NOW COMPLETE: How does Jess always know when people are sneaking up on him? How does Slim always manage to calm him down? A look at their backstory, and maybe some answers to these questions. Sentinel/Guide AU. Rated T for some violence, suspense, (very) mild swearing, and side character deaths. Don't let the AU scare you! :) Try it!

Jess has been living with the Sherman's for near on a year when a chance encounter at the saloon in Laramie reignites old fears and nearly destroys the new life he's tried to build.

Jess has only been at the Sherman Ranch a short time. Slim decides to send Jess to get a loan repayment even though Jonesy is not sure that they can trust the new ranch hand to return with the money. Jess gets the money, but he experiences some very strange things on his return trip to the Sherman Ranch. This story is now complete.

A mysterious woman from Slim's past, stage coach robberies, forgeries, and broken lamps converge at the ranch one spring.

How has being part of a community changed a man who has been on the drift as long as he can remember? Enjoy! Thanks for the reviews! Looking forward to someone pointing out what song I was hearing in my head while I wrote. Hints in title of story and chapters. Some more strained than others. Last hint in one of the OC.

Jess has likely been in countless gunfights. Some long and drawn out, some hard and fast. This gun battle might be Jess' hardest yet. But while his take on the matter would be interesting to hear, it is better told from the other side of the gun, as told through the eyes of another.

If it hadn’t been for his father, Slim wouldn’t have become the man that he is. But the road was not always smooth, as can be expected from two people who are so much alike.

Jess Harper's time in the Civil War was a defining experience, and many of the people he met there would have a lasting impact on his life. This is a crossover with other western shows as well. In progress.

It's hard to find a grave, even harder when there's a familiar name carved into the front.

Jess has a vivid dream that scares him to death, but also makes him view the world in a different way. Rated T for major character death (but, then again, it is all a dream, so...). Just wanted readers to be forewarned.

The year is 1895 when Mike's daughter asks for a Henry rifle for Christmas as did Mike in 1878. Events in their young lives determine if their wishes come true. Slim, Jess and Mike narrate the two timelines, surprises, disappointments, courage and love bind this family of strays. Daisy twists her apron often. Mort Corey and Millie have cameos (and Original Characters).

Merry Christmas, everyone!

This tale takes place in the early days before Mike and Daisy when a lean Christmas turns into something entirely different.

Jess is injured, badly injured, the worst he has ever been injured. It will change him forever, but with a group of men on his trail, he won't be the only one that suffers. PLEASE NOTE: chapter two has been rewritten/updated on 11/11/23

On a calm and cloudless day, A family travels home from town. It's a perfect spring day until they find a noose hanging from their barn roof. Every 15th day afterwards, is an escalating nightmare and no one knows why.

Uncanny happenings in far-off California reach out to touch the family of the Sherman ranch in an unexpected way.

A letter alters Slim's hatred of one particular Southerner.

Changing the title of a recent story to better reflect the content, which is an old standby and a couple extras.

COMPLETE. A vengeful man returns to Laramie. But it is not only one man that his wrath will fall on. Have fun or prepared to get scared...

Even wounded or ill, Jess insists "I'm fine." That phrase hides his condition, but it's also his solemn oath that he will triumph. Where did his 'never-give-in-to-the-pain' spirit come from? Ten short stories show what shaped Jess from the child to the gunfighter to Slim's pard. (Read a story or more; they make sense alone and together. Table of Contents in Chapter 1.) COMPLETE

A neck is fit for a noose. Make that two necks. But only one man will hang, and it isn't the right one.

In Badge of Glory, Jess meets up with his old friend, Helen. The affection between them is clear, but what was their actual history? Thanks for sticking with me on this! Constructive criticism encouraged!

Chapter 6 has just been added, and Jess and Caroline are finally home. This is a continuation of the Missing Scenes for Return to Rock Springs. You will need to read Return to Rock Springs and the first three missing scenes first before this segment.I still hope to continue this saga at some time in the future.

You see, Mr. DeWalt's a fine man. It only stands to reason that a man like that, a man with money and property, lots of high-up friends in town, and a fair-dealin' reputation, well, he'd naturally have a wife like Mrs. DeWalt. THIS STORY IS COMPLETE.

In the Fortune Hunter, Opal provides important information for Slim. But what happens after?