As The Crow Flies

Chapter 2. 1899

I remember my past. My lover from when i was 25. Its been a while since then. I woke up that next morning and Arthur had gone i had went back to the BlackWater camp and everyone was gone. Even my brother John... I've been alone since then... 6 years ive been alone. I had to become a woman of work. Prostitution just to get by. Every night another drunk idiot, i went back to Valentine. Right now i was in the Valentine Saloon drinking and flirting with another guy for the evening. Although he looked vaguely familiar. He had tanned skin and a moustache and a Mexican accent. I licked my lips at him and purred in his ears before i hear a loud bang and a saloon fight breaks out. I stand in the corner avoiding it all. Until i hear a familiar voice, searching around i see him... Arthur Morgan. I feel my heart quicken as he beats the guy and is thrown out a window, i run out the front to see whats going on and see Arthur on too of a guy beating him to a pulp before some guy breaks the fight up and Arthur stand up i see him walking towards a water source to clean up and i think for a second before walking over but i stop in my tracks as i hear Dutch speak up "Miss Marston is that you?" I look up and see Javier, Charles, Arthur and Trelawny looking at me. I open my mouth to speak but no words come out, i turn and run away hearing someone running up behind me. "Miss Marston wait!" Its Arthur i keep running but he grabs my wrist and stops me and i try to pull away "Wait Wait Listen to Me, im sorry i left the gang got into some trouble and needed me." I stop pulling and look at him "you do realise you could of woke me up but you left me. I went to Blackwater to find you! I was alone for 6 years, 6 fucking years Arthur! I had to raise my child, our child alone!" I gasp because i didnt mean to say about us having a child. He stands there confused and i use this chance to run again and arrive home my son Elijah running up to me and hugging my legs "hey baby mummy is home".

I hear a thump on the door and i tremble slightly before opening the door.

"Miss Marston please let me in... if he is my son i have a right to know him!"  Its Arthur again... "he is your son, but you lost that right when you abandoned me after impregnating me."
Elijah runs to me again and peers round the door "Mummy whose that?" I look at him "Eli honey this... this is your father. Do you want to see him?" Elijah nods and i put him down. "Arthur come in, i have to change into better clothing" he enters and i close the front door and head into the bedroom and change into my jeans and blouse with my cavalry boots and hat.

Walking back to the sitting area i sit down " Miss Marston im so sorry i left... the gamg needed me, that rat Micah pushed Dutch into doing the ferry robbery early. We had to flee West Elizabeth, for the past 5 years we have been trapped up in Coulter." "Coulter as in up in Ambarino near Lake Isabella?" I gasp and he nods "yes, i didnt want to leave. But i was needed. We had to wait for the mountains to thaw and we came down here. I wasnt able to go back to Blackwater to find you either." I nod.

"Arthur ive missed you..."
"Ive missed you too" he stands up and signals me to stand up and i wrap my arms around him.
"Did Dutch collect the money from Blackwater?" He shakes his head no.
"Hmmm i could go get it? It would be no problem ill take Eli with me so i dont look suspicious"
"Ill have to talk it over with Dutch honey"
I nod, "hows John?"
"Uncle John?" Elijah asks and i nod pulling Eli up close to me.
"Johns doing ok. Although him and Abigail had a child, called Jack. Hes about 5 or 6 now. And John has abandoned the gang then returned and nearly got killed by wolves when we fled Blackwater. Why dont you pack your stuff and come with me to camp? Then we can live together and Eli will also have another child to play with" he holds my hands and looks at me as i think it over.

"Arthur i dont know, if the gangs going to flee again i can't, i cant put Eli through that"
"MAMA I WANT TO GO! I WANT TO MEET UNCLE JOHN! PLEASEEEEEE!" I smile "ok then let me just pack our stuff up" i give Eli over to Arthur and i start packing my stuff including baby photos of me, John, me and John, Eli, Eli and me. And i go back to Arthur with my stuff packed. "Alright lets go!" I nod "Hang on im going to get Rook out of the stable" "holy shit you still have him? Didnt tou buy a new one?" I nod "yeah i still have the Arabian but i want to ride Rook" he nods and we walk to the stable as i tack up Rook and pet his greying face, i strap my belongings on him and climb onto him then reach down and lift Eli up and put him infront of me "hold on tight baby" he nods and we start our walk to the gangs camp Arthur leading the way.