"No Bogey either." Bo was sorting through a video collection he had discovered under the tv cabinet in the cottage. It was the last night of their stay. After a day of pier fishing and dinner out, they were ready to relax.
"Any classics at all?" Nora asked as she poured popcorn into a large bowl and grabbed a couple of beers.
"No. It's all newer stuff."
Nora brought the snacks to the coffee table and glanced over Bo's shoulder at the collection. Not a lot of choice, but one title popped out at her. "How about Back To The Future? We could watch that."
"What's it about?" Bo asked.
Nora gave him a surprised look. "You haven't seen Back To The Future? Michael J. Fox? Christopher Lloyd? The DeLorean?"
"Nope. Never seen it," he answered.
"It's kind of fun. Matthew and I rented it when he was young. It's a time travel adventure. Looks like our best choice. Let's watch it."
"Okay...I'll trust you on this one, Red." Bo popped in the movie and settled himself comfortably on the couch. Nora snuggled back against him. They shared popcorn from a large bowl and swigged their beer from bottles...just a comfortable, laid back evening...much needed after the past few busy days.
Marty McFly's adventure into the past sparked a conversation between them.
"Back to the 50's…" Bo began, "that would be fun, wouldn't it? Lot's of good dancing music and nice cars..."
"Mmhm," she answered, "but the 40's would be better...the big band sounds...or maybe the 20's..."
"The 20's? Why the 20's, Red?"
"The Roaring Twenties...that would be an exciting time. Women got the right to vote...people had cars, dance halls, jazz music...and the clothes! I love the fashions of the 20's. I would wear those flapper clothes and have my hair cut in a stylish bob!"
Bo chuckled. "Well, I guess I would be sad then."
"Why sad?" she asked, puzzled.
"Because I would never meet you. We wouldn't be together because," he shrugged, "I wouldn't choose the twenties," he finished, putting his hand in the bowl for more popcorn.
"But I want to be with you!" she said, looking over her shoulder at him. "Where would you go if you went back in time?"
He took another swig of beer before answering, "Back to the old west probably...1870's maybe, after the War...or maybe…" his eyes brightened, "...maybe to the 1840's during the time of the California Gold Rush. I'd pack up my horse and head to San Francisco. 'There's gold in them thar hills' he mimicked the old cowboy saying. "I'd go seeking my fortune…"
"Without me?" she asked.
"I guess so since you'd be flapping in the 20's."
She turned back to the movie somewhat disappointed that gold in the hills was more of a lure to Bo than she herself. She turned to him with a frown.
"So...we would never meet then? We'd spend our time apart? Forever?" she asked, puzzled. "And you'd be okay with that?"
Bo took another handful of popcorn. "Well, honey. I just want you to be happy. So...if bobbed hair and jazz and fancy clothes make you happy then…"
"But you make me happy," she interrupted. "Okay, what if I did decide to go back in time to the old west with you?"
"What if?" he asked taking some more corn. He dropped a few kernels which conveniently rolled into her shirt front. "Excuse me," he said as his hand went in after them. He laughed at the expression on her face.
"You did that on purpose, Buchanan."
"Yeah...well...never trust a gold digger, honey," he said, grinning, before peeking down her shirt front for more corn. "Did I miss any? Ooooo...there's gold in them thar hills," he teased looking at her breasts.
Nora laughed.
"So...have you made up your mind then? You traveling with me, Little Lady?" Bo asked with mischief in his eyes.
"You know I'd go anywhere with you, Pardner…" she replied in her best Miss Kitty voice.
"Even west?...To Llanview, Pennsylvania maybe?"
"You mean back to our future?" she inquired softly.
"Back to our future," Bo nodded, looking into her brown eyes.
"Saddle up and let's ride, Pardner," she whispered as he leaned in for a kiss.
Epilogue...
Three weeks later they went 'back to their future' as Mr. and Mrs. Bo Buchanan…
and…(you guessed it!) they lived happily ever after...
The End
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