1. Lakota Love


    Date: 8/17/2015, Categories: Historical, Author: Tigger1972, Rating: , Source: LushStories

    held him in a tight, fearful, sobbing embrace. “Pilamayaye,” she sobbed quietly. Gavin assumed that was some sort of expression of gratitude. He held her for a moment longer, stroking the back of her head. He was aware of her softness pressing against him. He hadn’t held a woman close for three and a half years. This girl was young – younger than him anyway. In spite of the austere life of the Sioux, the luster of youth had not yet left her, but she was certainly more woman than girl. He felt the pangs of desire that had become almost unfamiliar to him. Gavin put those thoughts aside and pulled the girl away from him by the shoulders. He looked into her eyes. They were deep brown, almost black, almond shaped, and tender. Again, the pang of desire coursed through him. “Come on,” he said, looking away uncomfortably, “Let’s get you cleaned up.” Standing, Gavin helped the Indian girl to her feet. He took her hand gently and motioned toward the river. “Clean,” Gavin said. The girl nodded, but stood still. She raised her hand and pointed to herself. “Mapiya.” “Mapeeya,” Gavin repeated, “That’s your name? Mapeeya?” The girl nodded and said, “Huh. Mapiya emaciyapi.” She pointed at Gavin inquiringly. He nodded, pointed at her and repeated again, “Mapiya” he caught the pronunciation better this time, then he pointed to himself and said, “Gavin.” “Gahveen,” she tried. Mapiya’s mouth was still quivering from crying, but she forced a smile and walked to the river’s edge. Gavin walked ...
    behind Mapiya and she began to lift her tunic over her head. He stopped short looking at her bare tawny skin. She was undressing and with no shame. As much as the man in Gavin wanted to keep watching, the gentleman in him turned around. He didn’t think she would understand, but with is back to her, Gavin pointed up the hill and said, “I have to go get my horse.” “Huh,” he heard her reply. It wasn’t a question and Gavin had heard Mapiya say it before. He hoped that meant “yes” and that she understood. He went to the horses, untied one, mounted and rode to fetch his paint. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gavin took inventory of the soldiers’ gear. They had a Springfield 1863 rifle and a Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle. He had no use for either of those weapons. Each of the soldiers had a Colt Army revolvers. Since Gavin already had his own revolvers, he thought about giving them to Mapiya – maybe one of the rifles too. She would probably leave. Even though she was in Sioux country, she was alone and she would need protection. Besides weapons and ammunition, they had simple packs and rations, and the inventory went quickly. He turned to look at the dead Indians scattered about. He wanted to honor the dead, but he wasn’t sure of Sioux traditions. Some Indians practiced sky burial and some burned their dead. He didn’t have time for either and besides, both of those practices would probably create more problems than they would ...
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