The Last Love Of Arthur Morgan

Old Habits Die Hard

After Sadie was reacquainted with everyone and was introduced to Mr. Geddes, the five sat around the table in Arthur and Lorna's cottage, sipping coffee and filling each other in on all their endeavors since leaving Arizona.

However, Arthur and John's tales couldn't compare to what Sadie had to bring to the table. Her stories were enough to fill an entire novel and then some. Especially the harrowing tales of her encounters with the Del Lobo Gang. 

"It's good money, but it's hard work. Especially in the blisterin' sun and them desert storms don't help none either."

"Well you ain't never been afraid of hard work." Arthur pointed out.

Sadie chuckled."No, but it'd be a lot easier if I had help. I tried to get Charles to come to Mexico, but he's in Saint Denis."

"Thought he was goin' North?"

"He did, but no other tribe would accept him or somethin' of that nature," Sadie explained, finishing her cup of coffee."So he went back down to Saint Denis and he's some prize fighter now, fightin' with some really scary lookin' fellers."

Arthur grunted as he stared at his near empty cup of coffee. Charles was too proud to come find them, and Arthur knew that if he wanted to see Charles, he'd have to go to Saint Denis.

If he wanted Charles to come back with him, he'd have to physically drag him out of the city. But he could respect that - he was once bullheaded himself.

"I also know where Dutch an' that snake Micah are." 

Arthur nodded."We know. Micah's wanted poster is hangin' in the Post office."

"Yeah well, I'm sure they only got a fraction of what's really goin' on," She cleared her throat."Apparently he's hole up with Skinny, a man named Whiskey and another named Big Red-"

"Don't he know anybody with normal names?" John questioned.

"Probably just an alias." 

Arthur stood from his chair and marched over to the percolator sitting on the stove, poured himself another full cup of coffee, added two lumps of sugar and resumed his place at the table.

"Heard they're up somewhere in Mount Shann?"

Sadie nodded."Yeah, in some run down fortress. Buncha dumbasses if ya ask me."

"He should've went to Tahiti." Lorna teased.

Sadie, John and Abbey couldn't contain their laughter, while Arthur just smirked.

It was easy to tease about such things now, but back then, there was no way he'd ever find it in him to make a joke about it or even laugh at one. He was too stunned over the sheer stupidity of people, himself included, blindly following a man who said he had the answers to all of life's problems. 

However, hearing the man's name now or Tahiti didn't sit well with him, in fact, it made his stomach churn. He feared what would happen if he ever laid eyes on him again - he may finally put a bullet right between his eyes. 

"So what you twos do all day around here?"

"Anything Mr. Geddes asks." John replied, with he scratch of his chin."Usually checkin' the perimeter, animal traps, repairs, taking care of the animals."

"Only now we got a bigger problem on our hands." Arthur mentioned.

"The Laramies?"

He nodded.

Sadie sighed."What're you plannin' to do?"

"Whatever Mr. Geddes asks us to do, I guess. We don't wanna push our luck."