Whitebark Stream Boots

The words she offered made him wonder if she believed he had been implying himself in this future scenario. He couldn’t be sure, so he didn’t say anything. It might have just been his mind running away from him. Reno figured that keeping quiet would be better than keeping the topic in play. He wasn’t much good at that love talk, anyway. 

It was time to call their meeting to an end. The cowboy needed to go a few miles more and find a place to camp for the evening. He hoped he might catch the scent of one of the others but he had more doubts than hopes in the end. 

Oh, ye run on home now. I know where to find ya if I need to. Reno cast a crinkled smile toward her, glancing to the eastern skies. I’m sure I’ll see ya again, ma’am. The world was an awfully small place, after all.