Destination: Texas

[cantbewithhim]

The second Ennis put down the phone he was shoving together a duffel bag and locking up. He'd call Junior once he was there, but this was important - he had to get on the road now. He had a long drive ahead of him and he couldn't afford to sleep. He drove and drove, nothing but a slowly breaking radiator and the soft crooning of Dolly Parton to

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[rodeojacktwist]

Jack's eyes had been closed when Ennis entered his hospital room, but one lifted when he heard the voice. He hadn't been sleeping, just resting.

"That's what they tell me... won't gimme a mirror yet..." He explained, shifting just a little in bed, wincing. "Ya don't look so good yerself.." He said eyeing him as he leaned back against the pillows behind him again.

[cantbewithhim]

Ennis nodded, darting into the bathroom quickly to wash his face - stealing Jack's toothpaste briefly to feel more human.

When he made his way back into the room, he sighed, closing the door to the hall and pulling up a chair to the side of Jack's bed.

"Well now, Rodeo, y'seem ta have gotten yerself in'a mess a trouble."

[rodeojacktwist]

"Didn't anyone ever tell ya?' He said witha little smirk at the corner of his features. "Trouble's my middle name.." He said watching as Ennis took a seat next to him.

[cantbewithhim]

"Don't gotta tell me," he murmured, a bit cross, but if he were honest he were amused too.

"So you gonna tell me who did that?" he asked, a little fidgety as he gestured to Jack's face. He wanted nothing better than to kill the men who did this. And he could tell just by lookin it was more than one man.

[rodeojacktwist]

"Then he'll be more than glad to know I'm leaving." He said matter-of-factly. "Probably should talk to him first, see if I can't still get some money offa him to leave."

[cantbewithhim]

He shook his head forcibly, not likin the sound of that one bit.

"No, Jack, don' do that. Make'a clean break. We can borrow th'money we need from th'banks in Montana. I looked inta all that.. Jus'.."

He looked away for a moment, he had come this far....

"I ain't leavin' without ya, Jack. Do what ya need t'do, but I ain't leavin' without ya."

[rodeojacktwist]

"Why borrow when ya can have it without ever havin' ta pay it back?" He said.

"It'll be fine Ennis... Promise you that."

[cantbewithhim]

"Don't care."

He shook his head again, meeting Jack's gaze.

"I still ain't leavin'."