Blood Brothers! Chapter 2

The next day, over at the General Store. . .

Jack Ellis and his daughter, Patience arrived at the store. Jack and his family live a ways down the road.

Jack chatted with his brother-in-law, Edward Sinclair, the owner and proprietor

When Quanah Whitefeather walked into the store, Jack immediately, stopped chatting with Edward, to inquire as to what Quanah wanted.
"May I help you find something?", Jack asked Quanah
"My son has a birthday tonight and I want to get a present for him", answered Quanah.
"Well, I have some nice toys for little boys. Just look around and maybe y'all will find something", said Jack.
"Thank you, I will", he said

"Papa, I want some makeup", said Patience
"Sweetheart, you know your mama won't allow you to wear it until after your next birthday", he answered.
"I want some shoes with high heels, like Mama wears", said Patience.
"Patience, sweetheart, you'll fall and break your neck, if you wear them", said Jack

Then Patience noticed Quanah, standing there. She had never seen a Native American before, only heard about them from her mother.

"Do you have roaches where you live?", she asked.

"Do you have big rats in your house?", she asked

"My mama says, your kind more than likely do", said Patience

Quanah looked down at the beautiful, outspoken, golden-haired child, but ignored her comment.

"I'm so sorry, for what my niece said, but childern will be childern, you know", said Edward.
"I understand. Childern are like magpies, they repeat everything they hear", said Quanah.

Quanah purchased a toy ship for Chandar's birthday gift, then he and Santosh left to return to the village.

"I hope you don't mind, but I appologized to that Comanche, for Hope's coment, which Patience repeated to him", Edward told Jack.
"That's alright, I understand, you don't need any trouble with them", said Jack.

Then Jack and his daughter left to go home to her beautiful, outspoken, blonde headed mama.

Santosh and Quanah returned to the village.

Quanah entered The Gathering Place and grabbed Marala and gave her a hug.
"Quanah, did you forget, this is a public place", she reminded him, "You can do that when we're in our hut."

"Now that you're back, I have to bake a birthday cake for Chandar", she said, hurrying off.

While Marala baked a birthday cake . . .

Quanah took a bath to get the smell of the white man's store off him.

Hita came into the toilet and quietly stood, watching him bathe

Quanah got out of the tub. He dressed and turned around.

Hita tried to give him a romantic hug.
"No!", he said, pushing her away! "You belong to my friend Sohan and I'm married to Marala. This is not right/"
"But I want a baby and Sohan is unable to give me one", she said
"If it is meant for you to have a son, then you will have one with Sohan", said Quanah

Then he walked away from her, again.
To be continued . . .