"Best Not To Question" part 3sablecainDecember 29 2010, 04:46:35 UTC
part 3
Ezra leaned against Chaucer now with each step, weary and cold beyond measure. He felt JD’s leg against his back, reassuring him that Dunne was still secure. His face tucked inside the collar of his coat he could barely see one step in front of him.
Then he heard a voice, yelling his name.
“Ezra!”
Vin. How had Vin gotten to them in this storm? The question crossed his mind even as he looked up and realized where they were.
Home.
They’d made it home.
Everything happened quickly then. Suddenly they were surrounded by their friends. Someone was helping him up the steps and into the warm saloon even while he tried to find a voice to explain what had happened to JD.
Josiah took care of Chaucer.
Buck and Nathan carried JD inside as Vin pressed a warm cup of coffee into Ezra’s shaking hands.
He sat down beside Standish while Chris sat down on the other side of him. JD was already stirring and answering Nathan’s questions easily, reassuring the healer that he was hurting but okay.
“What the hell were you doing out in this?” Chris questioned first.
Ezra sipped at his coffee a moment, basking in its warmth. A dry, warm blanket settled over his shoulders and he looked up with thanks at Inez.
Finally he found his voice. “I promised JD I’d get him home for Christmas Eve.”
“Well, you did it.” Buck grinned.
Ezra frowned. “How?” He dug into his pocket for his watch, confused. “I don’t understand how…”
Ezra stared at his open pocket watch, shivers racing through him as his body adjusted to the unaccustomed warmth. Five to midnight.
“It’s Christmas, Ez.” Vin smiled and patted his knee. “Best not to question how it happened and just be thankful for the gift.”
Ezra shook his head, dismayed and glanced over at JD, grinning over his own cup of coffee.
Ezra leaned against Chaucer now with each step, weary and cold beyond measure. He felt JD’s leg against his back, reassuring him that Dunne was still secure. His face tucked inside the collar of his coat he could barely see one step in front of him.
Then he heard a voice, yelling his name.
“Ezra!”
Vin. How had Vin gotten to them in this storm? The question crossed his mind even as he looked up and realized where they were.
Home.
They’d made it home.
Everything happened quickly then. Suddenly they were surrounded by their friends. Someone was helping him up the steps and into the warm saloon even while he tried to find a voice to explain what had happened to JD.
Josiah took care of Chaucer.
Buck and Nathan carried JD inside as Vin pressed a warm cup of coffee into Ezra’s shaking hands.
He sat down beside Standish while Chris sat down on the other side of him. JD was already stirring and answering Nathan’s questions easily, reassuring the healer that he was hurting but okay.
“What the hell were you doing out in this?” Chris questioned first.
Ezra sipped at his coffee a moment, basking in its warmth. A dry, warm blanket settled over his shoulders and he looked up with thanks at Inez.
Finally he found his voice. “I promised JD I’d get him home for Christmas Eve.”
“Well, you did it.” Buck grinned.
Ezra frowned. “How?” He dug into his pocket for his watch, confused. “I don’t understand how…”
Ezra stared at his open pocket watch, shivers racing through him as his body adjusted to the unaccustomed warmth. Five to midnight.
“It’s Christmas, Ez.” Vin smiled and patted his knee. “Best not to question how it happened and just be thankful for the gift.”
Ezra shook his head, dismayed and glanced over at JD, grinning over his own cup of coffee.
“Merry Christmas Ezra.”
“Merry Christmas.”
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