Becoming a Farmboy

Chapter 27 : Months later

Chapter 27   

A few months later...

Riker POV

"Riker? Come on, you know I hate this game," Dakota said, looking around.

I tried not to laugh. I was hiding behind a bunch of hay bales, trying not to laugh and give myself away.

"BOO!"

I fell on the floor, screaming.

"Found you," Dakota said, smirking at me.

"Yeah, well..."

"Yeah, well nothing. Come on. We have just enough time to go for a horse ride before we have to go to bed."

"I thought we weren't supposed to ride this late."

"That's why we're not telling my parents."

I followed Dakota to the horse barn. It had been rebuilt from the tornado a few months ago. Everything was rebuilt, actually. Dakota and I had loft bedrooms that connected again, and we loved it.

I climbed up on my horse, and Dakota got on hers. I followed her out.

"Riker, I remember when you first got here, and you were like terrified to ride horses."

"Yeah well now that I know they're not going to try to buck me off and stuff..."

Dakota laughed.

After a few minutes of riding, we came to our favorite spot. It was the spot Dakota had showed me that overlooked a stream, and you could see the stars in the sky. We slid off our horses, and laid down on the grass, staring up at the sky.

"Riker, I've been wanting to talk to you for a while about something."

"Oh no..."

"No, it's nothing bad. Um... I was just wondering how you were doing... Like anxiety wise."

"Oh... Well... You know, after I sort of got used to all the animals, chores, and tornados... It's not so bad... And after the whole hospital thing and then parents thing... Well... I think I'm happier here. At home, there was always yelling and fighting and I'd get hurt. There's none of that here. It feels like a real family. I like it."

Dakota kissed my cheek.

"And obviously I love being here with you," I whispered.

Dakota kissed me again.

"I love you, Riker."

"I love you more."

The end.

A/N : So... Maybe there will be a sequel, maybe not... Tell me what you guys want. I'll be starting 2 new stories. In the spirit of October, one of the stories will be about Riker and a haunted house. Hopefully the first chapter will be up tomorrow. And the other story will be an alternative ending to Framed. It will be about Riker staying at the mental hospital instead of going home. It'll take place right after the last chapter of Framed. And I think this was requested be @Bows_and_MaynardsR5  so I'm finally doing this story... So let me know if you guys have any other story ideas or requests because I will eventually get to them. Thanks for voting and commenting. ~Kylie