My Elizabeth - Chapter 25

Back from an intense ten state car trip.  I had lunch in Mississippi one day and the very next day, dinner in Montana – and that means non-stop driving, my friend!  On the plus side, when (if? No spoilers!) Buffy and William get to the Midwest, I can write very convincingly about what it feels like to have Nebraska go on and on and on.  Thanks so much for your thoughts about the introduction of Billy.  I thought people might be weirded out, but you all seem right on board.  I wonder if you can guess what will happen next?  

Many thanks to Science and DoriansKitten for their beta work!  Tennyoelf made this kickass banner and I also borrowed her brain a bit!  She’s seventeen shades of fantastic!

 

How I wish you could see the potential - the potential of you and me.

It's in a book that's elegantly bound, but in a language that you can't read.

You gotta spend some time, love - you gotta spend some time with me.

And I know that you'll find, love, I will possess your heart.

                        -Death Cab for Cutie- 

 

Chapter 25 

Billy held the lady's arm tightly as he stepped out of the saloon, and a cool night breeze rustled through her skirts.  Though it was only a half moon, it glowed brightly enough to illuminate the dusty wooden planks of the walkway and the rutted road beyond it.  His thick heels clomped heavily on the uneven pine boards as he led her toward the road.
 

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