Dodge City, Kansas
Circa 1873
As Miss Kitty was leaving Delmonicos for the Long Branch, Marshal Matt Dillon was just riding back into town, having been on a fruitless chase of another desperado. Exhausted and frustrated, he slowly dismounted.
Kitty, to herself......"(1) I am MAD for you darling...absolutely!!
Outloud......." 'Lo, cowboy. Welcome back. Come on over when you get cleaned up....There'll be a beer waiting for you."
Matt:"Thanks Kitty. Sounds good."
Kitty hurried back to the saloon! Climbing the stairs two at a time, she ran to her room to apply a little more rouge and lipstick....."(2) Men have been known to do whatever I ask of them, when I wear the right dress," she exclaimed, changing into a flaming red number hot off the racks of St. Louis.
She knew only too well that Matt had hooked up with Sunshine MacGillicutty. Still..... A woman in love throws facts out the window.
Kitty waited in the saloon for 30 minutes....Still no Matt. Finally she decided to go to his office. As she opened the door, she could hear him snoring. Smiling, she quietly sat in a chair across from him, gazing at the man she had loved for the better part of 20 years. She looked up as the door opened.
Kitty:"Sshhhhh, Festus. He just got back. He's exhausted." She turned her attention back to Matt.
Festus knew that she loved Matt.
Festus, whispering: "Miss Kitty......I know you still have a hankering for Matthew, but he and Miss Sunshine are ...uh...Well........Don't ya see?! He's with HER now. It's over between you two. Kaput. Over. It's been did."
Kitty glared at him:" (3) I CAN turn you into a TOAD if you are not careful!!"
Startled, Festus jumped back....."But Miss Kitty......He LOVES Sunshine."
Kitty stood up and walked over to Festus, nose to nose.
Kitty:"(4) I thought you understood that men are slow to remember their vows when they have an opportunity to dilly dally."
Festus:"Not ol' Matthew, Miss Kitty. Why.....He's ....."
Kitty interrupted him as she took off her shawl, revealing her low-cut- tarty-red- dress.
Kitty:"(5) IMPOSSIBLE!!! How can he resist ...THIS!!!! "
Festus tried not to stare as he shuffled his feet back and forth and stopped squinting his right eye in order to squint his left eye!
Festus:" Hmmmmmm.....Ya gotta point there, Miss Kitty." He took a quick peek ............... (6) Ah!! Now I finally understand!"
Just then Matt started waking up. Kitty pushed Festus out of her way as she found a mint at the bottom of her purse and popped it in her mouth.
As he started speaking, Kitty realized he was talking in his sleep.
Matt:" Baby.....Oh, baby......"
Kitty:"Yes, Matt. Oh, yes?!"
Matt:" (7) Can you REALLY rock my world like it's never been rocked before??"
Kitty jumped up, grabbed Festus and threw him out of the office. As he stood outside, he heard the bolt on the door lock into place.
Kitty practically flew back to Matt's side. She kicked off her shoes and was just taking off her 5th pettycoat when Matt started talking again.
Matt:" I've missed you, darlin.'"
Kitty tore the front of her dress open in her feverish attempt to disrobe.
Kitty:"Yes, Matt, yes!! I've missed you, too!!"
As she slipped into bed next to him, Matt threw open wide his arms,shouting (Still in his sleep) "SUNNYMAC. NOW!! NOW !! "
Kitty was thrown from the bed !!! She quietly left, wiping a tear from her eye and rubbing her sore shoulder.