Summary: Little Joe is almost caught in a brothel when he is 17.<\/p>\n
Rating: M
\nWord count: 1476<\/p>\n
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Lilah hummed a small laugh when the young man seemed unsure how to continue. She stroked a hand down his bare back and cupped his cheek with the other. He held his eyes tightly closed and his mouth hung slightly open. She could feel his heart racing as he fought to keep his breathing and his body under control. She shifted slightly underneath him and flexed her pelvic muscles, drawing a moan from the young man. But he took the hint and haltingly drew out of her before thrusting back in. He moaned again and tucked his forehead into her shoulder. She chuckled again, knowing that this would be over and done with before too long. A young buck like him though would certainly get it up again soon and have another go at it. She ignored the shouting that started outside the room and down the hall. The young man she was entertaining for the night however, looked up sharply.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJOSEPH FRANCIS CARTWRIGHT. IF I FIND YOU IN HERE\u2026.!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Joe shoved himself away from Lilah and frantically yanked his clothes back on just as the door opened. His eyes widened and he froze.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t just stand there! If Pa finds you here and finds out that I was the one who brought you, we\u2019re both dead!\u201d Joe couldn\u2019t ever remember seeing his oldest brother actually scared of their father before, but he certainly was now. Adam put Joe\u2019s hat on his little brother\u2019s head and shoved him toward the window. \u201cI left you at the mercantile. I told you to meet me outside here in an hour. I\u2019m late. You wandered off. Now go!\u201d Joe climbed out the window and Adam took off his own shirt and kicked off his boots. He unfastened all but one button on his pants and ran a hand through his hair to complete the facade. He glanced at Lilah who still sat on the bed with a sheet now pulled up around herself. \u201cYou were with me. You\u2019ve never even seen my little brother. Got it?\u201d She nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n Adam opened the door to reveal a very irate Ben Cartwright just making it to the top of the brothel steps.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYOU! WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPa!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe is only seventeen, Adam. What is he doing in an establishment like this?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPa, stop shouting, please!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ben backed Adam back into the room. \u201cWhere is Joseph?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not here! I left him at the mercantile!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou most certainly did not. His horse is right outside. Do not lie to me, boy.\u201d Ben\u2019s voice had dropped from shouting to deadly threatening. Adam swallowed. He wasn\u2019t sure which was more terrifying. \u201cWe came into town to place the order for the fencing supplies we\u2019ll need in the next few weeks. I left him at the mercantile and told him to meet me outside here in an hour. Guess I lost track of time.\u201d Adam gestured at Lilah while he said the last part.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ben glared at his eldest son but couldn\u2019t find any hole to poke in the story. \u201cIs that true?\u201d His gaze pierced Lilah instead. Her eyes widened, \u201cHe came up here with me over an hour ago now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou haven\u2019t been with my younger son?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAdam paid for my services, sir.\u201d Adam smiled slightly at Lilah\u2019s response. She didn\u2019t lie. He had paid for her services, but it had been for his youngest brother. Little Joe was seventeen now, and bound to be getting into trouble. He had confided in their other brother Hoss that his friends Mitch and Seth were bragging about having been with women. Joe had told Hoss that he didn\u2019t want to be left behind. Hoss of course was worried where that would lead and had brought up the issue to Adam who had cornered Joe while Ben was out of town in Genoa for a week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ******<\/span>*yesterday*<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cJoe, you tell me honestly. What are Seth and Mitch talking you into?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cN\u2026nothing Adam! Why, what have you heard?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Adam sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. \u201cJoe, you\u2019re not a kid anymore. I know what it\u2019s like to be your age and have friends bragging about certain things. But you-\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAdam!\u201d Joe blushed and interrupted his brother, really not wanting to have this conversation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut you have to remember not to do anything stupid.\u201d Adam continued ignoring the interruption.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not gonna do anything stupid!