Revelation in the Light of Day, Chapter 2 "Long Day"

This story is intended for mature audiences due to language, violence, and the vivid depiction of a consensual adult relationship. 

Kitty stood just outside the back door of the Long Branch, breathing in the sultry summer night air.  The sweetly seductive scent of honeysuckle mingled with the acrid black powder aroma of firecrackers that mischievous children had been setting off in the street all afternoon.  As she listened to a soothing chorus of chirping crickets, Kitty placed her hands on her lower back and stretched, soaking up the peace and utter solitude for a moment before going back in to lock up for the evening.

It’d been a long, hectic day, and as she flexed her toes tiredly, she knew she wouldn’t be wearing these shoes again anytime soon.  She didn’t know what on earth she’d been thinking when she splurged on them last week.  Obviously, only of how awful pretty they looked in the store window and not how they’d feel on her poor feet after standing on them behind the bar for several hours. 

Rubbing her temples wearily, she chuckled to herself when she recalled the minor mêlée Harley Suggs’ wife Lulu caused when she marched into the saloon earlier today to yank him out of a high stakes poker game, literally by the ear.  Poor Harley.  According to the beleaguered, diminutive man, Lulu, built like a steamboat engine, never let him have one little speck of fun. 

Kitty checked the time on the dainty little ornate watch she wore at the end of a gold chain.  Matt had given her the engraved watch two years ago for their “anniversary.”  They always celebrated the date she’d purchased the Long Branch as an anniversary of sorts, although, she thought with a small, secretive smile, she’d never tell anyone just why. 

She closed the watch cover and stifled a yawn.  She hoped Matt would be back soon.  She needed a healthy dose of comfort after being manhandled by that brash young cowhand Lester.  Sighing, she turned back toward the door, reaching for the knob, when a large hand clamped tightly over her mouth.

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