"Mom, Joey get up!!!!!" Cheyenne was jumping up and down on our bed. Joey grabbed her and started to tickle her. I got up and went to go make breakfast. It was Saturday and that meant I was a guide today. Jeff had the day off and was going to look after Chey for me. "Would you two get down here and eat." They both came in with there heads down like they were being punished. I had to laugh at them. When Jeff got there I took him out side to talk. "Jeff I don't want Chey in town today. I don't want to take the chance of him seeing her." "Who Mommy??" I looked at the door to see my little girl looking at me. "No one sweetheart. I just don't want you in town. Now give me a kiss I need to go." Walking into town I looked up at the hotel. I thought about the night at the mine. I should have called him like he asked, but I knew he wouldn't be happy when he found out that I was having his baby. I stopped by the saloon to say hi to Joey and Dave. Dave had been there for a year now. He was always trying to get me out on a date. I just didn't have the heart to. He was cute but....he wasn't what I wanted. "Hey Amber!!! How gos it??" "Hey Dave is Joey here?" I walked up to the bar and took a seat. "I'm right here. Whats up?" "If AJ comes in here today and ask's about me....." "I know you moved out of town and I don't know where. Amber I'm sure he is thinking that you left and is just here to have a good time." I gave Joey a kiss and went to see if the horses were saddled and ready to go.

The day went off with out a hitch. I never saw AJ or his friend. I had on last tour to do at sunset and then i could go home. Joey was off early and went home so Jeff could go on his date. Dave was left by him self to work the bar. "So what can I get you?" "Two White Russian." Dave served the men there drinks. He started to walk around and clean of the tables. "I was wandering is there a girl in town by the name of Amber. She used to do the horse back rides out to the mine. I haven't see her in years so I thought I would surprise her." AJ shot a look to Howie and then to Dave. "Ya she's still here and still dose the horse back rides but only on the weekends. She and her little girl live up on Church St. with Amber." "She has a kid? How old is she?" Dave thought it was odd that this guy was asking so many questions but just shrugged it off. "Her daughters name is Cheyenne, she...oh 4 now. Adorable litter girl...looks just like her mom. Except for her Brown eyes. She must have got that from her dad." With that Howie and AJ finished there drinks and left. "You know the kid could be anyones AJ. It has been 5 years." "Thats what I have to go see Howie."

"Joey whos my daddy?" Cheyenne was once again asking that question. Joey and I kept telling her that he was. After all Just because he wasn't her biological father didn't mean anything. Joey and I had talked about it and he was there for me the day I found out. In my eyes he was her dad. He helped rase her and to me thats all I needed. "Well Chey I thought I was your daddy?" She let out that little girl laugh that he loved so much. "Look sweetheart this is a talk you need to have with mommy not me." "Do you love my mom? Why don't you marry her??" "I love Amber with all my heart. I would do anything for you and her. You know how we talked about different kinds of love? Well the love mommy and I have is the kind of love a brother and sister have." "I got it!!!" Chey jumped up and ran to the door. "Well hi there angel whats your name?" "Cheyenne go to your room and play ill take care of this. What do you want?" Joey hissed at Howie. He knew who he was and he didn't like the idea of him talking to Chey. "I came to see if Amber was home. I haven't seen her in a long time. I thought we could have dinner and talk about old times." "She doesn't live here any more so leave." He went to shut the door in his face but stopped when he saw me standing behind Howie. AJ couldn't come on his own he had to send his friend. Little did I know AJ was looking on from a spot up the street. "Joey whats going on?" Howie spun around at the sound of my voice. "Amber its nice to see you again. How are things?" I looked from Joey to Howie and back again. Joey knew what I was thinking. We were the best of friends and could always tell what the other would do. "Wont you come in?" Joey held open the door. Howie let me go first and then came in behind me. "So how have you been Amber?" Howie had taken a seat at the kitchen table and Joey was working on dinner. "Howie cut the bull what do you want!?" He ran his hands through his hair and looked at the kitchen door. I followed his eyes to see my baby standing there. "She's his isn't she? I can see it in her eyes." I looked from Chey to Joey and just like always he knew what to do. He went and picked her up and took her to the bedroom. I turned my attention to Howie. I knew what I had to say.

"What happened Howie?!?" AJ was sitting in the bar waiting for him to come back. "How do I put this...AJ I saw you daughter. She has your eyes but looks a lot like her mom." He sat there and listened to everything Howie told him. He even made him repeat the parts about what his little girl looked like. "When Amber and I were alone she told me she doesn't want anything to do with you. Her and Joey are raising her and she don't want your help...or money." Taking the last sip of his beer he got up and left. He stood there and looked at the door. "Joey can you get it! Chey will you let me get the shampoo out of your hair. Then you can go see 'Laddie and the Tramp'." I pulled her out of the tub and started to dry her off. " Amber ill get her ready why don't you go start the movie. Not giving it much thought I got up and went to the TV room. "Were you ever going to tell me?" Looking over to the couch AJ stood up. "Sit and talk with me?" AJ patted the seat next to him. " He told you right? Of coarse he did! Look I'm only going to say this once and then you need to go. I never told you about her because if I did you would have ether talked me out of it or would have tried to take her away. I'm not going to let that happen! So you can just get up and go now and forget you ever saw her." Thinking he was going to go, AJ got up and crossed the room and took a stance right in front of me.

"One I'm not going anywhere and two... you look great. I wanted to come back that next summer but i was doing my album and couldn't get away. I didn't know about her until that bar tender guy told us. I still want to get to know you and my daughter. Please.......I cant live with out my baby or her mom. You are all i thought about for the past 5 years. When you never called it killed me. I can live with the fact that you dont want me, but it will kill me if I cant see Cheyenne. " Mommy who is that man?" She came running up and jumped in my arms. As soon as she was with me Joey went to bed knowing I would do the right thing. "Chey this is AJ. Remember the talk we had about who your really daddy was....well this is him. Why dont you give him a hug." She got out of my arms and went to AJ. As he picked her up she looked him over. She then wrapped her arms around him. With tears in his eyes he hugged back. Holding his hand out to me I took it and he pulled me in and hugged me too. "You know I'm nothing with out what I see in your eyes every time you look at me dont you?" I lend up and kissed his soft lips...the ones that I dreamed about kissing for the past 5 years. I knew everything will be alright.