“They are folded. Just simply.”
“Sure, I fold simply too.” I grinned at her, “I better go help my brothers before one of them comes looking for me.”
Wesley and Rhett had already brought up the fainting couch and were trying to maneuver the sofa through the door without knocking anything or anyone off the narrow landing. I went in for the assist and it took the three of us and Glory’s commentary to wiggle the sofa through the narrow space.
Glory went to work on arranging the cushions and decorative pillows as soon as it was set down. Rhett sat in a chair and watched Glory for a moment. I shook my head and started out with Wesley to get the coffee table but stopped on the landing to make sure Rhett played nice.
“Morgaine says you’ll be going to school with me,” Rhett said in a pleasant tone.
“Yeah , for now. I’m going to graduate this year and enroll in college for veterinary medicine. What about you?” Glory replied. I heard the cushions rustle as she sat.
“I breed and train horses. Work horses , Paints and Palominos mostly. I’ll be going to college for Equine Studies.” Rhett answered. “I graduate next year. How old are you?”
“I took horseback riding lessons for a while. It was fun.” Glory answered in an absent tone, and I heard the cushions rustle again. Either she had stood and changed them around or she changed chairs. “Perfect. Seventeen this year.”
“If you want to ride, I’ve got horses that could always use some extra exercise.” Rhett told her. “How are you graduating this year?”
“I might take you up on that. Like I said. It was fun but Daddy got pissy that I wouldn’t make a career out of dressage and jump so he cut my lessons. He was always doing some spiteful shit like that.”
“Glory,” Avala’s voice cut through the room like a knife. “He i s still your daddy.”
“To my everlasting remorse.”
I took the coffee table from Wesley as he brought it up the stairs. Glory popped up from the sofa when I stepped into the room. “There are dogs that need checked and fed. I’ll be back later to see if Hadley needs anything.”
Rhett watched her exit and only shook his head. I said nothing. She was different, seemingly a lot different, than what I’ve seen of Hadley. Hopefully, Rhett wouldn’t pry too hard.
“ Thierry says if you don’t want to walk back you better be down by the time he gets all the blankets folded.” Wesley told Rhett and he jumped up and ran down the stairs shouting at his brother to wait.
Wesley shook his head, “Some things never change.”
“I told Hadley I’d help her rearrange the furniture.” I informed as I sat in a chair.
“At least someone remembers their manners.” Wesley nodded approvingly. “Avala! Morgaine is waiting with the truck. Are we going to the Community today or not?”
“Coming, coming.” Avala hurried out of the back room with Hadley right behind her. She turned to Hadley, “ Just go over to the house and open the freezer if you get hungry before I get back. I have some stuff frozen that you can just pop in the microwave.”
“I promise she won’t starve.” I said seriously and had Avala giving me a once over that made me want to squirm. “Because I love your ma just as much as you love mine, I’m not going to remind you about respect and manners.” Her voice was very near lecturing. “Behave. The both of you.”
“Come on. I’m sure Hadley knows how to beat a man with a fire poker, but I highly doubt it will come to that.” Wesley took Avala by the arm and led her out. He did shoot me a firm glare before the door closed behind him.
“Well,” Hadley sat in the opposite chair. “Might as well get you started.”
Hadley
I t had taken all of ten minutes to get the living room situated to my liking. I thought I’d been pretty amicable about the whole thing, and only fussed when North couldn’t obviously tell the coffee table was crooked.
“Do you have anything else
“Sure, I fold simply too.” I grinned at her, “I better go help my brothers before one of them comes looking for me.”
Wesley and Rhett had already brought up the fainting couch and were trying to maneuver the sofa through the door without knocking anything or anyone off the narrow landing. I went in for the assist and it took the three of us and Glory’s commentary to wiggle the sofa through the narrow space.
Glory went to work on arranging the cushions and decorative pillows as soon as it was set down. Rhett sat in a chair and watched Glory for a moment. I shook my head and started out with Wesley to get the coffee table but stopped on the landing to make sure Rhett played nice.
“Morgaine says you’ll be going to school with me,” Rhett said in a pleasant tone.
“Yeah , for now. I’m going to graduate this year and enroll in college for veterinary medicine. What about you?” Glory replied. I heard the cushions rustle as she sat.
“I breed and train horses. Work horses , Paints and Palominos mostly. I’ll be going to college for Equine Studies.” Rhett answered. “I graduate next year. How old are you?”
“I took horseback riding lessons for a while. It was fun.” Glory answered in an absent tone, and I heard the cushions rustle again. Either she had stood and changed them around or she changed chairs. “Perfect. Seventeen this year.”
“If you want to ride, I’ve got horses that could always use some extra exercise.” Rhett told her. “How are you graduating this year?”
“I might take you up on that. Like I said. It was fun but Daddy got pissy that I wouldn’t make a career out of dressage and jump so he cut my lessons. He was always doing some spiteful shit like that.”
“Glory,” Avala’s voice cut through the room like a knife. “He i s still your daddy.”
“To my everlasting remorse.”
I took the coffee table from Wesley as he brought it up the stairs. Glory popped up from the sofa when I stepped into the room. “There are dogs that need checked and fed. I’ll be back later to see if Hadley needs anything.”
Rhett watched her exit and only shook his head. I said nothing. She was different, seemingly a lot different, than what I’ve seen of Hadley. Hopefully, Rhett wouldn’t pry too hard.
“ Thierry says if you don’t want to walk back you better be down by the time he gets all the blankets folded.” Wesley told Rhett and he jumped up and ran down the stairs shouting at his brother to wait.
Wesley shook his head, “Some things never change.”
“I told Hadley I’d help her rearrange the furniture.” I informed as I sat in a chair.
“At least someone remembers their manners.” Wesley nodded approvingly. “Avala! Morgaine is waiting with the truck. Are we going to the Community today or not?”
“Coming, coming.” Avala hurried out of the back room with Hadley right behind her. She turned to Hadley, “ Just go over to the house and open the freezer if you get hungry before I get back. I have some stuff frozen that you can just pop in the microwave.”
“I promise she won’t starve.” I said seriously and had Avala giving me a once over that made me want to squirm. “Because I love your ma just as much as you love mine, I’m not going to remind you about respect and manners.” Her voice was very near lecturing. “Behave. The both of you.”
“Come on. I’m sure Hadley knows how to beat a man with a fire poker, but I highly doubt it will come to that.” Wesley took Avala by the arm and led her out. He did shoot me a firm glare before the door closed behind him.
“Well,” Hadley sat in the opposite chair. “Might as well get you started.”
Hadley
I t had taken all of ten minutes to get the living room situated to my liking. I thought I’d been pretty amicable about the whole thing, and only fussed when North couldn’t obviously tell the coffee table was crooked.
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