chapter xxxvi

the winter night

It is getting bad outside, as the ground is thicker and the wind is picking, but that is not the worst of the Winter Leapers come to feed in the snow, and the winter Wolves come out to feed on them, top it off the Winter riders come to kill, rap, and still, in winter, Railey and his wife Yonda decides to go to his mother and Aunt house, in the west, " how far is it? asked, Youda, " in the West Yonda not that far we almost there, said. Railey Marco and Josie are back from their honeymoon night, " we are not that far from Freedom Marco, "too far to make it in this mess, pulse the winter threats will be out soon we are not far from my daughter's house, said, Marco. back at the homestead, Jessie and Jordan open the storm cellar, " just in case they break down the kitchen door, said, Jordan," everyone in the cellar hurry almost time for them to come out, they got their bowls and cups, and ran into the cellar, Jordan unlock the door, " Nancy get the pot of stew your brother is almost here, " Railey or Clayton? asked, Nancy, she got the pot of stew, " Railey, she got the kettle and extra bowls and cups, they walked into the cellar, " Teeno get the guns your grandparents are on their way to, said. Jessie, picked up the rifle, " really mom we considering his new wife my grandmother? asked, Teeno, " hey is she our new mother she your new grandma, down, they walked down the steps, " to the back, Frankie Pre put up the wall dark side out boys, said Jordan, they beginning to put it up, they were half way went their wagon wheels frozen, up, " mom Aunt Jessie, mom, Aunt Jessie. " something happens I get my nephew, she takes her gun from her son, and ran out the side door of the caller, which it all door, " Railey! where you at, " Aunt Jessie? she follow his voice up to the wagon, "welcome home sweetheart, let's go unchanged the horse don'tleave it to die, he tried to get the chains off, but from the cold, they froozen up, " back son, let me show you how to break free, she hit the chains lose with the butt of her rifle, " head to the house, " I thought you said your mother is old?" baby she not my mother she my Aunt, do Aunt Jessie look oldto you, " talk later head to the house now, I get thegorse, move please children, he help her down and they ran to the house, " Railey hail tail son please, Jessie! they run inside, "Where is your Aunt?" yeah where's my mother? asked. Cameron, " she took our horse into the barn, answered, Railey, " Jessie hail your ^sses! yelled. Jordan made it to the barn and locked the horses in, she ran back inside, and they slid the door closed and locked, " one down one to go come on here Uncle Marco get your tail here please, said, Jessie, " Jordan Jessie, " he here thank you, they ran up the steps and unlock the door, " I get the carriage, Cam go in the cellar son, " not with you! " you to Preston, go boys, sir hurry up, Jessie runs out, they got out of the carriage, she takes it over to the barn house, and unlocked it and put it inside close and locked it back, they walked in the house, " your in-laws are here uncle Marco, said. Jordan, " good were they at?" cellar, Jessie will you hurry up gal! she ran inside, they closed the door, " will you stop yelling at me! they walked inside the cellar and closed and bolted the trap door locked, " You two now we going to talk, I know you asked them to marry you again, " we were going to ask you again old bean, said, Thomas, they walked over, " I bet, stop calling me some old bean I not old I am season, they walked to the corner to talked, Jordan put some stew in bowls and give it to them, " bean stew, cacao, said. Railey and Jessie pour them a cup of hot cocoa and give it to them, they sit down to rest, and the ground shakes as the winter snow leapers come out, "What the what! said, Josie, " Winter leapers, said, Jordan, " please don't come here, begged. Nano, " hey Nano remember that morning when you and Clayton talked me up on the food, " bro I love you but was more Clayton, " like heck it was you took part in that bet. said, Jordan, "Mom I had nothing to do with it, when are you going to start to believe me, Jordan looked at him, "Right you have nothing to do with it son, lucky your aunt got to you first Cullen, said. Jordan, they walked back over, " so when do I get what you down the alley again? asked, Marco, " we still trying to figure out what's going on with Brett, he is happy as could, because he is with the loved of my heart, mommy and Aunty, said, Brett, " son you just call off your engagement to her, you left her crying outside her house, said, Hank, " I didn't see that dad, she should bent with the wind drop the freaking silver spoon in her mouth, said. Brett, "Nephew you both parents were trying to complain that it is so bad to stay in the south that night? Railey and Nano your father, Thomas your son, said, Jordan, " I seen the uppity ^sses, I have been treated less than a man, because I don't have money or come from money, so I said god if you send me to my mother and Aunt get me out the freaking south in the west were I belong, I will be honest to goodmen never leave home again, said. Breet, "Then what was the idea of marrying her anyway? asked, Nano, " cuz, you can not help what the heart wants, shame on you you know we don't mix, said. Brett, " You grandson I give you sir, that tell me I going to have to apologize to her parents and her, what predicament you got your poor mother and father into, said, Jessie, "You don't have to go forget her she wants to stay in the south I want to remain in the west, " you being mean Brad, said, Hannah, "it's Brett my mother name B.R.E.T.T you one to speak, you were about to the same thing to my brother, said, Brett, " Hannah they touchy about their names, like their mothers are, said, Jordan, " yeah, especially Dolton and Brett, said, Jessie, " it is the right thing to do, son since we not halfway breaking through the famous Brett Jeffrey Garrett defense, wall, said Jessi, " defense wall? asked, Josie, " all fifty-five has their wall, and the thing they do when they scared, hurt, upset, it goes up, which they had to get to bring down their four in Jordans that hard to get to lower and three in Jessie the same is that right Brett, Rico, and Teeno, asked, Marco, " the side talk and met?" yes sir we had dinner that night and we went back to talk with her parents, answered. Hank, "You should told her first, " son I told you that's not how things are done around her as a parent, said, Hank. " she didn't want to come here he didn't want to leave home, said, Jessie, " knowing this is your county first peace holiday, what you planning on, " tell us so we can get a idea plus we have dinner here, Uncle Marcoo you going by, asked, Jordan, " are you making my favorite dessert, asked, Marco, " cherry cake, mmm, tears came down Railey face, " you okay? " you in a treat the holiday and Xmas they do the best dessert one i crazy about is cherry cake, cherries is baken in a vanilla sheet cake afterit cools mom and Aunt Jessie makesthe sauce in pour it all over it, " a holiday dinner at the ball house, we get what you need in Lake-town, said, Thomas, " we sent down Tom our assistant don't shoot him Jessie, think last time he scared of you gals, said, Hank, " good, they both said, suddenly they came out of their dens they let out a howl, " what is that? asked, Brandon, " they out low voice everyone, let's get some sleep, they blow out the candles, and they all lay down and went to sleep,