The 8 Second Ride

Boomerang

Hey guys this is personally my favorite quote of all time. I am a big rodeo fan and I want to ride bulls when I get out of high school. The only reason why I haven't started bull riding yet is because my parents don't want me to.

Clara's POV-

"Anna do you know where my riding boots are?" I yell to her across the barn.

"No but I know where your English riding boots are."

"I am looking for my barrel racing ones."

"Oh never mind found them, they were in my show box!" I pull them on and walk out to the pastures.

I whistle and Max comes running towards the fence. I whistle again and Matilda, Leo and Charlie come running to the fence. I open the gate and my three horses trot to the barn. I whistle and Max turns to me, I point at Matilda, who is running down the driveway.

"Go get her." I say blandly.

He sighs and I point to Matilda again. He runs after her and cuts in front of her turning her around. Matilda doesn't move so I get Charlie and Leo. Finally all the horses are in the barn I feed them and go to the arena to drag it.

"Hey babe, where are you?!" Jason yells from the front of the barn.

"I'm in the arena!!" I start my John Deere tractor and I drag the grinder around the barrel pattern.

When I finish I unhook the grinder and drive the out the arena. I park the tractor in the garage and go back into the barn. I run up behind Jason and jump onto his back. He almost falls forward, but good thing he is leaning against a stall.

"Hey babe." I kiss his cheek.

"Hey, what took you so long?" he puts his hands on my thighs and rubs them up and down.

"I had to drag the ring because I have training to do with the horses." I sigh and jump down from his back.

"Oh well do you need any help before we go to the pens today?"

"Yeah do you want to be my timer? Anna left while I was dragging the ring and my parents aren't home."

"Yeah but them you are going to let me ride too." he puts his hands on my waist, I wrap arms around his neck.

"Fine but I am putting you on Matilda because she is your horse." I press my lips softly against his.

When I pull away he groans. I walk to the tack room and grab the halters for the horses. I hand him two and he looks at me with curiosity in his eyes.

"You want to ride then you have to take care and saddle your own horse. Now you should know which halter belongs to which horse because they have their names on them." I smile walk over to Max.

I halter Max and put him on the cross ties. I see Jason struggling with putting Matilda's halter on. She keeps moving her head away from him. I giggle and walk over to him.

"Here, you should hug her neck and then pull the halter on." I pull the halter on and walk her to the cross ties.

I tack up Max and Jason brushes Matilda down and puts her back in her stall. I warm Max up and do a little slow work around the barrel with him. When I am done I go out into the alley way and prepare for my run.

"Jason you got the timer ready?"

"Yeah but when do I start the timer?"

"You are sitting right where you need to start it, so when I pass you you start the timer." I turn Max around and kick lightly.

I let the reins loose and Max takes off to the first barrel. I pull him out so he doesn't shoulder the barrel and then pull him around. I kick him twice while we head to the second barrel. I do the same for the second and third barrel. On the way home I pull back on the reins when we get past Jason. Max stops and turns around.

"What's my time?" I sound breathless.

"13.86" he smiles and jumps down from the fence.

"Okay well let me cool Max down and we can head out to the pens." I dismount from Max and Jason wraps his arms around my waist.

He leans in and presses his lips against mine. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer. I kiss gets passionate and he pushes me up against Max. Max side steps and we end up falling to the ground. We laugh and lay there looking into each others eyes. Jason leans in and gives me sweet kisses, these are so much different to the kisses that we shared just seconds ago.

"Jason." I mumble against his lips.

"Not now." he says back.

"Jason." I smile into the kiss and he pulls away.

"What? I was enjoying our little moment." he sighs.

"We have work to do."

"Why can't we just lay around and cuddle." he whines.

"We can do that when we are done and when you have taken a shower." I push him until he rolls off of me.

I stand up and wipe myself off. I look down at him and he is studying me so contently.

 "How did I get so lucky to have you?" he stands up and pulls me to him.

He kisses me and pulls away leaning his forehead against mine.

"Come on we have to hurry up before they start letting the young ones ride bulls. Go grab Max and I will let the other horses out." I pull away and walk out of the arena.