Pretend This didn't Happen

An alternate reality

"So what was all that about?" Andrea asked Claire while her husband was gone to buy tobacco, "I could almost think there was something going on between you two." Andrea had a tone of accusation in her voice "is there?"

"Sure" Claire suprised Andrea. "In an alternate reality," Claire explained "judging by your tone I must assure you there is nothing going on the way you worry about. Only a lifetime contract at the price of my first born child." Claire laughed.

Both women glared at Gary walking through the door, "you smell like a cigarette" both women laughed. 

Gary eyed them both taking off his outdoor clothing, "conspirators" Gary  grumbled pouring the last cup of coffee and sitting at the table. "We'll get going after this coffee" Gary got no objections. The women tallked amongst themselves while Gary finished his coffee.

Gary was relieved to back at the farm again and seeing everything functioning as if he hadn't been gone for days. "It worked" Gary said under his breath, "time to get back to work." Jumping the rail fence that Steve had constructed. Gary walked up to and passed a few of the larger horses who's ears perked at his presence, Gary walked straight over to a three year old foal that hadn't been worked with, anouncing his presence to her before climbing on her back. The fist full of mane made bucking her out much more easy than anticipated. Bucking, the young mare soon learned of the pain associated, settling into an nice trot with a few painful reminders. Gary manovered the young horse around the inside of the corral.

"Gary!" Andrea scolded "what the hell do you think you're doing?" Fear and suprise overtook her as Andrea watched her husband dance on the horseback, she was sure the horse would have thrown him clear off it's back for such a feat. "That horse is much bigger than you and could have stomped you into the ground, paralyzing you."

""Whoa there," Gary stopped the horse and got of it's back "my love," Gary shook his head walking toward his wife "I am not superman." Gary explained that he works with the horse and in this way he's not suprising the horse with anything it doesn't already know "I only bring to the horses attention what it wants to do and don't push them any further." Gary smiled at Andrea's look of confusion and jumped the pole rails "You see the horse doesn't want to buck me off of it realizing it's mane will go with me."

"You are absolutely crazy" Andrea smirked lovingly at her hubby in still on piece.

"Yep," Gary smirked "now let's go see what other illusions we can disturb" Gary laughed on the way back to the house. Andrea followed shaking her head, clearly disturbed. "Smells great" Gary poured himself a coffee and sat at the table. Sherry was roasting something in the oven, "what's cooking good looking?" Andrea glared at her hubby for suggesting such a thing.

"OH" Sherry explained "Anish tells me this is Miss Piggy. Poor Kermit."

Gary chuckled at her reference "he may be better off" Gary smiled "you know she was very bossy and would quite often bust shit up." Gary laughed "and we're not eating frog legs, he should be happy for that too."