Last night was the last show of warped. It felt good to be back home in my own bed. Getting up I stretched running my fingers through my hair I walked downstairs. The guys where still asleep. Pulling on my vans I walked outside, sitting on the porch railing I lit up a cigarette. It was only 4am but there was something I loved about the way the rising sun came through the trees. Our 14 bedroom house sits on 400 acres of land including our own lake. We are surrounded by woods. Blowing smoke from my nose I got up and walked around to the other side of the house where the barn connected to the mud room that led into the kitchen. We own 5 horses. Athena,Jinxx,Gypsy,iris and Storm. Don't ask me what kind they are I never been on any of them. But if I had to guess, Athena is a quarterback, Jinxx is a black stallion, Gypsy is uhh I think it's actually called a Gypsy. Iris is a Arabian and Storm is also a stallion."
I unlocked the doors and slid them open. The barn is huge, we have 8 stalls, along with the tack room, washing station, a room for the hay and grain then there is a loft apartment up top where Liz's best friend Iza lives. Oh yea. And a work shop for dirt bikes." Going into the room on the left side of the stalls I grabbed out a rake, i don't know shit about horses, but I clean their shit every morning. Liz appreciates it so I don't mind. Opening the stalls I lead the horses out to the pastures. It must be great. You get to stand around all day, eat grass and shit wherever you please. Then you have a smoking hot girl like Liz ride you around though the woods. I wish she would ride me in the woods. Uh... I mean... ahem. Anyway. Back to feeding horses.
By the time I'm finished cleaning up shit it's 6am and Liz is up. She looks beautiful in her faded blue jeans and black tank top. Her hair is blue this month and pulled up into a ponytail. I'm not much of a country boy but if she told me to go throw on overalls and milk a cow and go get some chicken eggs. Damn right I would. She came over carrying buckets off feed her pockets stuffed with peppermints. "Stalls are all set. Jinxx is out of his joint medicine." I kissed her lips before helping set out new hay and water buckets. Most people probably think I go home to a billion dollar house and bathe in the blood of virgins. Sorry to break it to you but I don't. I take bubble baths, our house was only 5.6 million and we share it with the guys and Liz's family. And I feed horses.
"I'm gonna teach you how to ride. " she smiled once we where finished cleaning up. I looked at her arching my brow. "Babe come on, you can't be serious. I'd probably hurt it. " she laughed shaking her head "it's easy. You won't hurt them. Besides Jinxx and Athena really like you. " those are her two horses. The others belong to wynter I think. She also owns a snowy owl named Snow. Wyn has one named moon. "Well alright. If you really want to. Let me go get changed. " I kissed her nose. "Yay!!!! Meet me in the arena when you're done!" She ran off into the tack room. I laughed and went inside to change.
Going up to my room I threw on a old pair of skinny jeans and my beat up vans along with a plain black t shirt and my red and black flannel she bought me because she liked the way it looked. I looked at myself in the mirror, I looked like a black haired Kurt cobain. For some reason I was okay with that. Going outside I walked into the arena where she had Jinxx and Athena saddled up and waiting. I can't believe I was going to do this. "Come on. They won't bite your head off." She pulled me over. Jinxx was fucking huge. At least 7 feet probably. He nudged me with his nose almost knocking me over. She smiled rubbing his head. "Yes, that's a Ricky he's not food. Jinxx huffed in my face.
Liz showed me how to get on, making sure I was on the left side I hooked my foot into the stirrup and pulled myself on. I'm 5'9 but this giant animal made me feel like a child. I looked down at her. "Now what?" Apparently Jinxx had something else in mind because he decided to take a shit then make a bunch of weird sounds. "Uh.. well that I guess..." Liz didn't seem phased in the least. "Alright, so time to teach. This is called western riding. The easiest way to tell the difference is from the saddles. There is English, Versace, western then bareback. The reins are different as well." She took a hold of the reins and began leading Jinxx around The Area. Horseback riding feels weird, there is a lot of bouncing going on and it kinda hurts your back if you slouch. I don't think I can count how many times she told me to sit up properly.
A few times around she let go of the reins and climbed onto Athena. It was my turn. "Just go slow. You'll know when you're ready to move on. " after showing me how to speed up, slow down and stop I was off. Trotting around the place. I have to be honest it felt amazing. On a horse you kinda forget the modern world. I lightly tapped my heel against Jinxx and he began to Run. I must have completely zoned out because everything around me was a blur. I couldn't help but scream. Half out of fear and half from excitement. I pulled on the reins Jinxx coming to a stop. Liz was still on her horse laughing. "See. Nothing to be worried about. You're a natural. " She trotted over to me and kissed my nose. "Just wait until I show you how to put on horse shoes."
