I will probably update this fic once a day because, as of right now, I have 15 chapters written. Please review?

They got to Montana. They performed their usual routine with suspicious glances from Jack. Not much was said though between Jack and James as they traveled. James was making decent money, which he was saving to possibly buy a house back home. James did not know how long he was going to stay with the carnival, but he still wanted a home to go to during carnival breaks.

They traveled to Idaho. To Oregon. To California. To Nevada. To Utah. Then they had their month break, where James and Kate stayed together, much to Jack's dismay. James did not know why, but he had the feeling that Jack was jealous of him or angry with him for some reason. James did not let it bother him though because for once in his life he was happy and he was having fun.

He and Kate stayed up late talking about guns and trips they went on when they were younger and what they just really wanted to do after leaving the carnival. Kate was certain that she was going to be in the carnival for the rest of her life; she had a feeling that Jack was never going to fire her like he did to the cowgirl prior to Kate (who James later found out was named Juliet).

James sent postcards to Miles and Hurley and sent gifts to Miles' son. James told them that when the carnival got back to Tennessee they would have to stop by and say hey and bring the family. Hurley's wife was pregnant with their first child, a girl. James was so happy for him, for his family. Everything seemed to be going great.

The carnival started their fall tour a month after their summer one ended. Kate did not want to go back; she loved having all the time in the world to go to the beach and lie around and relax. James insisted that they go back.

"Without you, Jack will fire me. Freckles, I need the money," James said, finally convincing her to go back.

They drove to Austin, where the carnival was starting. During their month break, Kate decided to buy a car. James thought it was foolish but then he realized that they wouldn't have to be in the trailer anymore than they needed to. Still, he was glad that he had decided to save his money.

"Welcome back!" Jack greeted with a grin as Kate and James walked up to their boss. "How was your month off?" he asked Kate, turning to her.

"It was great! I wish we had longer breaks," she admitted, smiling at Jack.

"Well, dear, we have to make money," he said, turning on his heel and walking towards the trailers. "Come on now, you have to get ready for your first show back!"

James rolled his eyes as Kate followed Jack. He really did not like his manager but he just couldn't place his finger on the reasoning behind this hatred.

Four hours later and they were in the tent on the small stage. Donning their cowboy and cowgirl costumes, James and Kate playfully flirted on the stage while the shot the targets. They took turns shooting at the woman assistant; Jack had been too cheap to hire a male assistant for James to shoot.

Luckily there was an audience member that was brave enough to challenge James to a shoot off. Jack had James doing all the shoot offs since he beat Kate that first night. James easily beat the competitor and they won $50, which was split between Jack, Kate and James.

After the show James pocketed his measly $10 (Jack claimed since he was the boss he deserved the most, which was $25 and Kate, since she had been there longer than James, got $15) and walked back to his trailer to change. After changing he headed right to Kate's car without talking to anybody.

About a half an hour after James got to the car, Kate showed up.

"You ready to go?" she asked, putting the keys in the ignition and starting the car. Without waiting for James to reply she drove away from the closed up carnival and onto their next location: Dallas.

As she drove, Kate glared out the window. James noticed that her hands were shaking ever so slightly and she was driving extremely fast.

"Freckles, what's the matter?" he asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Nothing. What makes you think that?" she replied after a moment.

"Well, if it ain't nothing then why the hell are you driving so damn fast? And why are your hands shakin' like that?" he asked, grabbing her right wrist to steady it while she drove.

Kate was silent. She glanced down at James' hand, which was still holding onto her wrist, and she sighed. "Jack's being an asshole. He doesn't like how you and I act on stage and he wants it to stop. He thinks we might be losing money."

"How in the hell would we be losing money by us play acting?" James asked, loosening his grip on Kate's wrist. He still held onto her though, not wanting to let go.

"I don't know," she said, shaking her head. "He said that people might think that if they go against me and beat me, you will get angry and take it out on them. Shoot them or something."

James laughed. "You have got to be fucking kidding," he said, shaking his head. "Jackie boy knows nothin' about me. While I may like you, Freckles, I sure as hell would not kill somebody for beatin' you at a game."

"Well he seems to think that you are protective of me," Kate replied. Her hands had stopped shaking. She looked down at James' hand, which was still gripped around her wrist and she smiled to herself.

"Well I am protective of you. You're my lady, my partner in crime. If you were to get hurt I sure as hell would hurt whoever hurt you. But I'm not about to go and hurt someone because they beat you at a game."

Kate smiled when he called her his lady. "You know, James, you have a way with words."

James smirked and winked at her. "I know I do, Freckles. Now you, m'lady, need to focus on the road before you kill both of us," he said, gently kissing her hand before letting go of her wrist and rolling down the window.

Kate smiled again to herself, focusing on the road once more.