The Babysitting Job

chapter 10

Hayes and I were given the task to brush and groom the horses. We did as we were told and we hardly talked to eachother.
"ok guys you can go take a break" Manuel said coming inside the stables. I dusted myself off and walked outside and Hayes followed me. I saw the small red dirty bike and Hayes walked over to it. "that's yours?" I asked.
"yeah its my favorite" he said smiling running his hand through his hair,"what to ride it?" he asked.
I let out a laugh, "and die no thank you"
"cmon ill teach you. Its not that hard, if you can ride a horse you can ride this" he said.
"umm a horse and a motorcycle are two completely different things" I said crossing my arms.
"cmon ill show you. Let me grab my other one" he said getting up.
"you have more than one?" I asked.
"of course I have quite a collection" he said proudly. He opened the back of a pick up truck and took out another blue dirty bike.
"cmon lets go to the motocross path" he said leading the way.
"i never knew this was here" I said looking at the dirt jumps. "its because its mine. I had it specially made" he said.
Hayes showed me how to get on and how to starts the bike. He showed me how to accelerate and how to brake. After about half an hour I started to get the hang of it.
"see your a natural" Hayes said. "this is actually kind of fun" I said smiling. "ready do do your first jump?" He said rubbing his hands together. "No I just learned how to turn this on 30 minutes ago" I said.
"don't be a chicken" Hayes said with a smirk.
"fine" I said giving in.
"OK here is what you do. You just accelerate and drive straight. it easy" he said. I did was I was told and I did it. I screamed with excitement, "no way did I just do that?!" I said.
"lets have a little race" Hayes said with an evil smile. "unless your too scared"
"your on Grier" I said.
Hayes and I messed around with the motor bikes. It was fun, we were laughing and having a good time.
"crap" Hayes said.
"what happened?" I asked.
"mine just ran out of gas" Hayes said.
"oh well. It was fun while it lasted" I said. Then Hayes and I walked back laughing at the times when I got frustrated when he was teaching me. "how did you get so good at this?" I asked.
"well it was always just a hobby. I started getting into it when I was about 13 I think." Just then I realized I didn't ride Darcy. "hey do you want to a break from these bikes and horse ride with me?" I asked but then I heard how that sounded. "i mean like I would ride Darcy and you would ride another horse" I quickly added. "you know because you kinda stole her from me this morning?" Hayes just smiled, "sure".
We put his bikes back on the pickup truck and headed to the stables.
"hey uncle Robert" I said when I saw my uncle in the stables. "hey kids. Good job grooming the horses" He said.
"I was wondering if we could ride for a while" I said to my uncle.
"sure thing. We still got an hour or 2 before I finish up here" he said.
I got a saddle ready on Darcy and Uncle Robert got another horse ready for Hayes. We put our riding helmets on and climbed on the horse. Once we were outside I saw a little beam and said to Hayes, "watch this" and made Darcy run and jump over the beam. Hayes laughed, "yeah I cant do that"
I smiled, "Of course you cant. Only the major pros can, it takes years and years of training" I said sarcasticly. We started riding along a small hiking trail made for horseback riding. "How did you learn to ride" Hayes asked me was our horses walked slowly side by side. "well as you can see my uncle has a passion for horses. He used to own a stable in California. That's where Darcy used to live until 5 years ago when my uncle closed his stable in San Diego because it was getting to be too much for him. I was taught at a really young age, like maybe Skylynns age." I said.
"you and your uncle seem pretty tight" Hayes said.
"yeah we are. I feel like he is the only person who gets me" I said. We rode in silence for a few moments, then he said, "so tell me about yourself" I let out a little laugh, "like what?" I asked.
"like everything about you, your life" he said.
"well that can take a while because I have a pretty amazing and very exciting life" I said sarcasticly and smiling.
"I'm serious" he said smiling.
"well there is nothing must to say. I'm the middle child so I'm usually the forgotten one in my family. My older brother Carter on the other hand is the star of the family. First born, football star and I don't know why but people say he is attractive, I think its because of the dirty blonde hair. And then there is my little sister Isabella who is only 4 years old and the baby of the family."
"do you not get along with your siblings?" Hayes asked looking at me but I kept looking forward.
