It had only been an hour since Jimmy had left the house and ridden over to the station to start his days work, but the longing for Abby's smile, the lilt of her voice had him wishing time away. He wondered if anyone would notice if he left. Cody disappeared all the time so why couldn't he take off for a little while. At least he had a good excuse unlike Cody who'd disappear for the sake of hating having to do any real work. Jimmy felt his reason was something that any one of the others would understand. Especially Teaspoon, seeing how he married not once, but six times! Finishing up stacking the wood by the bunkhouse and behind Emma's, Jimmy looked around to be sure no one was around to notice his leaving so soon. Seeing no one about, he hurried to Sundance and rode towards home. As the house came into sight, Jimmy grinned. His wife would be so surprised to see him home so soon. Tethering his horse out front, he hurried up the steps and opened the front door. It was quiet in the house and he wondered where Abby might be. In the stillness, he heard the sloshing of what sounded like water. It wasn't Monday, so he knew she wasn't washing clothes. Following the sounds, he walked quietly towards the mudroom at the back of the house. Abby didn't hear him as she hummed to herself, lathering up a long leg that she held up in the air as she bathed. Leaning against the doorframe, Jimmy watched with growing interest. A smile twitched at the corners of his mouth as she lowered the one leg and began washing the other. His hands itched to run over her limb as she lathered it with the soap. He bit back a groan as she lowered that leg and slid further up in the tub, the bubbles barely covering her breasts. The sight of her was too tempting. Moving further into the room, he hung his gun belt on the hook next to the door and knelt down, kissing the back of Abby's neck. She let out a little yelp of surprise and splashed water out of the tub as she turned. As soon as his lips had touched her, Abby knew it was Jimmy behind her but surprised at his being home so soon after leaving caught her off guard. "Jimmy! You startled me!" she said breathlessly, leaning back against the tub once more. She tilted her head to one side allowing him access to her neck again. A low groan escaped her lips and her eyes closed at the sensations he was creating against her skin. How she loved it when he caressed the sensitive spot next to collarbone. "I just can't stop loving you…" he whispered as his hand slowly slid up and down her arm. Drop me a note and let me know what you thought!