Taken By the Cowboy
“"I figure," he said, "if two people have a common enemy, that just about makes them partners, don't you think?" Truman leaned at his ease against a post. "Tell me more." Smoke spiraled upward as Corey took a deep drag off his cigar. "Bart's been vexing me lately. He's been gettin' too big for his britches, acting like he should be the new leader of this outfit." Jessica noticed Truman's patience wearing thin; he was tapping his thumb on his empty leather holster.
"So what do you plan on doing about it?" he asked.
"Them boys left me here while they went into Dodge for some ladies. But the way I see it, when they come back, you and me will have developed a proper friendship, and you'll be takin' me to where you hid that little piece of paper." Jessica felt a spark of adrenalin. Their plan was working, progressing as it should, yet what they possessed was only a small shred of the information they needed to save themselves.
"If you don't consider me your friend," Corey continued, "I won'...t take too kindly to that.MoreLess
"So what do you plan on doing about it?" he asked.
"Them boys left me here while they went into Dodge for some ladies. But the way I see it, when they come back, you and me will have developed a proper friendship, and you'll be takin' me to where you hid that little piece of paper." Jessica felt a spark of adrenalin. Their plan was working, progressing as it should, yet what they possessed was only a small shred of the information they needed to save themselves.
"If you don't consider me your friend," Corey continued, "I won'...t take too kindly to that.MoreLess
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