"well yeah and no. See my brother, just like any teenage boy, is annoying and noisy and smelly. I remember when I started my freshman year he was starting his junior year and our parents made him drive me to school and he told me not to talk to him or about him during school" I said laughing. "he was embarrassed to call me his sister. But one day when I needed his help, he came and saved the day, it might be kind of a stretch by I know I can count on him. How about you and your other brothers?" asked looking at him.
"we are all very close. Will is almost never around, he is the quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers. As for Nash, he lives in LA but we are very close.
"wow I see you Grier brothers have your share of fame" I said, "you got the American professional football player and two famous viners. Impressive " I said obviously messing with him. "I barely get to see my brothers. We all kinda have a life of our own. But I do see Nash alot when I go to LA" He said
"you all the way to LA just to visit your brother?"
"well kinda live in LA too. My best friend Tez and I got a house in LA this last August. We go back and forth from LA and North Carolina"
"you bought a house at 15 and moved out? How?" I asked, "like why would you do that?"
"well i bought the house when I was spending alot of time in LA. I was on Dancing With The Stars and-"
"wait hold on YOU were on Dancing With The Stars?" I asked in a disbelief tone raising my eyebrow, "and you where the 'star,?"
Hayes laughed a little, "yeah why is that so hard to believe?"
"based on how you were dancing around in the kitchen with Sky yesterday I'm guessing you didnt win" I said smiling.
"we got eliminated on the 7th week. But its all good, I might have not walked out of there with a shiny ball but i did end up with a new best friend. My dance partner, Emma, and I created a special bond even though she is like 26" I didnt know what to say so I just stayed quiet.
"So yeah I ended up getting house in LA because all my digi meetings and stuff are there, its where my job is" I rolled my eyes, I hardly call making videos a job. 
"and  Tez is 19 so his name is on the lease. But i like to spend my time here in North Carolina just to chill. Plus right now Im shooting for my TV show."
"wow so thats what the fabulous life of Hayes Grier is like" I said, "moving out at age 15 and having your own reality show"
"Its good, i cant complain but it isnt easy either" he said 
"yeah those screaming girls must get really annoying" i said sarcastically 
"you wouldn't get it" Hayes said looking to his side away from me.
"oh yeah because an average girl like me couldn't possible understand a Stars life" I said and Hayes turned and looked at me.
"Its just that everything is out there. I put myself out there and its hard sometimes. Everything I do is just so public and i have to be very careful what I say and what i do"
"well that's what you get for being famous on social media" I said
"told you wouldn't understand" Hayes said.
"I might not be a famous or an expert in stuff like this, but it sounds like your under a lot of pressure. I mean knowing that there are millions of people out there watching you." I said meaningfully. He looked at me and smiled, "so dandelion, where did that name come from?"
"don't call me that" I said smiling and shacking my head,"its my uncles nickname for me since I was a little girl. I cant really remember why or how he gave it to me, I was so young, like maybe 3 years old" I said looking forward, "don't you have any nicknames?" I asked
"Not really. But fun fact, my middle name is Hayes" he said smirking.
"your full name is Hayes Hayes Grier?" I asked. He laughed, "no! Its Benjamin Hayes Grier"
"Benjamin? I can see why you go by your middle name" I said laughing.
"what are you laughing at? Whats your middle name?" He asked.
"Definitely not Danielle" I said
"i told you mine" he said
"no way. I'm not telling you my middle name" I said shacking my head. He turned to look at me and gave me a look. I sighed, "its Rosalina" I said giving up.
"No way like the Mario character Rosalina in the video game?" he said laughing.
"Stop it" I said laughing too. "your the one to talk Benjamin Franklin"
After the laughter died we stayed quite for a while. I turned and looked at Hayes.
"what are you looking at?" he asked with a smile.
"oh nothing, just that your face reminds me of a gorilla with those nostrils" I said laughing.
"well your eyebrows remind me of an upside Nike sign" Hayes said. We both started laughing so hard.
"You are probably the most annoying person I have ever met" I said to Hayes smiling.
"Your just saying that" Hayes said, "deep down you know you like me"
"You wish I liked you" I said. I made Darcy walk a little fast and went ahead of Hayes.
"race you" I said and made Darcy start jogging.