Hawkins met Clover in Wichita Kansas after the War. He had headed to Wichita to work in the Long Branch Saloon for Luke Short. Clover was one of the working girls and Hawkins took quick a liking to her, and they became lovers. He was still drinking during this time and hadn't sworn off not cheating at cards yet. He had made quite a bit of money that summer, during the Cattle Drive from Texas, and would pay for Clover to travel with him back to St Louis, MO, This would be where he started working on the Paddle Wheeler's running up and down the Mississippi River. The couple would work together traveling up and down river back and forth from New Orleans to St Louis. They made a good pair working the card tables, but things did not always go well. The couple would have some difficult times together, facing the many trials and difficulties of life on a River Boat trying to make a living. Their Love was true enough, but Clover was a working girl and Hawkins had to face the difficulties that brought for both of them. As Hawkins became more wealthy, Clover became more famous. How could these two face all that lay between them and still be together, was Love enough? Only time could tell.