Chapter 7
Reno and Rio Judson walked slowly as they began to square off in the middle of the dusty street of Red River. Frightened townspeople scattered, some going into the general store while others looked on from the saloon. Finally, Reno came to a halt when the street was vacant of cattle ranchers, dirt farmers, and school marms. The whipping wind whistled out a funeral dirge, and the sun that was barely shining was behind him.
While Reno looked into the face of possible death he couldn’t help thinking of Easy, and her soft, warm body next to his. If only he could have that forever. To wake up every morning with her beside him was all he wanted out of this life. He knew that now. He’d been fighting it, but with his life on the line, all he could think of was her and how much he loved
