Cowboy s & Angels
Chapter 5
After lunch, I began to stress out about hanging
out with Bentley. I was having second thoughts about being so
close with another guy. I'd had guy friends in the past, but
after the incident three months before I began to shut them out
until we stopped talking altogether. The majority of me was
saying run away as I always had. But there was still a tiny voice
pushing me forward. I heard my sister reminding me that I had
come to Oklahoma to get away from all my worries. To start over
for the summer. I heard my mom begging me to move on from my
troubled past. I sighed and began preparing for my date.
Thirty minutes later, I was dressed in light
jeans, a blue tank top that matched my eyes and a pair of brown
riding boots I borrowed from Aunt Holly. Since we were going to
be outside the whole time, I left my long blonde hair in its
natural loose waves and my face remained free of makeup. I
breathed deeply trying to calm myself down and left the house
before I could talk myself out of going.
Bentley's POV
As soon as I finished talking to Allie, I
abandoned my work and went to the barn to get the horses ready
for us. I brushed Rusty's coat and set up his saddle, then I
moved on to Maggie. I was planning on riding Rusty at first and
give Allie a chance to ride again on the calm mare. I quickly
realized that wouldn't be possible because Maggie was going
to need two new shoes before she could go anywhere. I sat down in
the hay and frantically racked my brains for any solution I could
think of. I decided my options were either postpone the date or
we could both ride Rusty. If it was postponed, I didn't know
when she would ever agree to something again, but I didn't
think she would want to ride double. I could tell it took a lot
for her to agree to this date and I knew before I asked that no
matter what she would have her guard up more than ever. The last
thing she would want was to get on the same horse as me. I was
thinking about how I was going to tell Allie our date was
canceled when she walked in looking happier than I had ever seen
her. When she was happy she looked calm and innocent and with the
blonde hair and blue eyes all she needed was wings and she would
be the perfect angel.
"Hey Bentley," she said with a shy
smile.
"Hey Allie. Look I have some bad news.
Maggie needs new shoes. We can't ride her today." I saw
her happy expression falter for a second, but before I could say
anything it was back.
Allie's
POV
It took me a second to process what he was
saying. I was a little distracted by the fact that he was wearing
his white t-shirt again and now he had added a tan cowboy hat. It
was so stereotypical but so perfect. He looked like he had
stepped out of an old western movie. Then his words hit me. The
mare couldn't ride. That meant one horse and two people. At
first I was terrified. I didn't want to be that close to a
boy ever again. But I listened to my mother and sister yet again
and forced a smile on my face. There was just something about
Bentley that made me trust him. I could do this.
"That's ok. Rusty's strong
enough for both of us right?"
"Yeah," he smiled and moved toward
Rusty. "He's strong enough."
A few minutes later I was perched in
the front of Rusty's saddle and Bentley had his arms around
me loosely holding his reins. It was awkward at first but then we
began talking about everything and anything. He had a way of
making me reveal things about myself that I'd barely ever
talked about. The only thing I didn't talk about was
Ryan. We rode for hours by a large calm river, past a
gorgeous waterfall, through the corn fields, and everywhere
else within a two mile radius of the ranch house. It was perfect.
At the end of the night, he took me up into the loft of the barn
and opened up the door so we could see the sunset. For the first
time in a long time I was genuinely happy. I couldn't help it
I scooted closer to him and leaned my head on his arm.
"Thank you for everything today Bentley.
I had a really good time." He smiled down at me and wrapped
his arm around my shoulders.
"I did too Allie. I'm glad I could
get to know you."
This brought a smile to my face that lasted
long after I climbed down from the loft and went back to the
house. I knew then that I wanted to see this cowboy again.
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Cowboy s & Angels
Chapter 4
The next day Aunt Holly was going into
town to get groceries and I decided to go with her. I figured if
I was going to be here for a while I might as well know how to
get around. I also got the feeling Holly wanted to spend some
time together when she asked. We got into her rusty blue pickup
truck and drove the fifteen or so minutes until we saw some
houses and buildings begin to appear. On the way to the grocery
store, I noticed a little movie theater that could've come
from an old black and white movie as well as a cafe and an ice
cream shop. The whole town was so adorably country it actually
made me look forward to the rest of the summer here.
