A CowBoys Rose

30

God, I can't wait to push my face into my pillow! I can't believe how tired I am!
"Caroline Gibbons! You get your tush in here, right now!"
Well, I guess I'll have to wait a minute! I head in the kitchen and Rosie's stood there with her arms crossed "and where the hell have you been?!"
... "I'm sorry! I forget I had to ask you to leave my house mother"
I can see how she wants to laugh, but keeps her face straight "if I was your mother, you'd be over my knee! Dont worry us like that again!"
I sigh "yes! Chris has told me that Sam's gone out looking for me. But this is his lesson to listen to me when I tell him things! Now, I am exhausted! When Sam comes home, tell him I'm fine. And if he wants to argue about it, we can do it in the morning! Alright"
She smiles "you know, when I first met you, you couldn't even talk to me. Now look at you, standing up to me and Sam!" She wraps her arms around me "your getting a little to Much of that American rodeo in ya!"
American rod- "oh! Rosie!" I pull from her arms laughing "that was disturbing! But, thats why your my friend! Now, good night"
"Night darlin" she turns back to the dishes...
I go up behind her and kiss her cheek "I'm sorry I scared you though"
She smiles "well I just worried. Your the only family ive had in a long time... Now get, go get your head down! We'll head out and watch the fireworks tonight if you'd like?"
I smile "depends if I wake up"
I pull my shoes off and flex my feet. Them things are getting to tight! I know feet can swell in pregnancy, but I don't feel far enough to be at that stage. I reach around and undo the buttons and pulling it over, leaving me in my under dress. Lying down in my pillow. Feeling a little guilty I had everyone worried. I should have said bye. But I was already late and they where out in the field.
But, its done now. No point worrying about the past.

"Rosie!"
Oh god, Trudie's broken something again. I role over and hold the pillow over my head
*bang!*
I jump and fall out the bed... Running feet coming up the stairs!
Oh my god! I pull myself under the bed, straightening the sheets.
The door opens and I see the skirts "Caroline?!"
"Rosie?" She pulls the sheets away and grabs my hand pulling my fingers to get me out "what was that?!"
She has tears in her eyes "we need to get hidden, this won't do!" Oh my god! Its them!
"Anyone home?! I have your little friend here! Just thought I'd return her!" I stare at Rosie, what do we do?!
Something heavy falls to the ground and I wonder what they've knocked over "Rosie?"
She looks around "Caroline, listen to me! I know you don't like them! But you need to take this!" She takes my hands and puts a gun in them. No! No, I can't! "You need to do this! They will kill you!"
No, maybe I can talk this out, explain that Sam is good!
But I know thats silly to think!
She looks around the room "alright... We need to hide"
"Rosie, they have Trudy" she doesn't reply, just pulls me into the hall and to her old room. Looking at the old Piano. Opening the top "Caroline, get in" how am I meant to get up there?! She takes my hand and helps me up. Putting the lid back "Rosie? Rosie! What about you?!"
I hear the stairs, someone's coming up them slowly, sounding menacing "I know someone's here! Your little friend told me"
I close my eyes and hold my shaking hands on the gun... Just pull the trigger... Just like a button!
Where are you Sam?!
I close my eyes and try calm myself down. Its fine, he'll be home soon!
The door creaks slowly and loudly. I hold my hand over my mouth. Hearing his boots creak the wooden floor boards as he comes in "I don't want to hurt no one... I just want conformation who killed my men, that's all! I'll take the bounty for their lives and leave alone!"
They only want the bounty?! I have half of it!
I look down at my fingers... Where's my rings?!
Did I not put them back on from Trudy's?! Oh my god! I mustn't have! I had to take them off while sorting her dress...
What if he's lying? I can't trust he isn't lying!
*bang*
"Ah! You little bitch!"
"No! No! Get off me!"
Oh my god! I feel the tears role down my cheeks and clamp my mouth shut as tight as I can!
"Look what I found!" I hear something fall on the floor and hear Rosie panting "little bitch shot at me!"
Rosie! Oh god! Show mercy!
"What's your name?"
"Go to hell!" Rosie spits.
"That's not very polite! We're here for Sam Gibbons, where is he?"
"Fuck you!"
He laughs "I'm glad we agree"
"Don't touch me! Don't you dare touch me! You son of a bitch!"
"No! No stop!" I throw the lid off and nearly fall out the piano "please don't!" I stand in the Piano, looking over them all.
There's 3 men, one holding Rosie down, one undoing his belt and another leaning on the door watching.
The watcher looks over me and comes around to the Piano "what you going to do with that gun Missy?"
I chuck it to the floor "just let her go! Please!"
He looks me up and down again. Reaching up and taking my waist, pulling me from the Piano.
He takes his hat off and if the circumstances were different, he'd be an incredibly handsome man! But I've seen their ugly "your a smart women... Pure bred too by the look of you" he strokes the hair on my face. And I don't move for Rosie's sake!
She starts struggling "Don't let him touch you! Don't let him!"
I cry down to her. What more can I do?!
Hurry up Sam!
He sighs "see... There's something about you... What is it boys?"
"That accent!" The guy with his belt half undone says. The way he's looking over me makes me feel sick.
"No... I don't know what it is... You threw your gun for your friend? Your boss?..." He chuckles down at me "that's! Commitment!" He reaches back and undoes my hair. Making it flow down my back "pretty little thing... So! Your boss, Sam Gibbons?" My boss?
"I don't know... That's the truth"
He nods "alright... Well, I guess we wait" he takes my wrist and pulls me from the room, but points at Trudy "your lucky she did that for you! Bring her down!"
They pick Rosie up and she fights tooth and nail as they drag her downstairs.
I'm forced to my knees and I look at the men around. Another 5. I look over at the stairs and have to look back... Harriot? "No..." She lays in a pool of blood. Her face cold and unseeing "you killed her"
"You sick bastards!" Rosie screams "she was innocent!"
"She tried running. We sorted it" the guy said "so, who's Rosie?" He looks back at us with a raised brow "see I'm curious now! Because, I've seen the sign. An English Rose... So sweetheart... Are you Rosie?" I gulp. I don't want to say anything incase its the wrong thing to say! To her or me! "And, I find it strange. Why Gibbons would call his farm after his maid? So... Is it a coincidence? Maybe! I mean! Damn! I'd defiantly do anything to keep a women like you with me... So! My guess! And its only a guess! But, I think, you! Are his wife... And you, are his mistress maybe" oh god. I look back at Rosie who stares scared at him.
Hurry up Sam "so what do I do... Because... I dont really want to ruin either of your faces... But! Needs must" he points his gun and my heart explodes