DISCLAIMER: The Young Riders is the creation of Ed Spielman, and the property of Ogiens/Kane productions in association with MGM/UA television. This Story is created for entertainment purposes only, no infringement intended. Not to be copied without permission from the author.
WARNING: This Story contains Adult themes and sexual situations, if this will in any way offend you or you are under age please do not read any further. Please return to Tall Tales and choose another Story.
Buck spent the next three days moping around the station house, unwilling to go into town for fear of running into the willowy blonde that haunted his every waking and sleeping thought. Not a moment went by when he didn’t berate himself for kissing his best friend, now he was haunted by the taste of her on his lips. The feel of her feminine curves pressed against him, the need to touch her almost palpable. The torment he had suffered before was almost non-existent next to his searing desire to make Jenny his in every way possible. He knew the other riders were steering clear of him, because of his foul mood and sudden temper but he couldn’t help himself.
Unable to settle at the station he packed his belongings in his saddlebags and tied a bedroll to his saddle and made his way to his horse in the barn stopped by Kid as he saddled his horse.
“Where are you going Buck?” he asked quietly
“Away” Buck spoke his voice flat
“Buck talk to me, where are you going?” Kid asked trying to understand what was going on inside his friends mind
Buck turned to Kid knowing that he would understand “Kid I have to get away for a while.” He turned back to finish saddling the horse. “I can’t be here Kid, this is killing me” he spoke so quietly that Kid had to strain to hear him “I can’t be here and not have her”. Knowing that of all his friends, Kid would be the one most likely to understand his plight.
“Are you coming back?” Kid asked softly knowing the torment that his friend was enduring
Buck turned and looked at the man he had come to love as a brother with tears in his eyes
“I don’t know Kid” he paused “I honestly don’t know” they embraced and Buck mounted his horse and walked it towards the barn door
Buck turned to raise a hand of farewell to Kid
“Say goodbye to Lou for me” he spoke and turned to ride away from the only true home he had ever known.
“Buck” Kid called as he jogged to Buck’s side “Take care of yourself Buck” he clasped his friends hand then stood back as Buck spurred the horse into a gallop. Kid stood and watched as Buck’s horse blended into the horizon.
“He’s leaving isn’t he?” Lou spoke softly as she walked to Kid’s side falling into his embrace
“Yep” Kid spoke choked by the emotion of losing one of their family, catching Lou’s stray tear with his thumb
Lou pulled out of Kid’s embrace and walked briskly to Thompkins store, determined to get to the bottom of Buck’s problems, leaving a confused Kid standing in her wake. Waiting almost patiently for Jenny to finish serving a customer, she stood at the door until Jenny came around the counter to talk to her.
“Lou, What is it?” she murmured as she placed her hand on Lou’s arm, seeing the pain on Lou’s face she knew that something was wrong
“Jenny, what happened between you and Buck?” Lou asked flatly
“Why has something happened to Buck?” she asked quietly her voice filled with trepidation
“He’s gone Jen” Lou stated as she watched the tears well in Jen’s smoky eyes
“This is all my fault” she murmured “I should have told him how I felt” she murmured almost to herself.
“If you leave now you might catch up to him Jen” Lou urged her taking her hands in her own almost begging her to follow him
“Please Jen Please bring him home to us” Lou’s own tears overflowed, neither girl noticing Thompkins standing in the doorway watching them
Jenny pulled Lou into a tight embrace “I will Lou, If I can I will” she released Lou and walked out to the back of the store and her home.
Changing into the Indian dress she felt more comfortable in and packed a few things into a bedroll, turning she was surprised to see her father standing at her bedroom door.
“You’re going after him aren’t you?’ he asked almost rhetorically
“I have to father” she murmured “I love him” her eyes met her fathers and he knew that she meant her words
“God knows I would have chosen a different man for you, but if he is what you want then Good Luck Jen” he spoke, pulling her into his embrace “I won’t stand in your way or make things difficult for you”
“You could do worse than him, and he loves you, even I can see that” he released her
“Find him Jen” he hugged her again “Find him and be happy Jen” he spoke softly
“Now go or you won’t be able to catch him” Thompkins spoke pushing her hair back from her tearstained face.
Jen kissed her father on the cheek and then ran down the stairs and out to their stable, not bothering to saddle her horse she swung onto its back, slung her bedroll over her shoulder and galloped out of the barn hoping against hope that Buck had gone to the place he always went when troubled and praying to all the God’s that she knew that she could convince him of her love and to return with her to what she hoped could become their home.
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