came out and placed his hands on his shoulder. Jason jumped and the general laughed. "Easy son. It's an old house. There is no ghost just wood settling." He spoke and walked up the stairs. Jason shook his head and went to his new room.
Opening the door he looked around. It was a nice room and pretty big. "Wow talk about money." He said as he walked in more. He then sat on the bed and fell back. Running his hands over his face and threw his hair he sighed. "Look at what ya got yourself into ya idiot. You're a hit man for the most powerful man in the whole region and here you are in the General's house for the confederate army. How ya plan on talking your way out of this one?" he asked himself and he just shook his head. "Sometimes I wish my mouth would just shut up and let me think." He laughed some. "Why are you laughing?" asked a voice out of nowhere. Jason jumped up and looked to the door. His hand went right for his hidden pistol and he saw who it was. "Oh god Ms. Abby it's just you. Thank god." He said and relaxed back. She smiled and looked around. "What are you doing here?" she asked and Jason sat up. "Oddly enough, your father hired me to be your personal guard." He informed her and her eyes light up. "Really? That's great. So why are you in this room?" she asked and Jason couldn't help but blush a bit. "Ha its my room now." He said and Abby looked shocked. She then stepped back a bit from him and nodded. "Oh ok. Well I better go. Father finds out I was in here he wont be happy."
She went to leave and Jason got up an grabbed her arm. "Wait..I want to give ya something." He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a necklace. Abby nearly died, it was the necklace she had lost near the river that day. The one with her sisters birthstones in it. "Jason thank you so much!" she said as she flung her arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep hug. Jason was taken back and stumbled a bit as his hand landed on her lower back. He had a smile on his face and chuckled a bit. All of a sudden a throat was cleared and Abby let him go. There standing in the door way was her mother. Abby and Jason both went white in the face and her mother did not look to happy. "Mother….please do tell father!" she begged and her mother smiled. "Tell him what. That a sweet young man who he just hired, found the one priceless piece of jewelry our daughter loves so much and cried for two days for?" She asked and Abby smiled and hugged her mother. "Thank you so much mother." She said and her mother smiled back and hugged her also. "Now get to your room before your father comes and sees you here." She said and Abby took off. Her mother looked at Jason and he lowered his head a bit. "Thank you Jason for all you have done for me and my daughter. I see you are someone who makes her happy. All I ask is don't mistreat her or hurt her." With that said her mother left the room and Jason shut the door. "Talk about a weird fuckin night." He said as he laid back on the bed.