True love didn't exist before you || Anthony Bridgerton

~ 𝐻𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 ~

My day was insanely boring but I thought I wouldn't spend the rest of it laying on my velvet coach and reading books. I put my riding boots on and headed to the stables, hopefully Lady Danbury wouldn't see me here. I know she little bit resist my horse riding, especially when I am riding alone, she says no lady should ride alone on a horse, if something happens. Caring less about her I headed to my horse or he wasn't mine but I borrowed him sometimes. He had gorgeous white mane that were also shiny as long too. I walked in his stable to greet him.

"Hello boy, we are going on a ride." I said as a same time I brushed his mane. His brown eyes looking into me like he tried to tell me something, he still greeted me back with a little nod.

I waited some time to get my horse back, because stable boys had promised to get him ready for my ride. I had said I could do it easily, they only laughed little and took him with them. As they finally came my ride was ready, they handed me his reigns and I went on his saddle.

"Thank you." I said before I was gone. They only murmured something to each other and then left.

My original plan was to go on a field and just enjoy the countryside and too get some fresh air. We started from the field and soon as we arrived there we started galloping fast as we could go. The wind blowing against my face and my hair behind me swinging straight what faster we went.

It was truly nice to go really fast and get some space in my mind. I lived horse riding too because it always helped me with a stress or if I had been bad day or just day like this, being too much in inside.

I saw from far away a figure, the person was with a horse too, galloping slowly on a field. I watched as they stopped front of big tree and the person jumped off the saddle and he walked to the tree. In that moment little curiosity took me over and wanted to know who this mysterious rider was. We walked slowly to the tree were they had stayed. It was surprise that they hadn't saw us standing little distance from them, when the distance between us wasn't even long. As I too jumped off my saddle I could recognise the other horse, it was familiar from somewhere, the horse was tall and jet black. His reign tied to a tree, so he wouldn't ran away.

I walked past the horse and saw man sitting on a bench under the tree. He had black topper hat on and dark riding jacket. I do not know what got me so interested and curious about this rider but decided to leave him, he clearly wanted some time alone and space. I was turning back when his black horse let snort out ad I walked past him. Trying to be really quiet and not draw any attention more just before I let out relieved breath, familiar voice called me.

"Hello?" The voice said behind me and I turned around. For my surprise it was someone I very well recognised.

"Cordelia?"

"Anthony?" We both said at the same time, looking into each other's eyes. For a moment it was silence before I spoke. "Excuse me, if I interrupted you. I was just passing by and.. and.." My excuses started to end, I had to come up with something cleaver that would sound too suspicious. "And decided to take little walk and let my horse rest for a moment." I knew it sounded stupid but he bought it.

"Oh.. Well, it is good to see you." He cleared his throat before continuing. "And you didn't interrupt me.., this was happy surprise for me..." For moment he thought and spoke again. "Would you like to join me, I was about to leave but we could ride back together?" I liked his idea and decided to agree.

"Yes, that would be nice." And I flashed little smile before going back on the saddle. "Shall we?" I said as I slightly laughed.

"Yes." He said with little smile on his face and got on his saddle.

Half way of our way back to home we spoke about everything and what had happened in these couple days. He told how he had went to a ball where every lady had wanted to dance with him. His sayings made me little sad but he soon noticed and said, but I really didn't wanted to dance with none of them and they all were acting little odd, like they were some royals. It had made me laugh and just wishing how badly I wanted to be there and see them embarrassing their selfs. Me in other hand told about my letter to my mama and how I had wished to visit my family in France.