The Young Riders. Ike McSwain. 087. Life
Title: Life
Fandom: The Young Riders.
Characters: Ike McSwain
Prompt: Life
Word Count: 127
Rating: G
Summary: Choices affect life
The shadows of the night were fading as Ike settled on the front stoop of the bunkhouse. His gaze saw the two shadows of the lovers beside the barn. They’d risked everything for each other. Offered to die to save the other.
He smiled softly. The very willingness to risk life and limb for the other made him very glad that his friends were alive. That now they could embrace life was a source of joy for him. Life had to come before death.
They had love, trust, faith, and a future. Someday he’d bounce his child on his knee, and she’d cry as her baby walked down the aisle to marry. They would grow old together, hold each other and live as they were meant to.