"Hey Buck, how's Lou? It ain't like her to leave early from one of her few chances to dress like a lady. She really must of felt awful!" Cody asked.
"She's okay. She's asleep now, so keep the noise down, okay!" Buck warned. He felt bad that they didn't get to spend their night together as they had planned & he hoped Lou understood that his brother really needed his help. "Teaspoon, is there any chance I could have a couple of weeks off? My brother needs my help." Buck asked the man who had become a father to them all.
"Well, Buck, son, what's so important that you need to rush off?" Teaspoon queried.
"My nephew, Swims Like A Fish, has been taken by Dog Soldiers & I need to help my brother find him before something happens & it's too late." Buck explained, as the rest of his 'brothers' sat out on the porch of the Bunkhouse.
"Well, Buck. It sounds like a reasonable request. When yer leavin'?" Teaspoon replied.
"Tomorrow if that's okay?" Buck answered.
"Well, it's short notice, but I think we can handle it. Just be careful & please wait till you see Rachel in the morning before you go. She'll be heartbroken if you leave before hand & she is in a condition not to be messed with right now, so send word every so often, please?" Teaspoon sincerely acknowledged.
"Sure Teaspoon!" Buck answered. Inside he was silently beating himself up because he hadn't told Lou anything yet. 'How's she gonna take this? Just when everything started to be perfect. Damn!' he thought to himself.
Inside Lou was just getting to sleep when she heard Buck ask Teaspoon for time off. He couldn't be serious. He's leaving me? How could he do this to me. Everything was so perfect. Arrrgh! She turned over & covered her head with her pillow, & let the tears silently trickle down her face, then made plans of her own.
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