Country Girl

The Ranch

As I look out the window of my moms car, I see the biggest house I have ever seen in my life. It's a big house that is white with a huge porch on the front. My moms voice snaps me back into the present.

"We're here honey, want me to walk you in?"

"No. I'm good."

"Alright. Have fun honey! Call me or text me whenever you want."

"If they have cell bars and I won't have fun."

"Just try! Love you."

Mom leans over in the seat and gives me a hug goodbye. I hug her back for a second then let go. I'm not a huggy person...to her anyways. I get out of the car and open up the passenger doors to get my luggage. I drag out all of my bags and lug them up to the porch as my mom drives away. As I approach the porch, a dog comes running out from nowhere and jumps on me.

"Ahhhhhh! Get this filthy mutt off of me!"

The dog tramples me to the ground and licks my face over and over. I push it off me and go back to the front porch and knock on the door. A tall and skinny woman greets me.

"Hi! you must be Haley, I'm Grace the owner of this ranch."

"Yeah I'm Haley, would you control your dog?"

"Oh Plow! He's the sweetest dog you'll ever meet."

"Yeah, tell that to my designer top."

"Oh my goodness I'm sorry darlin', come inside with me and put away your luggage please!"

"Alright. Could ya help me bring it up?"

"Sure! Jeezum, how many outfits did you bring?"

"Enough for all summer."

"That explains it, follow me."

I follow Grace into the house and she leads me up a set of stairs to a bedroom with hot pink and lime green wallpaper.

"Here's your room sweetie! I hope you like the colors, we painted it special for you."

"Yeah, they're alright."

"Okay well get settled in a little bit then come downstairs to meet everyone."

"Okay."

Grace walks out of my room and softly closes the door. The truth is, I love the colors of the room but I can't be too nice yet. They need to break through my barrier first. A barrier that even my parents haven't been able to break through. I start to unpack my luggage and put some of my clothes in the closet. I pull out a picture frame from my bag and place it on my dresser. My parents and two smiling little girls. One is me, the other is my sister. She's not around anymore. I start to get a little emotional, so I walk over to my window and look out. All I see is a lot of land and some horses running around in their pastures. I pull myself away from the window and start to make my way downstairs. I reach the bottom of the stairs and see Grace waiting for me.

"All unpacked already?"

"No, I just need a break."

"Oh okay! That's fine, let's go outside and meet everybody."

"Everybody?"

"Just wait and you'll see. C'mon it'll be fine."

I follow Grace out the front door and see a bunch of people standing in a line. I look them over carefully, but one in particular catches my eyes. His stance is tall, about six foot three to be exact. He's wearing a cowboy hat, a black muscle shirt that hugs his torso perfectly, and work boots with work jeans that are ripped slightly at the knees. He flashes me a smile and he has the whitest teeth I have ever seen. From what I can see, his hair is a brownish blonde and his eyes look blue. His face is sprinkled with freckles and his skin is darkened from the sun.

"Alright everyone, this is Haley, she'll be staying with us this summer so introduce yourselves to her."

An older woman approaches me first.

"Hello Haley, my name is Alanna and I'm the ranch's cook. Nice to have you here."

Next is a middle aged man wearing a plaid shirt that's ripped at the shoulders. Dang, why are country boys so hot?!

"Hey there sunshine, my name is Derek and I'm the head farmer."

As he talks, I watch his Adam's apple bulge in his throat. Next, a little boy steps up to me.

"Hi Haley, my name is Caleb and I'm Grace's son. I hope you like it here."

Awwww! He's adorable, next is a little girl with her hair in pigtails and she's wearing overalls.

"Haley, my name is Piper, and I'm Grace's daughter! I'm so glad you came to visit the ranch."

Dang, these people are all too sweet. Next is another middle aged man that looks somewhat like Derek, only hotter.

"Hey sweetie pie, I'm Derek's brother and I'm his assistant and my name is Lucas."

I think I just died a little. He called me sweetie pie. Next is a girl that looks older than me, but not too old, only she looks mean. Her hair is jet black with purple streaks and it goes down to the small of her back. Her face is caked with so much black makeup, I can't even make out her facial features. Now her outfit, that's a different story. She's wearing jet black skinny jeans that are skin tight with a super low cut neon green tank top that is even tighter than her jeans. I look down at her feet and see that she's wearing black combat boots. Dang, I wanna stay away from her. She gets up in my face, and to be honest it scares me a little.

"Look noob, I have no idea who you are or why the hell you're here, but I'm the sweetheart of this ranch and you best be leaving me alone unless you want any trouble. What's with the getup anyways?"

"What getup?"

"Your uhhhhh outfit, or what there is anyways. What are you, a slut or something?"

"Ha! You're one to talk, I could see your boo----"

Grace interrupts us.

"That's enough Felisha, be nice to Haley."

Felisha rolls her eyes and gives me a death glare. What's her problem anyways? An older man steps up.

"Hi Haley, nice to meet you. My name is Kevin and I'm the ranch's mechanic."

Next is a girl that looks about my age and she looks a lot nicer than Felisha.

"Hey Haley! Nice to have someone my age here, my name is Ariel and I'm also Grace's daughter. I have the room right next to yours."

She is nice, her outfit is cute too! She's wearing a pink and purple plaid shirt that's rolled up to her elbows, paired with ripped skinny jeans and a belt with a cross symbol for the buckle. Her light brown hair is pulled up into a messy bun on top of her head. I take a deep breath. Next is the super hot guy. He steps forward and greets me with a tip of his cowboy hat and a breathtaking smile.

"Hey darlin. My name is Travis. The ranch is my summer job, where are you from? Heaven? Cuz I think God lost one of his angels and I pray he don't want her back cuz I'ma make her mine."

"Hey Travis, that's sweet. But no, I'm just from a little town in New York."

Travis walks closer to me and pulls me in for a hug. I accept the hug and pull him in even tighter. He smells amazing, like Axe and Hollister cologne mixed together. He leans down closer to my ear and whispers.

"Hey baby doll, don't let Felisha's words hurt you. She's just jealous of your stunning beauty."

I can still feel the warmth on my neck from Travis's breath. I'm glad he walked away when he did cause I think my cheeks are as red as the barn down the dirt path.

"Well Haley, that's everyone for now! There's others, but they're working.," Grace says.