The Shape-Shifting Cowboy, Part Iv
..He just nodded, and motioned her to start,
she said,”First thing you have to tell me
is how do I know there's no aliens germs
that will give me some whacked-out disease?”
He said,”I have been here for eight whole years
and no sickness has come of me yet,
nor have I suffered from any of yours,
so I'm thinking it is a safe bet.”
She said,”We've already slept together,
is there some hybrid child on it's way?”
He said,”No, you are too different
to meld with my species' core DNA.”
Jenna said,”Well that solves one big concern,
but it raises up another one still,
I have always wanted a big family,
but if I stay here then I never will.”
He just smiled,”That will not be the case,
adoption is mankind's greatest creation,
after all you took in this refugee,
you want kids? We'll adopt a whole nation!”
She was surprised by his exuberance,
and smiled, but motioned him to calm,
“There's one more thing that has worried me,
it has been bothering me all along.
“How do I know you are telling the truth,
that this isn't some type of charade,
that I won't look up and see ships above
killing us all in a fiery rain?”
He said,”You think I am some sort of spy?
I assure you, that is not how things are,
my people don't know this world exists,
only I have ever wandered this far.”
Finally she look him straight in the eyes,
said,”And what if you take your ship and leave?”
He grinned,”I sank my ship in the ocean,
so I'm afraid I'm here permanently.”
She released a breath she had been holding
for going on two torturous months,
she laughed,”I once asked God for a cowboy,
he has a funny way of sending one...”
He laughed and said,”That you'll always have,
but if you'll excuse me, I have to go,
the boys just slack off if I'm not out there.”
She smiled, said,”I will see you at home.
She watched him chase after the cowboys,
brought to life by the thrill of the ride,
crossed time and space just be a rancher...
Jenna chuckled, and made her way inside.
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