"Hey Kid, can we talk?" Jimmy asked his best friend as he walked into the barn & saw that Kid was busy with Katy. 'What else is new?' he thought to himself, smiling at his best friend's never ending adoration for his horse.
"Sure, what's on ya mind, Jimmy?" Kid asked, stopping his work to look at Jimmy, trying to figure out what was wrong.
"Well, Kid. It's about Tory…"he paused when Kid gave him a look that could kill at 100 paces.
"What about Tory?" Kid asked, anger beginning to flow through his veins.
"Well, Kid. She's got you so wrapped around her little finger that you're blind to the fact that she can't stand to be around us, your family. I mean you're always running off to her, but when you're out in town together, she completely ignores you. Kid, don't go denying it, I've seen the way she treats you, & a rat gets treated better than you do!" he explained, annoyed at how Kid was allowing this to happen. "I know deep down you still love Lou, but you're the one who wanted to move on, & now I think she ain't coming back…" Jimmy's speech was cut off by Kid's fist hitting the right side of his jaw.
Jimmy wasn't gonna let Kid stop him from speaking his mind. Not this time. So Jimmy knocked Kid to the floor, pinning him there by sitting on top of him & pinning his arms down by his sides with his knees, then continued, "She's finally found someone who understands her & respects her. So if you decide to brag about your little fling with Tory, don't expect Lou to get jealous anymore. You had your chance & ruined it. Don't hurt her, Kid. It ain't easy. She can't go into town & choose a man, like we choose women. Instead she has the choice of one of us. I'm just glad she's finally happy, even if it's Buck & not me." With that said Jimmy gave Kid a stern & meaningful look, stop up & walked out.
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