𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 ᵗᵐʳ ᵃᵘ

Chapter 16: Cowboy Hat

THE next day I was getting reading to go to Anya. I didn't think the others would have come along but the second I mentioned that I was meeting her at a ranch where we'd end up horseback riding, they said that they would come if Anya was okay with it. My sister was big on socializing so she was more than happy that other people would be joining us.

By 'us,' I meant Me, Anya, her husband of 2 years and his best friend. I somehow forgot her husband's name until she reminded me. Dominic. I think Anya said his best friend's name was Lorenzo or something.

The reason we're going to a ranch is because they live on a farm that Dominic owned before they got married. There were horses so they go horseback riding a lot.

I haven't seen Anya in person since my mother's funeral, which was around 2 weeks after the wedding.

"This place is huge," Newt said as we stood in front of the property, staring at the house in front of us.

"Yeah, I'm gonna agree with Newt on that one," said Aris. I knocked on the front door and like 2 seconds later the door was ripped open and I was attacked with a hug.

"Oh my god! It's so nice to finally see you again!" Anya yelled.

"Yeah, nice to see you too, Anya," I said pulling away from the hug and she looked at my friends.

"Oh! You brought your little friends," She said again. Wait- She better not tell them embarrassing stories of me as a child. God, I was a weird pre-teen.

"Heh, yeah... That's Hana, Teresa, Minho, Newt, Thomas, Brenda, Sonya, Aris and Brenda." I pointed to them as I said their names.

"It's good to see you finally have some real friends, Anika," She laughed. No, don't bring up the imaginary friends. She brought it up. "Remember how you used to never make friends because you already had imaginary ones?" She asked and I heard the others laugh.

"Yes, Anya, I remember," I said.

"Oh! Come in, come in. Dom and Enzo want to meet you guys," She said as she moved aside to let us in. I walked in and Goddamn, the place was even bigger on the inside. "Just this way," She said guiding us to what I guess was the living room because I heard a TV and two grown men yelling at it.

She stopped at the door frame.

"Dom, they're here," She said before walking into the room and the TV stopped. This is so awkward. I haven't seen my cousin and her husband for 2 years.

Holy Hotness.

I wanted time to fucking stop when I saw Dominic's friend. Fluffy, brown hair, Grey eyes, sharp jawline, he couldn't be older than 22. He's good-looking, not gonna lie.

"Hello, Anika, it's been a while," Dominic's voice brought me back out of my trance and I turned to face him. He hugs me.

"Yeah, it has, hasn't it? How's life been here on the farm?" I asked.

"It's been alright. We've had a few mishaps here and there but that's just farm life, you know?" He said.

"No, I don't really know. I've never lived on a farm before," I said and he laughed.

"Oh, by the way, this is Lorenzo," He said, pointing to his friend. The boy- I mean man, stood up and walked over to us. God and he's tall as well. Is it hot in here?

"Please, call me Enzo," He said, holding out his hand for me to shake. He had a British accent. Oh. My. Lord.  I shook his hand.

"Call me Anika," I started. I introduced my friends to them as well and soon we were walking to the stables.