Chapter One: "Starting Fresh"

It had been a couple of months since Enochs family were killed, but he still wasn't really over it, But then how could someone get over the deaths of their entire family? Enoch worked the land hard though, just like he did with his father, but he wanted to get away from it all, he had to leave. He just didn't know where to go. He had told Sarah that he
wasn't ready to marry her, he loved her, but he wasn't sure what he wanted to do.

"Enoch," Sarah called has she walked up to him. "Enoch?" Sarah called
again, saying it a bit louder.
"Right here sweetheart" Enoch said, walking from around the side of the house.

"We need to talk," Sarah said has she went up to him.

"Okay...what about?" Enoch knew, but was hoping she wouldn't bring it up.

"Enoch, we need to decide what we're going to do. I'll wait on you, but I know that your confused, if you decided to leave, I'll understand." Sarah said, looking in his eyes, sadly.
Enoch looked at Sarah, he had the sadest eyes, "I know, it...It's just hard to think about leaving."
"I know, but if you stay, then you may never be ready to forget about..." Sarah knew it was hard for him, it was for her too, she loved his parents. Enoch looked up into the sky, then looked down at Sarah,
"I'm going to leave, maybe find some land and start a ranch, I think I need to get away."
"What about Jacob, and Jenny...and...."Sarah looked away, was he going to forget about her?
Enoch pulled Sarah closer, then gave her a big hug. "If it's alright, I would like to leave the kids with you, when I get settled, I'll call for all of you, then we'll get married, and start a family."
Sarah, knew that he meant what he said, and she knew that it would all come true
soon.
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Jessie Ewing, had become uncaring since the death his his brother. He just stood there and let it happen. Why should he care, he had no one now. He spent most of his time in the town bar drinking his sorrows away. Until one day, when he was in there, he looked up and saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She was about 5'7, red hair, green
eyes, and tall, probably about 125 lbs. He looked as she walked in the bar, than watched her walk right up to him.

"Excuse me," She said to Jessie, in a suductive tone. "I was wandering if you might tell me who Mr. Jessie Ewing is?" She leaned your back against the bar, and looked
at him.
"Well, mam, your'e looking at him, I'm Jessie Ewing, may I help you?" Jessie said, looking into her eyes, he couldn't belive the feeling he had, He had finally found the one, the one that he wanted to call his wife.

"Well, then," She said, "I guess you're the one I'm looking for." She stood up, and reached out her hand, "I'm Emily Hale, and I have always wanted to meet the most famous Sheriff in Texas."
He took her hand and kissed it, then said, "Well, now you have. They looked at each
other and walked out of the bar, towards Jessie's room behind the sheriff's department.
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Enoch had been traveling for days. He wanted to find a good peice of land, and raise cattle. He wasn't sure where he was going, but he knew it had tro be far away from his home, he wanted to start fresh. It was getting a little dark so Enoch decided to stop in a small town and spend the night. As he got off his horse, he noticed someone staring at him. Enoch got a weird feeling, but he didn't pay aolt of attetion to the feeling, until the gentlman walked up to him.

"Excuse me sir," The gentleman said, "Thats a fine looking horse you have,"
Enoch looked at the horse, and then at the gentleman,

"Yes, She is a good horse, Thank you" Enoch stop everything he was doing so he could look straight at the man.

"How much would you take for it?" The man asked.

"I'm sorry, shes not for sell," Enoch said, looking at the man in the eye.

"Well...What if I take it from you," The man said, pulling a gun out, and pointing it at Enoch. "Now if you just step aside sir, I'll take my horse be on my way." The man said, push Enoch out of the way. Enoch looked at the guy, and as the man started to get on the horse, Enoch pulled him off, and punched the guy, the man jumped toward Enoch, and hit him in the face, the two threw some punches and then the man pulled the gun back out.

"All right, thats it, stay back." Enoch looked and reached for the gun, the two struggled and then a shot went off.

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The next day Emily took Jessie by the hand, and went up to her Father and Mother. Emilies father looked at her,
"Where the hell have you been?"

"Daddy, Mama, I want you to meet Jessie Ewing." Jessie reached out his hand towards Emilys father, but he just looked at Jessie.

"Young lady, where have you been?" He asked her,

"Daddy, I was with Jessie, and..."

"EMILY! I get in the wagon, NOW!, AND AS FOR YOU MR. EWING, STAY AWAY FROM HER!"

Jessie looked at Emily, "Please don't go" he said, kissing her on the cheak. Emily, looked at her Daddy, then back at Jessie.

"I'm sorry, I do love you. But Daddy is sick, he might not have alot of time,I....I have to go."

Emily gave Jessie one more kiss on the cheak, and got into the wagon. Jessie couldn't say anything, he was to afraid that if he did, he might either burst out in tears, or start yelling. Jessie just stood there and watched them ride off, but in his heart he knew they would see each other agian.