Finally we pulled up to the local
grocery store. The sign read Shaw's in large orange letters.
We got out and immediately split up each of us with half of her
long shopping list. I sighed at the paper in my hand and walked
off to pick up cereal. In the cereal aisle, there were no boxes
that looked even vaguely familiar. They were all the store brand
kind. I was so busy searching the shelves for something I might
like that I didn't notice the girl behind me until I backed
up into her.
"Oh sorry," she giggled before
I could even say anything. The girl was about my age with curly
brown hair and chocolate colored eyes. She spoke with a
thick southern accent and even wore cowboy boots. Definitely
a local.
"Don't worry about it. It's
my fault," I replied.
"I don't think I've seen
you around. Are you new here?"
"Yeah I'm staying with my aunt
for the summer just outside of town."
"Oh! You're Allie Jacobson
aren't you? It's so nice to meet you!
I'm Heather Andrews by the way,"
she chirped excitedly. Word travels fast in small towns
I thought to myself. Just then, Holly appeared with the
cart. I grabbed a couple random boxes and tossed them
in.
"Nice to meet you Heather. I should
get going."
"Okay but Allie we should hang out
sometime. You're gonna need someone to talk to this
summer." I nodded and gave her a rare genuine smile as
I walked away. I truly did look forward to getting to know her
better.
When we got back to the
ranch, the first thing I saw was Bentley. His black
hair was gleaming in the sun and he was wearing just a
white undershirt with his button up flannel shirt draped
over his shoulder. When he saw us, he immediately made
his way over and went to help us with the bags.
"Hey Allie. What
do you say we go riding later today?"I couldn't reply. I
was struck speechless momentarily by the way his muscles looked
in the tight shirt. His lean body was strong
from working the ranch for years. I forced myself to stop
staring and coherent thoughts began forming again.
"Uh yeah sure," I
managed to get out. "I have to finish unpacking but I should
be done around 3."
"Perfect. Meet me at
the barn." He set the grocery bags down in the
kitchen and walked out of the house. I ran up to my room with a
stupid grin plastered on my face. Not only had I made a new
friend today, but this adorable cowboy was making an effort to
hang out with me. This was the best day I'd had in
months. Maybe Oklahoma wouldn't be so bad after all.
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Cowboy s & Angels
Chapter 3
Bentley's POV:
I walked my
roan stallion Rusty into the barn and was just closing his stall
when I noticed a pair of green flip flops and long, tan legs
poking out from the corner of the barn. I made my way through the
hay until I could see a girl who looked to be about my age,
sixteen, with long blonde hair sleeping curled up in a tiny ball.
I reached over and touched her shoulder shaking her slightly. A
dirty barn is no place for a teenage girl to sleep.
When she awoke at my touch, she slowly opened
her big blue eyes and seeing me leaning over her began to scream
and lash out at me. I jumped back and ran a hand through my dark
hair in shock. She calmed down after a moment and her face
flushed bright red.
"Oh my goodness I'm so sorry,"
she stammered. "Did I hurt you? I didn't mean
to."
"No no I'm fine," I assured
her. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have scared you
like that. I'm Bentley. I help Holly around the
ranch."
"I'm Allie. Holly's my aunt. Im
staying with her for the summer. Her cheeks were slowly returning
to their normal color. As she moved forward to shake my hand, I
noticed for the first time how tiny she was. The very top of her
head just came up to my shoulder and her whole hand barely
covered more than my palm. At that moment, Rusty snorted loudly
from his stall. Allie skipped over to the door and began stroking
his nose. To my surprise, he rubbed against her hand without
hesitation.
"Is he yours, Bentley?"
"Yeah. His name's Rusty. He seems to like
you. He's usually bad about strangers."
"I've always had a way with horses,"
she murmured absently, still moving closer to Rusty.
"Oh yeah? Do you ride?"
"I used to. It's been years though. I
don't even know if I still could."
"I'd be very interested to find out,"
I said smiling down at her."We should ride together
sometime. I'd even let you ride Rusty here." Her face
lit up completely. It transformed her features making her look
even more beautiful and innocent. But just as suddenly her guard
was back up and the smile was gone.
"I don't know-" The rest of her
comment was cut off by a call of her name. It sounded like
Holly's voice. In an instant Holly was at the doors of the
barn.