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo? What did your friends tell you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAdam, I really don\u2019t want to have this conversation with you!\u201d Joe\u2019s voice turned pleading.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWell too bad, cause it\u2019s happening. Joe, you can\u2019t just be doing whatever you want with whomever you want. There\u2019s-\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI know that!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Adam glared at him for interrupting again. \u201cThere\u2019s places for this sort of thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAdam please! I\u2026 what?\u201d Joe stopped talking and just stared at his oldest brother before not thinking of anything to say and settling on repeating, \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLike I said, you\u2019re seventeen. You\u2019re gonna be doing this whether I want you to or not. If you do things with the wrong person, you could ruin both of your reputations or your lives. If you go to the wrong place, you could\u2026 catch something. I\u2019d rather you go somewhere that is at least discrete and safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n And that is how Adam and Joe Cartwright found themselves in the foyer for The Diamond Lil. For all his talk with his friends, Joe was actually quite nervous. He stood nearby as Adam spoke with the proprietor Lily and she batted her eyelashes at him. He didn\u2019t come in very often, but when he did all the girls clambered to be his choice. He had a particular person in mind tonight though. He paid the fee and Lilah walked over and took Joe by the hand to lead him up to her room. He looked back over his shoulder at his older brother who just flashed him a grin and wink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Adam sat down in the foyer and chatted with the girls there while he waited for his brother. They had placed the order for the fencing supplies before coming down to the Diamond Lil and they had until tomorrow for their father to be back from Genoa, so Adam figured Joe wouldn\u2019t have to rush through anything. He smiled back at Ruth before catching sight of a very familiar buckskin horse walking past the window.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAw hell.\u201d Adam swore under his breath. With how distinctive Joe\u2019s horse was, there was about zero chance that Ben had missed seeing it outside. He stood and ran up the stairs, making it to the top and around the corner before hearing his father\u2019s bellow.<\/span><\/p>\n ******<\/span>*<\/span>back to the present<\/span><\/i>*<\/span><\/p>\n Ben glared at his oldest son again before apologizing to Lilah and leaving the room. Adam followed him, putting his clothes back into order and mouthing \u2018thank you\u2019 to the girl. She smiled back at him, entertained by the whole proceeding. He followed meekly behind his father as he stormed out of the Diamond Lil. Adam grinned at the girls downstairs, his dimples making an appearance and assuring them that he\u2019d handled the situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The two of them stood on the boardwalk outside the establishment and Ben again fixed Adam with a harsh look. \u201cWould you care to explain then, just where your younger brother is, son?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWell, Pa, we were going to leave from here. He musta walked away for a bit.\u201d Not a lie, Adam reasoned, just vague.<\/span><\/p>\n Their heads both turned when they heard the voice of the person in question. \u201cHey Pa!\u201d Joe waved and crossed the street with Hiram Wood. \u201cThought you weren\u2019t back until tomorrow! Hey Adam, sorry. I was gonna wait for ya, but ran into Mr. Wood instead.\u201d Joe\u2019s disarming smile and innocent eyes seemed to be able to get him out of any trouble, and today they solidified his story. Adam couldn\u2019t help but smile and shake his head. Trust his little brother to find the most reliable alibi possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAdam, we\u2019ll discuss your role-modeling later. I\u2019ll see you both at home.\u201d Ben walked off with Hiram and the boys mounted their horses to head back to the Ponderosa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPhew, Adam, I thought we were dead for sure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Adam laughed and agreed with his little brother. \u201cYeah, I wasn\u2019t too sure he was gonna buy the story. Good thing you move quick! And think quick for that matter. Nice choice of witness.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Joe grinned at his oldest brother. \u201cGood thing the window leads to the alley. He didn\u2019t see me climbing outta the window, so all I had to do was tell him I was waiting for you and it wasn\u2019t a lie!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cToo bad your first time was ruined though.\u201d Adam grimaced.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYeah\u2026 Sure will be memorable though!\u201d Joe\u2019s laugh followed him as he spurred Cochise to a lope toward home.<\/span><\/p>\n END<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summary: Little Joe is almost caught in a brothel when he is 17.
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