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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 4189257" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter Two-hundred-ninety “Ruby’s Return to Promise City”, Mid-July, 1882: The day comes soon when Ruby West and George Eastman arrive in Promise City. That part of their journey don’t go quite as well as Ruby could have hoped for. George is not comfortable being there, even though is he welcomed warmly by everyone at the El Parador and all of Ruby’s friends. He is not welcomed, however, by his cousin, or actually the news of Ruby’s engagement to him is not welcomed by Helen. Extremely unhappy with the engagement, George spends time with her everyday trying to iron things out and Stanley tells George he will also work on convincing Helen how happy he is. Helen is not the only one unhappy with Ruby being engaged. Many sighs are released by the men of Promise City and even many of Ruby’s friends wonder how and why the engagement happened so fast, especially those who were not even aware that she wasn’t with Jake anymore. Ruby becomes frustrated at times, but George steadies her when she needs it. She is also quite peeved to find out that Jake is gone and that he took took Minerva with him on his trip. She is troubled in part by the Priestess now being in the company of Jake rather than Nanuet and ponders “It seems like no one around here knows what true love is….including me.” However, that thought only bothers her momentarily. She finalizes the details of ownership of her Promise City house, and is very proud that it is now all in her name. She arranges with Mitchel Berg to watch over it while she is away and leaves a note with him for Nanuet’s eventual return, allowing him to stay there in her absence and also giving instructions for him to plant a garden for her for. George helps her unpack all the crates she had delivered from her trip to New York City and more keep arriving each day. On the dresser in her bedroom she finds the box she had found in New York City and mistakenly sent to Jake. She keeps it hidden from George, with the intent of thinking over whether she should give it to him or not in the future. It was supposed to be magical after all and if George and Ruby were meant to be… She decides to wait in giving it to, wanting it to be special for him. She spends a lot of time in the Lucky Lady, discussing plans with Job and Henry and getting to know the new staff, Manager Darla Peacock, Assistant Manager Bradford Rhinehardt who is also a dealer, Michael George a new bartender, Job Kane's fiancé Bernice who is the new waitress/piano player and Hannah Milford who now helps Maria out in the kitchen. Ruby doesn’t bump Clarisse from her full time schedule, but instead she enjoys the other benefits of her saloon ownership, singing only when she feels the desire. She has Jeff set up her old bedroom as a room for nights she doesn’t want to sleep in the house alone but more importantly for her gowns and possessions for performing, a dressing room. It’s a little overwhelming for her, all the changes that have occurred in just a month-and-a-half. Ruby makes sure to congratulate Chester as the new Marshall and George and Ruby take him and Clarisse out to dinner one night to celebrate his new position. George and Ruby also spend a lot of time at the El Parador, where George feels most comfortable and accepted. George also spends a lot of time with Gonzales asking questions of him about the use of wizard magics. George was always curious, Ruby muses as her fiancé spent so much time learning new things. This leaves time for Ruby to spend with Kate, who she forces to take time to relax. Ruby helps her decorate the room that will be Liam’s nursery in her small house on the ranch and even spends some time with Sonoma, who she regretfully didn’t spend a lot of time with before she left Promise City. Ruby marvels at the job Sonoma has done with the ranch, all the animals and life there flourishing under her careful care. Right before she leaves Ruby makes a mystery stop to see Doctor Eaton. She only states that she hasn’t been feeling well and that she has “headaches” for anyone who asks. Some of her friends remember the last time she had headaches but no one seems to question her. Although things are not perfect, George seems more at ease with Promise City when they leave than when they arrived. Ruby hesitantly leaves with tears in her eyes, promising she will return soon. The trip seems to have done her very well and George is glad to have made the trip and soothed Ruby’s soul, although he does realize not seeing Jake has left Ruby with a feeling of unfinished business. Still, her heart seems much lighter and more carefree than when they arrived.</blockquote>

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