Update July 15, 2020

I have updated the Season 3 page to show links to this story.  I apologize to anyone who has been watching this blog - I thought I had disabled/deleted it and until I received a recent email, I had no idea people were still finding it.  I hope you enjoy the story!  :)

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If you decide to read it, please drop me a line.  While this has been a labor

of love for me, it has also been a long, hard journey.  Comments and reviews help make.

the journey more pleasant.

Thank you!

Almost There

As I have developed this story it occurred to me that I take Jason and his love interest into a scary, filthy world.  I want to address this.

First,  that is not in keeping with the show.  I think I said this in an earlier post, but I can't keep the show's light hearted attitude.  My apologies to those it offends, but I'd like to remind people that as a light hearted show, the characters were never really going to go through a life changing metamorphosis.  This is why TV shows either feel different after several seasons, or get cancelled (like this one).  I want to see these characters grow up, move on, build lives... and that doesn't happen with good and bad things happening to give them life experiences.  Sometimes things that seem really bad can also turn out to be a good thing. Keep that in mind.

Oh, and just because there's dark moments doesn't mean there won't be some light hearted fun.  That was one of the things I loved about this show - there was still enough change to create character growth.  In Season Two Episode One, A Far Cry From Yesterday, they killed Candy's mom and we got the permanent implants of her younger brother and sister.  That was smart, because then we got to see how Jason interacts with children.  We also got  to see Jeremy grow into the roll of being a parent instead of staying the stereotypical younger brother.  We also saw Jason grow up a little - a little less flamboyant, a little less rough around the edges.  He's maturing.  Aaron matured and decided to end the feud.  One of my favorite episodes is Two Women for several reasons, but in this case I'm thinking of the scene where Aaron asks Jason, "What is more important than a business you've spent  your whole life for?" and Jason answers, "A brother."  Jason leaves the building and the camera pans onto Aaron who is seriously contemplating what Jason is saying.  We see character development in action there.  Love it.

Second, while I write mature content, I do not write porn.  I will always find a way to fade out.  You will understand what's happening.  You will know when things develop.  I don't mind and don't shy away from sexuality - to me, that's another big part of life and a huge part of the Here Come The Brides show, whether people want to admit it or not.  In fact, that was one of the reasons why the old prudes put it in the time slot they did - it bothered them people were getting married on the show and they were always talking about having babies, or eluding to what "proper" really meant.  It's a pretty sensual show for it's time.  But to me, that's the whole point, and why I love it so much.   So, don't let that surprise you.

Last,  there might be some violence.  Okay, it's a western.  There's going to be some violence.  As we found out in Season Two, Candy and the Kid, just because the people of Seattle aren't much for guns and prefer fists, not everyone who comes to Seattle feels the same way. And Seattle is growing.  That is born conflict right there, folks.  Jason should have thought this through better. ;) However, that doesn't mean I'll be disgusting about it.  Just sayin'.

Ok - enough notes.  Time to write this thing.  So exciting!

PS  If you've never seen the show and are curious, I have updated the Seasons One and Two pages with a link to click onto that have all fifty two shows to watch.  Enjoy!

Author's Notes

I started on this story with an idea in mind.  But then I realized that I didn't like the turn the story was taking...  it wasn't plausible to me.  So I've done some changing since I first outlined the story.

Originally I was going to keep the original format - write like a series with the seasons.  Maybe I'll still do a series of stories, maybe I won't.  But I have determined how Jason and his  bride meet...  and the challanges they face.  If I do a series, a major part of the theme is getting Jason to a new normal - because I'm about to shatter his world.

I decided that there is no way Jason would voluntarily give up being single. He's too happy, too involved with his family, too wrapped up in his work.  Married life passes him by without so much as a questioned thought.  Maybe if both the brothers were married....   but that won't happen because they follow him.  No, first Jason must fall.

Another thing I've changed.  The series is a western comedy.  I do enjoy laughing with it.  However, I confesss my favorite episodes are the ones most of the fans of the show complain about - I like the melodrama.  I like the storylines with the dark undertones.   For instance, I thought "Two Sisters" was very dark for the era, and I loved their take on child abuse in "Absolom."  I love it when the brothers fight and sometimes seem irreconsilable.  So the task of keeping the story light was impossible.  Jason is due for some dark times.  All the Bolts are.  Because where there is darkness, there is bright light.

This is a romance following along the theme of forced/arranged marriage romances.  But all the favorite characters will be in play - I won't forget them.  I hope sometimes my writing will make someone laugh.  But expect the drama.  It's what I love to write.

This seems to have gotten a slow start - I've already written about 6,000 words on the project, most of which are unusable.  It's now getting there.  Thank you for stopping by.

Welcome!

Hello!  I don't know who is already viewing this page, but this is going to be the home of my Here Come The Brides fanfiction in the coming weeks.  I love writing and I'm in the midst of a novel, but I'm also addicted to my old westerns and Here Come the Brides is one of my favorites.  I'll be updating every week until Season 3 is completed...  then I might move on to Season 4.  This is my attempt at satisfying some discomfort at the fact that they dropped the show just as the meatier episodes began airing.

Of course, I own nothing and my disclaimer is that this is written for pure enjoyment and practice.  No copyright infringement is intended.