Frank Greerson and Gregory Young have been discharged from the Army and are headed to their childhood homes. They both defied their parents in 1861 when they joined the Army. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union of the United States of America, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Once they find their claim, they encounter common obstacles to life on the Kansas Prairie in 1866: Native Americans, tornadoes, wild animals, and weather.<br><br>When a prairie fire destroys their crops and takes their neighbor’s lives, Frank and Gregory are instructed to find their young son’s aunt. Faced with leaving a destroyed claim, the railroad coming through their land, and dwindling funds, Frank and Gregory must decide whether to leave the place they have worked hard to make their own or fulfill their friends' dying wishes.

A Place to Call Their Own

“Frankie, baby, wake up. You’re dreaming again.”


Frank’s body jerked as his eyes opened. “Did I wake you?”


“This one must have been a bad one?” Gregory asked with a smile.


Frank took a deep, sleepy breath before he answered. “Yeah, but this time it was different.”


Without any further explanation, he fell back asleep in Gregory’s arms. Gregory didn’t want to disturb him, so continued to lean against the back of the wagon.


Later in the morning, Frank woke again and found himself lying across Gregory’s chest. Gregory was half sitting up against the back of the wagon asleep. Frank tried to move without waking him, but Gregory was such a light sleeper that any slight movement or sound generally brought him out of slumber.


“Morning, Frankie,” Gregory replied back, a bit more cheerful than usual.


“How’d we get all tangled up like this?”


Gregory replied with a grin. “Do you remember waking up in the middle of the night?”


Chapter 12