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Jaime rubbed her nose, with a frown before giggling harder as he spoke. "You gotta get it outta traction first..."

Joe bolted through the trees, heart thumping hard against his chest as he hears the horses hooves fall away. Instantly he headed for home, knowing Lorraine couldn't get at him there otherwise she would reveal herself to Hank.

Jaime gave a cheeky grin that accompanied a shrug, giggling a little.

Joe sighed and nodded, leaning forward and subtly grabbing the the rope that was lassoed around Dixie's horse's neck before kicking the horse in the side, making it rear up. He smiled as he heard the gunshot fired in surprise, making Dixie's horse kick out with its back legs and the people beside him scatter in terror. He threw the rope off the horse's neck and kicked her forwards, bolting off into the dark shadows of the trees.

Jaime laughed, raising her eyebrows. "With that doctor lookin' after ya? Don't be dumb..."

Joe sighed as Diie's horse was lasso'd, letting go of the reins but not getting off the horse, just waiting where he was.

Jaime eventually looked back to him, sinking down onto the side of the bed again. "How much longer do I got before I have to go home?"

Joe glanced behind him as he heard the familiar sound of thundering hooves behind him, swallowing a little. Had he been on Splinter, he could get away easily...but as it was Dixie's horse was not as fast as Splinter and nor could Joe push her to work as hard....but he had to do something.

Jaime sighed and stood up, stretching gently. "And they say women give out mixed signals..."

Joe hurried to Dixie's horse, untying her and getting on, turning her round sharply and kicking her quietly into action as he galloped out of town.

Jaime rolled her eyes, shaking her head. "Soon as she came in...I was only dozin' an' I was gonna sit up until you two started talkin'...sheesh Dad why can't ya just ask her out the easy way...by saying 'I like ya, go out with me?'

Joe clenched his jaw...he had heard enough. Nodding his head to his friend, he pulled away from him and headed back towards the doors...now he needed to not only find a way to tell this to Hank...but to also prove it to him...

The doctor nodded and headed out of the room. Jaime sighed and sat up. "Finally..."

Joe swallowed hard, looking to his friend he had been pretending to talk to with wide eyes....that wasn't just any Frank and Jesse...this was Frank and Jesse James...the notorious James brothers...

The doctor chuckled as she nodded, standing up from where she had been sitting on the edge of the bed. "Yeah that's a moment shared by many frustrated women...anyway, I best get moving to get your foot casted. I'll be back up with the stuff to do it very soon..."

The doctor sighed and shook her head, gently putting Jaime's arm back where is had been before. "Well not all of us are but we do have our moments..."

The doctor nodded gently - she could understand that. Many cheerleaders prided themselves and the team they led on looks rather than actual talent and no matter what the coach said - it was the girls decision in the end as they were the ones who had to work with the new person. "I can understand that unfortunatly...."

Joe swallowed, hating the fact that he had been right...usually he would have lorded over the fact he found something Hank hadn't...but right now he felt awful...Hank was going to get his heart broken...

The doctor looked to him with raised eyebrows, gently picking up Jaime's limp wrists and looking over the scars softly.

The doctor chuckled, nodding softly as she looked the young girl over with kind eyes before noticing the scars on her wrists. "They look like they were nasty...what happened..."

Joe managed to stay out of Lorraine's sight, knowing she would check around to make sure no one was following her and so hiding quietly in the shadows. As she went into the hotel, he tied Dixie's horse up in the shadows and headed inside, keeping his hat low as he pretended to talk with one of his friends who worked there, listening in on the conversation.

The doctor bit her bottom lip a little, narrowing her eyes slightly but nodded. "I'll see what I can do...meantime...is this Jaime?"

The doctor raised her eyebrow with a small nod. "It's possible...but then again that may not guarentee a house call...and I am usually very busy during the day..."

The doctor glanced back to him. folding her arms with a sly grin of her own. "Well its not generally what I'm assigned to no...but who knows...maybe if it was REALLY important..."

The doctor looked to him with a smile. "Well...your ready to be all casted up...and then you should be able to get outta here by tomorrow afternoon...possibly the morning if I ask nicely..."