Her heart stopped. There he was again. Savannah stood motionless as their gaze met through the portal of her cabin window. She had been wiping up crumbs off of the makeshift wooden counter below the sill when she had the sudden tugging of a feeling that she was being watched. This was not the first meeting of their eyes that had taken place. It had happened on several occasions now, lasting for only a few brief seconds, but seeming to occur with more frequency.
Her gaze lingered on the form of the mysterious native warrior, watching with a hint of disappointment as he broke the stillness and retreated on his steed almost effortlessly, disappearing back into the cluster of trees on the hill from whence he came. The small number of townsfolk around had been in an uproar of panic lately where the subject of "injuns" was concerned, but this native did not scare her. In fact she felt a peace about him. It almost felt like he was watching over her. Her silent guardian. But she also wondered if she was being possibly a bit naive. Maybe she should be worried. Maybe he was scouting their place out for attack.
Her brow furrowed deep in thought over the matter until a gripping hand on her shoulder brought her back to reality. "Whatter you lookin' at honey?"
The stench of the whiskey on his breath, mixed with the scent of his unwashed sun-baked and sweaty body, made her stomach churn. Savannah steeled her soft and curvy form defensively at the offensive presence of her husband. He leaned over her, squinting and peering through the window to take a peak for himself. "Nothing," she mumbled, shaking her head slowly and her eyes now downcast, "I thought I saw something but it was just the wind in the trees, I think."
"Oh. Well, it better not be one o' them damn injuns, unless they want one o' my bullets in their ass!" Then he exuded a long, slow belch. "Uuuurrrrrrppppp."
She put the dish towel to her face, feeling her dinner rising at the putrid smell. He snorted and guffawed at her reaction, grabbing one of her plump derriere cheeks in his dirty, callused hand. He pressed his body against her backside forcefully, pinning her against the counter. "Wash-ah matter honey? You don't likey my burps? Ain't I gentlemanly enuff fer ya?" Another ghastly burp emanated from him.