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"Don't thank me yet. Of course I'll be more than a little indignant about the escape." He smirked, "but it is necessary, we all owe the man."
Katherine smiled and reached to kiss his cheek. "You are a good man, Captain."
"Will you go with him?" he asked, pulling her closer.
"Yes…I must go…"
"I know…but I wish you wouldn't." He smiled tenderly into her face, taking her hand and kissing her fingers slowly.
"Captain," she pulled her hand from his, "I'm a breed too."
"I know," he whispered. "I was there when your brother spoke of it…"
She gasped aloud her smile widening. "And yet you still kiss my hand?"
"You are a beautiful woman, no matter what lineage you might have. I would not be much of a man if I failed to appreciate that." He chuckled and kissed her tenderly on the lips. "Goodbye and good luck."
"Goodbye, Captain, and thank you…" she whispered.
He saluted and turned to leave.
***
It was nearly midnight when Lee tapped on her window. She cracked it.
"I'll meet you in the stable in ten minutes."
"Okay, I'll be ready," She assured him and accepted the clothes he handed through the window.
"It'll be easier getting around in these; I took the liberty of getting them from one of the kids." Lee explained.
She stripped and quickly redressed. Carefully she laid out the dress on the bed. Admired it one last time. Silks and satins didn't suit her, she grimaced.
She carefully tucked her hair in the hat. Once she checked the boardwalk and was sure no guard stood outside, she slipped out and hurried toward the back of the barracks where the stable was.
Ten minutes he had said. She didn't have a watch, but she gathered three horses and brought them to the stable door, cracking it so she could peek outside.
It wasn't long until Lee and Chase ran through the shadows towards her. She opened the door for them to let them in.
"You are coming too?" Chase asked.
"That's the plan…"
Suddenly the door opened and the Captain walked in. Lee drew his gun, but Katherine moved so that he couldn't fire. "Put it down, you won't need it."
"Lee, there'll be a price on your head," The Captain warned.
"I know, Captain." Lee put the gun away and they mounted. "But I owe this man…"
"Katherine, if you ever need a home, mine's open," The Captain offered, as he gathered her to him and kissed her on the lips.
Katherine blushed. As he let her go, she saw Chase's jaw tighten just a fraction. "Thank you, Captain."
"Don't tell me where you are going Lee, I'd rather not know for certain. I suspect Mexico would be a logical choice for me to report."
"All right, thanks, Captain…" Lee held out his hand to shake it. "Good luck to you too."
"Rivers, you mistreat this girl I'll have you shot on the spot, understood?" The Captain looked him in the eye.