"Allie! There you are. Dinner's
ready'" then she noticed me."Oh, Bentley. I see
you've met Allie. She'll be staying here this
summer."
"Yes ma'am," I said nodding at her
respectfully. I turned to address both of them. "I'd
better get out of your way now. I've got work to
finish." I didn't wait for their replies but made my way
quickly out of the barn knowing without a doubt that Allie would
be on my mind for a long time.
Allie's POV:
Thank God Holly showed up when she did. Bentley seemed sweet but then again so did Ryan. The sweetness never lasted. Teenage boys were all the same. But still I couldn't get his bright green eyes out of my mind. There was no question he was good looking. It would take more than a pretty face to earn my trust though. I'd learned the hard way. I followed my aunt back into the house still contemplating his invitation. I was very tempted to go riding. Even if it was with a strange boy. I mean how bad could the sweet cowboy be? I made up my mind to look for him after dinner and tell him I'd do it. I knew without a doubt the butterflies in my stomach would be around for a long time.
AN:So this is the beginning of my first ever story so it would mean a lot to me if you would read and comment please!!Getting a little more interesting I hope. And yes I did get their names from Teen Mom. Don't judge me. If anyone follows me or comments with constructive criticism I'll follow you. Thanks so much for reading ♥
Cowboy s & Angels
Chapter 3
Bentley's POV:
I walked my
roan stallion Rusty into the barn and was just closing his stall
when I noticed a pair of green flip flops and long, tan legs
poking out from the corner of the barn. I made my way through the
hay until I could see a girl who looked to be about my age,
sixteen, with long blonde hair sleeping curled up in a tiny ball.
I reached over and touched her shoulder shaking her slightly. A
dirty barn is no place for a teenage girl to sleep.
When she awoke at my touch, she slowly opened
her big blue eyes and seeing me leaning over her began to scream
and lash out at me. I jumped back and ran a hand through my dark
hair in shock. She calmed down after a moment and her face
flushed bright red.
"Oh my goodness I'm so sorry,"
she stammered. "Did I hurt you? I didn't mean
to."
"No no I'm fine," I assured
her. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have scared you
like that. I'm Bentley. I help Holly around the
ranch."
"I'm Allie. Holly's my aunt. Im
staying with her for the summer. Her cheeks were slowly returning
to their normal color. As she moved forward to shake my hand, I
noticed for the first time how tiny she was. The very top of her
head just came up to my shoulder and her whole hand barely
covered more than my palm. At that moment, Rusty snorted loudly
from his stall. Allie skipped over to the door and began stroking
his nose. To my surprise, he rubbed against her hand without
hesitation.
"Is he yours, Bentley?"
"Yeah. His name's Rusty. He seems to like
you. He's usually bad about strangers."
"I've always had a way with horses,"
she murmured absently, still moving closer to Rusty.
"Oh yeah? Do you ride?"
"I used to. It's been years though. I
don't even know if I still could."
"I'd be very interested to find out,"
I said smiling down at her."We should ride together
sometime. I'd even let you ride Rusty here." Her face
lit up completely. It transformed her features making her look
even more beautiful and innocent. But just as suddenly her guard
was back up and the smile was gone.
"I don't know-" The rest of her
comment was cut off by a call of her name. It sounded like
Holly's voice. In an instant Holly was at the doors of the
barn.
"Allie! There you are. Dinner's
ready'" then she noticed me."Oh, Bentley. I see
you've met Allie. She'll be staying here this
summer."
"Yes ma'am," I said nodding at her
respectfully. I turned to address both of them. "I'd
better get out of your way now. I've got work to
finish." I didn't wait for their replies but made my way
quickly out of the barn knowing without a doubt that Allie would
be on my mind for a long time.
Allie's POV:
Thank God Holly showed up when she did. Bentley seemed sweet but then again so did Ryan. The sweetness never lasted. Teenage boys were all the same. But still I couldn't get his bright green eyes out of my mind. There was no question he was good looking. It would take more than a pretty face to earn my trust though. I'd learned the hard way. I followed my aunt back into the house still contemplating his invitation. I was very tempted to go riding. Even if it was with a strange boy. I mean how bad could the sweet cowboy be? I made up my mind to look for him after dinner and tell him I'd do it. I knew without a doubt the butterflies in my stomach would be around for a long time.
