I looked up at him with tears blurring my vision. He lowered the gun and untied me and shoved me onto the ground near Chance. I crawled to him and sho...k him. ‘Sam, she’s going to escape.’ Shane said fearfully. ‘She won’t leave without her precious husband.’ Sam spit out. He sat down. ‘Chance. Wake up.’ I whispered near his ear. His eyes opened slightly and he reached for my hand. ‘That bastard shot me.’ He croaked. ‘You’ll be ok. I promise.’ I whispered showering his face with soft quick. It was better to know than not. I’d learned to study the territory all around Fort Laramie when I was in the Cavalry. And Cayuse had grown up knowing how to read the landscape, track people. And how to recognize escape routes, box canyons, hidden streams.After half an hour or so, we wheeled our mounts to the right and headed on. There was a little hamlet, East Helena, about five miles out. Looking back, Cayuse and I could see Mount Helena far off to the west, even through the snow.Next, we set. It’s Carla’s turn.”Crap, that meant Hatch would be after her. I deserved it, but still…. My ass seemed even more tender as I stood up and bent back over the chair, showing everyone my ass and pussy again. Hatch said, “Luce, why don’t you come over here.” He pointed to a spot on the floor, next to the couch, not on the couch. I watched her beautiful, long, tanned body walk back to the couch, both jealous that Hatch was watching her too, and wanting to lick every delicate inch of her. She. To him her skin seemed like the thinnest delicate tissue paper and he understood how the fishhook found its place and pushed deeply into her flesh. When the boy jerked the pole that must have caused the terrible scream he heard. The kiss on his cheek felt warm and soft and he was astonished at her self confidence to take hold of his wrist to pull him down to her petite height. After the kiss she made eye contact with him and then blushed and smiled and looked down. He lifted her chin back up.