eyes boring into mine. "To a horse?"
I nodded. Playing cool was a no go. "Well, they deserve entertainment too."
"Hun, let's not make this an everyday thing, okay?"
I nodded slowly, glancing to see that Ben was now biting his lip
trying to not chuckle at my expense. "Yeah, okay. Buttercup's hard to
please anyways. He has no sense of rhythm."
Dad shook his head, looking dazed as he exited the stable. Ben freely
laughed out loud now, looking amused at my attempts.
I glared at my boyfriend, trying to ignore the butterflies I got
whenever I would call him that. "It's not nice to laugh at people.
Especially me."
"You were right." He chuckled, shaking his head as he lifted a saddle
off the rack, getting Lace saddled and ready to ride.
"Well, of course I was. About what?"
He grinned, leaning down and kissing me gently. "You are the best part
of my summer. Weird personality and all."
I rolled my eyes, giving him a peck on the cheek before standing up
from my position on the floor. "Well, when I'm right, I'm right."
Ben continued saddling Lace up, glancing back at me as I began to pick
up my things. "You sure you don't want to come? You can take Big Jay
over there." Ben tied to per sway
I shook my head. I really didn't feel up to. I was exhausted. "Nah,
I'll pass. I have a headache and I need some major sleep time."
He looked a bit concerned as he leaned over, placing a dizzying kiss
on my lips. "You okay? You've been getting headaches a lot lately."
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just probably because I haven't been sleeping
very well lately." I dismissed the subject with a wave of my hand.
"I'll talk to you later."
"Okay." He agreed with a nod, placing another kiss on my eagerly awaiting lips.
***
"Ugh." A groaned escaped my lips as I twisted the cap of the Tynol
bottle. I'd never considered myself physically strong, but this was
pathetic.
"The trick," Ella spoke as she entered the room, smirking lightly
at my attempts to open the bottle. She took it from my hand, opening it with
ease. "Is to be smarter than the child proof cap."
I sighed. This wasn't helping my now pounding headache. "As long as
it's open." I muttered, taking two from the bottle and swallowing them
with some water. I let out a breath after swallowing both pills,
relieved to have some kind of pain relief in my system.
"Another headache, huh?" She questioned, gently laying the back of her
hand against my forehead. "You don't feel warm. You okay besides the
headache? I think you have a fever."
I shrugged. Truth was that I hadn't been feeling that great lately,
but I figured it was just the flu or something. There was really no
need to worry anyone and I knew if Dad thought I was sick he'd go
crazy. He had a bit of a tendency to overreact to sickness. "I guess. Just a bit tired. I uh, think I'm going to go get some sleep. Maybe I'll feel better."
Ella nodded, looking a bit worried. "Okay, I'll wake you up for
dinner. Is Ben joining us?"
I shrugged, a small smile creeping onto my face at the mention of his
name. "Possibly. Is Lance?"
She smiled too, quite widely at the mention of her own boyfriend's
name. "Yeah, he said he had a surprise for me."
I gave her a grin and a wink. "Night of surprises."
She shook her head, laughing. "Get upstairs and get some rest." I
simply shrugged and continued on my way up to my room.
***
"Belle." Whispered a gentle and soft male voice. "Time to wake up." He
whispered again.
I wasn't fully aware of whom it was or if it was really happening. I
felt groggy and like I could continue sleeping for about another three
days. "Mmm?"
"Time to wake up."
"Go away, I'm a pirate." Yeah, I tend to say incoherent things when I'm sleepy.
I heard the guy chuckle, rubbing my back gently and lifted some lose
hair away from my eyes. "Belle."
I opened my eyes this time to find Ben sitting over me, smiling gently.
"Am I dead?" I questioned, sleep evident in my voice.
He
I nodded. Playing cool was a no go. "Well, they deserve entertainment too."
"Hun, let's not make this an everyday thing, okay?"
I nodded slowly, glancing to see that Ben was now biting his lip
trying to not chuckle at my expense. "Yeah, okay. Buttercup's hard to
please anyways. He has no sense of rhythm."
Dad shook his head, looking dazed as he exited the stable. Ben freely
laughed out loud now, looking amused at my attempts.
I glared at my boyfriend, trying to ignore the butterflies I got
whenever I would call him that. "It's not nice to laugh at people.
Especially me."
"You were right." He chuckled, shaking his head as he lifted a saddle
off the rack, getting Lace saddled and ready to ride.
"Well, of course I was. About what?"
He grinned, leaning down and kissing me gently. "You are the best part
of my summer. Weird personality and all."
I rolled my eyes, giving him a peck on the cheek before standing up
from my position on the floor. "Well, when I'm right, I'm right."
Ben continued saddling Lace up, glancing back at me as I began to pick
up my things. "You sure you don't want to come? You can take Big Jay
over there." Ben tied to per sway
I shook my head. I really didn't feel up to. I was exhausted. "Nah,
I'll pass. I have a headache and I need some major sleep time."
He looked a bit concerned as he leaned over, placing a dizzying kiss
on my lips. "You okay? You've been getting headaches a lot lately."
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just probably because I haven't been sleeping
very well lately." I dismissed the subject with a wave of my hand.
"I'll talk to you later."
"Okay." He agreed with a nod, placing another kiss on my eagerly awaiting lips.
***
"Ugh." A groaned escaped my lips as I twisted the cap of the Tynol
bottle. I'd never considered myself physically strong, but this was
pathetic.
"The trick," Ella spoke as she entered the room, smirking lightly
at my attempts to open the bottle. She took it from my hand, opening it with
ease. "Is to be smarter than the child proof cap."
I sighed. This wasn't helping my now pounding headache. "As long as
it's open." I muttered, taking two from the bottle and swallowing them
with some water. I let out a breath after swallowing both pills,
relieved to have some kind of pain relief in my system.
"Another headache, huh?" She questioned, gently laying the back of her
hand against my forehead. "You don't feel warm. You okay besides the
headache? I think you have a fever."
I shrugged. Truth was that I hadn't been feeling that great lately,
but I figured it was just the flu or something. There was really no
need to worry anyone and I knew if Dad thought I was sick he'd go
crazy. He had a bit of a tendency to overreact to sickness. "I guess. Just a bit tired. I uh, think I'm going to go get some sleep. Maybe I'll feel better."
Ella nodded, looking a bit worried. "Okay, I'll wake you up for
dinner. Is Ben joining us?"
I shrugged, a small smile creeping onto my face at the mention of his
name. "Possibly. Is Lance?"
She smiled too, quite widely at the mention of her own boyfriend's
name. "Yeah, he said he had a surprise for me."
I gave her a grin and a wink. "Night of surprises."
She shook her head, laughing. "Get upstairs and get some rest." I
simply shrugged and continued on my way up to my room.
***
"Belle." Whispered a gentle and soft male voice. "Time to wake up." He
whispered again.
I wasn't fully aware of whom it was or if it was really happening. I
felt groggy and like I could continue sleeping for about another three
days. "Mmm?"
"Time to wake up."
"Go away, I'm a pirate." Yeah, I tend to say incoherent things when I'm sleepy.
I heard the guy chuckle, rubbing my back gently and lifted some lose
hair away from my eyes. "Belle."
I opened my eyes this time to find Ben sitting over me, smiling gently.
"Am I dead?" I questioned, sleep evident in my voice.
He
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