Jackson woke with a start when the door slammed.  He searched the landscape for his sidearm to ward off the unknown danger.  Rare was it for his guns to be out of reach, but the fatigue of the trail and warmth of the young woman's flesh allowed him to let his guard down.  A mistake that could have cost him his life, and not one that he planned to make again anytime soon.<br/><br/>Finally his eyes focused on the intruder, and he saw the fire and anger in Lola's eyes.  Layla's hastened exit from the bed had him disoriented and confused until he heard Lola's voice as she admonished the young beauty.  He watched Layla's as she scrambled to get dressed and escape the wrath of her employer.<br/><br/>"For Christ's sake, knock it off Gertie," he said and hoped the use of the nickname of her proper name, Gertrude, would get her attention.  Jackson rose from the bed and grabbed the bed cover and wrapped it around his lower body.<br/><br/>"Leave that poor girl alone and hand me my britches over there.  She wasn't gonna spend the night, we was just restin' for a bit before I rolled her over and fucked her again," he spoke harshly and tried to cover for Layla.<br/><br/>He watched as Lola continued to berate the now half clothed girl and ignored his request for his pants.  He walked to the chair by the table and picked his pants off the back and stepped into them before he pulled them up and buttoned them around his waist.  He grabbed Layla's arm as she raced for the door and planted a kiss on her lips.  He could see the fear in her eyes as tears welled up in them.<br/><br/>"Don't worry Darlin', I'll calm her down," he reassured her before letting her slip out the door.<br/><br/>He closed the door behind her and turned in time to see Lola slump to the floor and begin to sob.  Her tears knocked the spite out of his heart as he took a concerned stance over her.  He lifted her up and set her on the edge to bed, before he retrieved his half smoked cigar.  He took a match from his pocket and struck it on the wall to light up.  He took a chair and turned it around and straddled the seat to face Lola.<br/><br/>"What have you gotten yourself into now?," he said with a concerned voice.