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Tom stood and cautiously walked over to where the thief lay. He kicked the Colt away from the dirty, lifeless fingers and muttered, __ou made me waste a perfectly good breakfast, you manure-headed son of a bitch_

The twenty hooves of the horses slowed their relentless cadence on the damp ground as they approached the town. A sudden cloudburst had only just ended, and steaming snorts emitted from the winded mounts. From behind the edge of the bizarre leather mask that covered half of the leader__ face, a small smile of recognition curled on his chapped lips.

Keep a spur handy.

I laugh. Yer crazy, I says.I was fine till I met you, he says.

A scratching of melody comes from the radio, chords rising open as the land that carries us, rhythm mimicking our passage down the road, harmony making this life seem it should be only that. We sing along to what songs have always been about- beginning, going on, breaking up, forgiving, We sing in missed words and broken phrases as glints of tiger moths fly at us like snow, streaking the windshield over.

I know what you're up to.""I doubt that." Hayes leaned toward her, his hand looping around the back of McKenzie's neck as he gently drew her to him. "Because if you could see what I was up to, then you'd know I was about to kiss you.

Jackson couldn't bear to see Allie like this. He pulled her to him and, dropping his mouth to hers, kissed her. She leaned into him, letting him draw her even closer as the kiss deepened. Fireworks lit the night, booming in a blaze of glittering light before going dark again. Desire ignited his blood. He wanted Allie like he'd never wanted anyone or anything before.

She had an ass that could make any man sin."~ Gunner Wilson

I only swing for one girl. But if she's into a certain kind of kink, who am I to deny her such pleasantries?"~ Luke Wagner

Have you checked your ass out lately? It__ pretty dang distracting, darling._ ~ Gunner Wilson

He__ been trying to save this woman in his dreams for years. Now here she was, all grown up, and he still felt helpless.

A tree._ She spotted one. It was hidden behind a much larger tree, its limbs misshapen in its attempt to fight for even a little sunlight in the shadow. __ana has this tradition of giving a sad-looking tree the honor of being a Christmas tree._ She walked over to the small, nearly hidden tree. __ like this one. __t___ He laughed. __gly?_ __o, it__ beautiful because it__ had a hard life. It__ struggled to survive against all odds and would keep doing that without much hope. But it has a chance to be something special.

He locked gazes with her. __ have to wonder why you aren__ being straight with me. I hate getting myself killed without knowing why.

DJ saw the change in his expression the moment before he dropped the ax, reached out with his gloved hand and, cupping her neck, drew her to him. __ believe you owe me a kiss.

I want to die._ May shook her head. __et me get a knife._ ____e made a horrible mess of things._ __aven__ we all? If you don__ want your supper burned, die quietly while I get back to the kitchen.

Was still between Martha and Jane, then, I was. Between the girl I was and who I wanted to be.

Ain__ no good ever comes of it, if you ain__ steering yourself.

Was like the Green Man said, some you got to put to the bullet. Some to the tongue. Often the latter, with me. But some, you just got to put behind you.