by J. Rosemary Moss
Genre: Fan Fiction (Bonanza)
Rating: PG-13
LINK TO PART ONE
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Hoss smiled at his older brother as he watched him fidget with his cravat. This must be about the tenth time he’d fussed over it—and they hadn’t even left the house yet.
"Nervous, Adam?" he asked.
Adam managed a grin. "How can you tell?"
"Don’t you worry. You’ll be fine," he assured him.
"Yeah, calm down, older brother," Joe said. He was standing right next to Adam, waiting to help him into his frock coat. "I don’t want you fainting away on your bride."
Adam ignored that. "Do have the rings?" he asked.
Hoss watched Little Joe roll his eyes. "For the twentieth time, yes."
"All right, all right," Adam said. "I’ll stop asking."
After one last adjustment to his neckpiece Adam allowed Joe to assist him into the coat. Hoss grinned as Joe looked their older brother over.
"You’ll do," he said, nodding with satisfaction.
Adam gave Joe a playful slap on the cheek and then the threesome made their way outside, where Pa was waiting with the carriage. But Adam stopped short on the threshold.
"Just a minute," he said. "I forgot something."
He rushed back into the house and returned a moment later with an old, battered tin cup in his hand. He held it out to Hoss.
"Would you hold onto this during the ceremony?" he asked.
Hoss eyed the cup wearily. It was rusted, stained and corroded—in fact, it was a wonder that it was still in one piece.
"Ah, this looks like it’s seen better days, Adam," he pointed out.
Adam smiled. "I know, but hold onto it all the same. It’s got, ah, sentimental value."
Hoss took it by the thin handle and shrugged. "If you say so."
LINK TO PART TEN
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