Summary:  A what happened next  for the episode "Between Heaven and Earth" Rated:  PG Word Count: 3566 Both Ben and Hoss looked up from their supper when they heard the clicking of heels on the staircase.  Hoss took a quick glance at his younger brother and then went back to his eating.  He’d about had is … Continue reading Price of Friendship (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:   8921   “JOE!” “JOE!  DADBURN YOUR ORNERY HIDE!” grumbled Hoss aloud, which earned him a stern look from his father. “JOSEPH!” Shouted Ben, his hands cupped around his mouth to give volume to his already deep voice. “I wonder where that boy has wandered off to this time?” growled Adam.  … Continue reading Be Careful What You Wish For (By Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  14,919 “I want you to go straight to the bank and pick up the payroll, and then come straight home, understand?” Ben said in a deep voice that bordered on angry. “Pa, I’m not ten years old anymore, I’m twenty…and yes sir, I understand,” Joe said as he turned and … Continue reading Gun for Hire (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  12,937   Love is like a violin, the music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever.     “Why? Just tell me why I have to be the one to go with him? And to Oblivion no less!” “Because I said so…and because I think it would … Continue reading Love is Like a Violin (by Debbie B.) →

Summary:  A What Happened Next  for "The Stallion" …with a little "Forever" tossed in.) Rated:  PG Word Count:   Ben knew something was terribly wrong when he saw Joe ride into the yard, followed by Candy and Griff who lagged behind just slightly.  As Ben moved further out onto the porch, he watched as Joe swung … Continue reading Life . . . It’s All About Love (by Debbie B.) →

Summary:   A WHN for the episode "Credit for a Kill." Rated:  PG Word Count:  7150     The man pulled the three horses to a stop and dismounted.  He turned to a second horse and pulled the man that was stretched across the saddle down from his mount.  The man landed with a thud onto … Continue reading One More Brother (by Debbie B.) →

Summary:  For my beloved adopted son, Shawn, who has two mamas, who love him! Rated:  PG Word Count:   10,300   “What’s wrong with him?” Ben looked from his newspaper at his son.  His face bore an odd expression. “What do you mean, ‘what’s wrong with him’? I didn’t realize that anything was wrong with him.” Hoss … Continue reading Why Didn’t She Love Me? (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated::  PG Word Count:     “Please, Pa…try to understand…” “I’m trying, Joseph, but you’re making no sense whatsoever,” Ben yelled. “If you’d just stop yelling at me…” “I’m not yelling!” shouted Ben. He turned from his son and took a deep breath and then faced the boy a second time. “Alright,” he said, … Continue reading Home is Where Love Dwells (by Debbie B.) →

Summary:  Dedicated to Ellen AKA danblockerfan, who so obviously loves Hoss as much as I love Little Joe.  Ellen, this one’s for you! Rated:  PG Word Count:   9560 Hoss took a deep breath and let it out slowly as he straightened to his full height.  Carefully raising his hands upward to see if they were still … Continue reading Ellen, My Love (By Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:   16,206   “JOSEPH!” Ben shouted as he hurried from the barn to stop his son before Joe had a chance to leave with his friends. Joe had just swung himself up into the saddle and had turned Cochise around to join the other boys. “Yeah, Pa?” Joe answered, pulling back … Continue reading Sacred Ground (by Debbie B.) →