Annesburg

"Now let's keep a low profile, Sadie the tickets, Lenny go with her; make sure she doesn't do anything stupid. Get the train after; maybe we can pick Abigail up on the way" he laughed as we hitched the horses and turning to Charles spoke, "Mary will be in the bar with the others, you go to them whilst I search the alleys" he walked off and looking around headed off around the town. "Hey handsome want some pleasure?" I stopped before leaning against the wall asked, "I am looking for a whore, she is an friend of mine the name's Abigail; smallish, black haired, lightly skinned, has a son called Jack, seen her?" she shook her head before thinking about it responded, "Talk to Stacey, she will know; she knows everyone! she will be at the docks!" I nodded and handing her a few bucks spoke, "Stay safe!" "Thanks mister!" I walked back out and heading to the docks questioned several of the women trying to find this Stacey, they all said she isn't hard to notice but it still remained a mystery but this wasn't to be for much longer. I walked down the next narrow path to be stopped by two men and a large dark muscular woman who I know guessed was Stacey, "Stacey?" "What's it to you?" "I am looking for a woman she is one of you name is Abigail!" "Abigail, Abigail..." "She is small, stubborn and tough but has a son called Jack!" "Dark haired and white, very white!" I nodded causing her to ask, "You his father?" "No but I am her friend, wanting to take her and her son away; give him an education and her a house to live in!" "What are you her father?" "I am a friend of both her and her father, her father maybe an ass but me and her fellow travel member; my fiance wants to keep her and the boy safe!" she looked down at the list before stating, "You better hurry, she is in the rougher of all the places, near the mines!" I nodded and calling my horse saw Charles signaled him to bring the others whilst I rushed to find the woman.

"Mother, do you remember James?" "Of course I do son, he treated us proper and if he was here now; we wouldn't be in this situation if he was there at the end, now go mother has work!" he looked at the man who smiling started the familiar lines but staring at him Jack didn't like what he saw he was forceful and refusing him he started to hit and beat her, "Jack run!" "Get off her" "Jack run" the man grabbed his arms and pushing him away Jack tried again but was thrown away and seeing the blood trickle from her face ran calling for help, "Please help" and crying out stopped when he felt hand touch his shoulder and looking back smiled, "James!" he hugged him before pulling him back they heard the man snap, "You cheap whore, don't. You. Refuse. Me!" Abigail fell to the ground and hearing an growl Jack snapped, "James get him..." "James!" Abigail whimpered looking up and seeing the two boots walk past her bleeding person hugged her son as they watched James dodge the drunken fists and lay in his own shots onto the face of the man and kicking him in his stomach threw him to the floor snapped, "Get the fuck away from my family!" and throwing him over again he was then punched in the face by another fist, "What did he do?" "Charles he started to beat Abigail" and being kicked in the ribs by Charles Abigail looked up to see James look down at her hugged him as he wiped the blood from her face before saying, "We have come to take you somewhere safe Abigail!" she nodded and smiling spoke, "Where?" "I have a house in Blackwater for you with the rest of us!" she kissed him and being helped us was hugged by Sadie and Tilly, "You are all here!" Charles hugged her before saying, "Thanks to James!" she looked over and seeing Mary-Beth hug him with the suitcases by her feet, "The tickets are ready!" James nodded before kissing her Abigail nodded looking down, "What happened to John?" "It doesn't look good, they are on the run, robbing everything and now have nowhere else to go, Blackwater is next!" "What will you do if they come!" "Depends...but if they touch anyone, my blade, my guns, my rope will **** them within or out of the law!" she nodded before asking, "Just one chance to talk to John!" Abigail begged "If he isn't shooting at you then yes!" and nodding in agreement Charles carried her away, "What do we do now?" Lenny grumbled and laughing I spoke, "Lenny isn't it obvious? I am back with three new deputies being you, Charles and Sadie and their families" before wrapping my arm round him sincerely spoke, "You are all together, now we worry about defending Blackwater!"