Once Upon a Cowboy
“"I don't believe I know that one. Fact is, I don't believe I want to know that one." As an afterthought, she buried her yo-yo deep in her pocket.
Holt glanced around. "You kids all right?" "We're having an adventure," Gary announced.
"I want my mommy," Katie Sue said, and promptly burst into tears.
Cami rushed to comfort the child, but Holt beat her to it. He scooped the youngster into his arms and brushed her hair from her damp face. "Easy does it, buckaroo. Everything's going to be all right ...now. I promise." The tears slowed. "Can we go home?" "In the morning. It's not a good idea to travel at night. Would you like to tell your folks you're safe? Since the phones don't work out here, it's the next best thing to talking to them." She nodded, and he carried her to his horse. Opening a saddlebag, he pulled out a flare gun.
"We're going to talk to Mommy with a gun?" Katie Sue asked dubiously.
"Sure are. You watch." They crossed to a clearing and he aimed into the air. "Say when, and I'll pull the trigger.MoreLess
Holt glanced around. "You kids all right?" "We're having an adventure," Gary announced.
"I want my mommy," Katie Sue said, and promptly burst into tears.
Cami rushed to comfort the child, but Holt beat her to it. He scooped the youngster into his arms and brushed her hair from her damp face. "Easy does it, buckaroo. Everything's going to be all right ...now. I promise." The tears slowed. "Can we go home?" "In the morning. It's not a good idea to travel at night. Would you like to tell your folks you're safe? Since the phones don't work out here, it's the next best thing to talking to them." She nodded, and he carried her to his horse. Opening a saddlebag, he pulled out a flare gun.
"We're going to talk to Mommy with a gun?" Katie Sue asked dubiously.
"Sure are. You watch." They crossed to a clearing and he aimed into the air. "Say when, and I'll pull the trigger.MoreLess
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