Cowboy Blues

Write this down

(Back in NC after Montana)
Ada Pov:

Both of my parents are moving to Virginia to be with my grandparents who aren't doing too well, they are selling the North Carolina ranch and told me I need to find a place I can go, make a living and be successful. Codi moved out to Texas and she offered for me to come live with her and start running professionally and qualify for the NFR. I think that's what i'm going to do, it's the best option I have right now. They have someone closing on the ranch this weekend so I have got to get out soon. I haven't told Jb about me moving either but he's coming over tonight and I'll tell him then. I guess I've got to start packing. I'm just taking down my truck and horse trailer with horses and my stuff. I get all my stuff from the barn out and into the trailer. Next is my room, I get all my clothes and important stuff. I found a old box of pictures, buckles and other things that I've won when I was younger. I looked through all the pictures and grabbed a few to give to Jb later, also some new ones of us. I got everything I needed packed up in the trailer. I think i'm going to leave tomorrow morning so I can be there tomorrow night at some point. I still have a little bit of time before he gets here, packing took all day almost. I decide to go out on the porch and watch the sun start to set for the last time. Before long Jb pulls up in his black dodge and I almost start crying just knowing i'm going to have to say goodbye. "Hun what's wrong" he comes and sits behind me pulling me back to lay the back of my head on his chest. "I'm leaving tomorrow, they sold the ranch and i'm going to texas to live with Codi" I turned around and sat on his lap straddling him and putting my head in his neck and we just sat there holding each other in silence. "I think we should end things. I don't want to hold you back now that i'm leaving." He pulls me up to look at him "No Ada why would you say that" I start to tear up a bit "It's just not fair to you, to wait on me to come back. Your not fighting me on this one ok, it's done." we are both on the verge of tears at this point "No Ada I'll be down in Texas some a lot of PBR rides are there I'll still be able to see you right?" he wipes my eyes with his thumbs "I hope so, but it's still not fair i'm sorry" by now the sun had gone down and the fireflies had come out. "I understand" he nods and gets up, he grabs my hand and pulls me up with him. He turns his truck on, turns head lights on and turns the radio on and ironically enough it played "Write this down"
by George Strait. "Dance with me one last time?" I collapse into his arms and we slowly dance around in the headlights in each others arms. "I love you" I smile up to him "I love you too". He starts to get a bit handsy and his hands start to travel down my hips "Hey handsy get your hands back up here" we both laugh and he rolls his eyes at me "Worth a shot" I laugh into his tear stained shirt. The song finishes and so he brings me out to a slow twirl and kisses me one last time. The kiss was long, sweet and filled with so much sorrow. I broke the kiss and hugged him tight and said "I love you cowboy, never forget it" I look up to him and he says "Love you too" and before I walk away I give him the 4 pictures. I smile at him and walk away into the house and will probably cry myself to sleep.

Jb Pov:

She gives me four pictures and walks away, leaving me there about to cry. I get in the truck and look at the pictures, one is us with muddy clothes and hot shots in the cow field in elementary school, the next is us walking hand in hand at our first rodeo we did together. I'm pretty sure I was crying at this point, but why we were gonna see each other again i'm sure of it. I flip over the last two pictures, one was me sitting in a lawn chair smoking with Ada in my lap smiling, god I love that picture, the next was one the photographers took at the PBR event in Montana with me standing behind her with my arms wrapped around her looking down on her smiling and Ada looking up at me smiling. I put all the pictures on my dash and started home.

(The next day)
Ada Pov:

I get Tessa and my other horse Buddy loaded and we are on the road to a new start. I need to do well at most of the rodeos I go to in order to qualify for the NFR, but i'm sure i'll do fine. One thing I am worried about is Tyler, but Texas is big enough for the two of us right?

(The next day, she made it to Codis)

I wake up to Codi yelling at the dogs to quit barking at the horses that are running, she's always yelling at something or somebody. "Good morning Codi" she smiles and says "Good morning, Weston's coming over this morning to practice roping with his new partner Kash" after a bit of small talk and catching up with each other she tells me her and Weston are engaged and are getting married next summer (2006) "Wow i'm so happy for you guys!" she smiles and says "Thank you, it all happened really fast" we continue to talk until the boys pull up. Kash gets out of the car, Kash is a handsome guy I hate to admit, Tall, brunette with a straw hat. "What's up ladies" Kash says. Codi rolls her eyes and walks inside "Oh nothing much, I'm Ada Smith by the way i'm Codis friend" his face drops a bit almost unnoticeable "I'm Kash Cooper, nice to meet you." we shake hands and he says "I've heard your name somewhere, aren't you Jb Mauneys girlfriend?" I look down at my feet and say "Up until two days ago yes. I just moved down here, parents sold the ranch and it was not fair to hold him back." he looked at me and said "Oh no i'm so sorry, welcome to Texas I guess" I smile at him and say "Thanks"

(Thank you guys for all the reads! The next chapter will be better I promise)