AN:So this is the beginning of my first ever story so it would mean a lot to me if you would read and comment please!!Getting a little more interesting I hope. And yes I did get their names from Teen Mom. Don't judge me. If anyone follows me or comments with constructive criticism I'll follow you. Thanks so much for reading ♥
Cowboy s & Angels
Chapter 2
Aunt
Holly met us at the car when we pulled into the long dusty
driveway of her ranch. She hugged and kissed both of us then
grabbed a suitcase. Mom and I picked up the other two and folled
Holly into the house. The house itsself was bigger than I
remembered. It was painted white with red shutters and there
was a wraparound porch with white rocking chairs outside the
front door. Typical southern ranch house. Behind the house I
could just see the large red barn and the horses trotting around
in the pasture. Holly led us up the stairs into a large
bedroom.
"This is
where you'll be staying Allie," she chirped
placing my bag on the floor. She and Mom left to catch up while I
had a look around. The only furniture was a white dresser
and a queen sized bed with fluffy white blamkets. The
sky blue paint on the walls made the white carpet and
furniture look like clouds. There was a walk in closet on the
opposite wall from the bed. I unpacked one of my suitcases then
made my way back downstairs to see the rest of the house. As I
started into the pale yellow kitchen I heard my mother's
voice.
"...ever since he did
that to her she hasn't been the same. It's tearing our
family apart. Kelly has started to drift away now
too. Allie just needs some time to get herself back
together." I spun around angrily and ran out of the house. I
ran to the barn and threw open the doors. Inside, I began to tear
at the hay bales and kick the equipment around. I couldn't
believe she was blaming me for all of our family issues. I
wanted to scream. Slowly my rage faded into sadness and I curled
up in a ball in the corner of the barn and cried until there were
no tears left. At some point, my adrenaline was gone and I
drifted off to sleep with no desire to go back into the
house and face my aunt and
mother.
Holly's
POV
My sister
and I turned when we heard the pounding of footsteps in the
hallway. We could just see Allie's long blonde hair
disappearing out the door. My heart sank, but Meghan didn't
look concerned.
"She'll come back.
She always does," she commented matter of factly. I felt
anger arise. How could someone not care about their own
daughter's feelings? Especially a girl like Allie who had
already been through so much pain because of that darn city boy.
I knew it was time for Meghan to leave. I was
determined to do whatever I could to fix up this broken
angel.
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Cowboy s & Angels
Chapter 1
I woke with a start and realized I was in my mother's
minivan. I breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the tears from my
cheeks and the beads of sweat from my head as my heart rate
slowly returned to normal. It was just a dream I told myself,
forcing my breaths to become deeper. But still a voice in
the back of my mind argued. It wasn't just a dream, but a
nightmare. The same one I'd had every time I closed my eyes
since the incident. My parents, friends, and even my therapist
kept telling me it would stop but they were wrong. It had
been three months since that day and I still couldn't talk
about it or even think about it without bursting into
tears.
I glanced over at my mom. She hadn't said a word since I
awoke, but I could tell from her worried expression and creased
brow that she knew exactly what was going on in my mind. And I
could tell what she was thinking as well. Though she didn't
say it out loud, I knew this episode would convince her further
that moving me from my home in Chicago for the summer was the
best thing for me. I strongly disagreed, but I knew there was no
point in arguing so I shook my long blonde hair out of my face
and stared out the window at the scenery that was rapidly
changing from familiar skyscrapers to the vast open spaces of the
countryside.
As much as I hated to admit it, Oklahoma was beautiful. It was
calm and serene, the complete opposite of everything I was used
to. But I still maintained the mindset that this summer on my
aunt's ranch would be the worst one yet. I had to try one
last time to get out of this situation."Mom please turn
around. I don't want to do this," I pleaded though
at this point we were only two hours away from the ranch and
I knew it was hopeless.
"Alison don't be ridiculous. It will be fun. And
besides, it'll be good for you to get away from the
city. By the end of the summer you'll be back to your old
self." She cringed at the last sentence as if she'd said
too much. I glared at her though I knew she was right. I had
completely changed since the incident. I used to be so innocent
and sweet. Now I was critical and I didn't trust anyone, not
even myself.
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