Samantha left Sweetwater to travel off to another town, leaving Kid behind. She had travelled through many towns, each one not in need of a schoolteacher. She worked odd jobs at local dress shops or town store. She decided that she would go back to Sweetwater. That was the only place that felt permanent to her.
She kept thinking about Kid. He was such a wonderful and handsome man. So she went back. She packed up her belongings and took the next available stage to Sweetwater.
During this time Lou and Kid still never saw eye to eye. She was still mad at him and he didn't know what to do about Lou so he avoided her. Kid met a few new ladies that seemed to just past through town, but nothing permanent. Lou on the other hand couldn't go searching for another man. She was supposed to be one! This drove her even more furious and angry with Kid.
Every now and then there would return that spark between them. She would smile at something funny he said or he'd go out of his way to be nice and she'd thank him. Occasionally she'd talk to him. Every time they seamed to smooth things over and accident happens and the powder keg between them would erupt again.
Lou began to hang around Jimmy more and more which didn't help her situation with Kid. She did this rather unknowingly though and not meant to be hurtful by it. Kid picked up on it though. Jimmy and Kid were like walking on fine glass, taking each step delicately and slowly.
Lou was sitting down reading a romance book sitting on the fence when Jimmy came over. He grabbed the book from her hand and started reading it…
"He gazed love-ing-ly into her deep pass-ion-ate eyes. Her body tremm-bling under his touch."
"Jimmy give me that back right now!"
"Why this is just getting good." He smiled teasingly. Lou jumped off the fence to grab the book away from him but being taller he held it out of her reach. Jimmy swivelled around and started to read some more from the book. "He kissed her, tasting the sweet berry from her lips."
Lou, turning more shaded of red then an apple, twisted around the other way to grab the book but Jimmy was to quick. She finally jumped on him knocking him to the ground. They then began to wrestle. Lou now not caring about the book but to evict revenge on her friend for invading her privacy. She felt silly reading those romance books but NEVER wanted to let one of the guys catch her reading one. Jimmy feeling Lou's pull on the book over coming his own grip tickled her. She laughed uncontrollably ad she let go of the book. He had his success.
As the two were wrestling and chasing each other for this book, Kid came out from the other side of the bunkhouse. He watched them for a minute feeling his blood boiling. They had broken up, he even saw other women, why did he let this get to him. All they did was argue anyway. Kid longed to have what they use to together. He at least needed her friendship, which she was not even proving that any more.
Jimmy was another story. His best friend was going after his old love. What kind of a friend is that. Jimmy would always tell kid that they were just friends and he knew Lou loved him with all her heart. Kid was believing that had all changed. He stopped fighting Jimmy every time he saw him with Lou. He lost her but he didn't want to lose Jimmy's friendship. He had to get out for a while and clear his head. So he grabbed Katy and rode into town.
