This story was inspired by the ending of one of JPB's classics. It's not a continuation or an alternate ending for his story. It's a new and unique story but I loved his ending so much that I wanted to do my own version of it.
A Gone to the West... Story A young man, Frank Hardin, newly widowed,tries to forget his loss by joining the Jeb Baxter wagon train making its way West. During the journey, he becomes attracted to a vibrant young woman who is married to the man who first befriended him. Out of respect for their marriage, he resists his hidden desires, and decides to remain silent. A decade later'"they meet again. Will the long ago spark of love re-ignite the feelings he still holds for this desirable woman?
Hearing his much-younger brother rhapsodize about a blind date prompts a man in his thirties to share long-submerged memories about time spent with an incredible girl he will never forget.
A young man spots a woman from his past in a bar with a couple of girlfriends. She humiliated him in college. He witnesses a strange man slipping her some drugs and must decide if this is his chance to get his revenge.