Yellowstone - John Duttons daughter

A knife and no coin

The cattle were all being loaded on the trucks, heading to Texas on lease land, until they could be brought back here. Tessa, Kash and Rip rode over to John as he waved them over.

"How many is that?" asks John

"There's eighteen." Tessa tells him,

"We'll load up these four trucks and we'll hit the road and I'll get Lloyd to load up the rest and get 'em down there." Rip adds

"You figure out a crew to help when you get down there?" John looked towards Rip.

"Travis said he's got one." Rip nods

"We don't need him cowboying on our show horses." Tessa chuckles

"No, no, he won't be doing that now. I promise." Rip chuckles

"All right. You let me know if you need anything, Sorry it has to be like this." John apologized

"Sir, it is what it is." Rip agrees

"You know what they say about cowboying..." John adds, "if it was easy everyone would do it."

"It ain't that." Tessa sighed

"Can you come tomorrow and get the rest on the road?" John looks to Tessa

"Yeah obviously." Tessa nodded confused

"You're stronger than I was. I guess that's how it's supposed to be." John smiles, pulling her into a hug, "I love you, sweetheart."

"This means something Kash." John turned to the man, patting his shirt where the brand was, "Don't you forget that." John walks off leaving a confused Tessa and Kash.

"You'd think he was the one leaving." Tessa stated

"He is." Rip tells them.

***

"What are you doing here?" Beth asked as she walked into the living room where Summer sat, Tessa stood by the door hanging up her hat and jacket.

"What do you mean?" Summer asks

"My father's gone. Why aren't you with him?" Beth replied like it was obvious

"I'm on house arrest." Summer said with a duh expression "I can't go with him."

"Well, you were with him at the county fair last night." Tessa began walking into the living room

"I don't make the rules." Summer said getting defensive, "He said to stay so I stayed."

"Oh. Well, I'll say this: when you forsake feminism you go all in." Beth stated, "You're almost Amish."

"I don't have a choice, I'm fucking stuck here." Summer yelled

"Don't sell me that bullshit, Summer. You were with him last night at the country fair." Beth reminded,

"With his stormtroopers on either side of us." Summer replied

"Well, you didn't look like much of a captive sucking his tongue down your throat." Tessa stated

"It's hard to play the victim, Summer, whiles you're on top." Beth adds

"Why does it bother you so much that I see in him exactly what you see?" she asks

"I have no desire to suck my father's face." Beth shook her head, "You know what I mean. Where's your dad live, huh? I'll go fuck him. Don't touch my Tito's." she adds walking off