He winked. Lochellen smiled. She couldn’t help it. She thought she’d been living in Colorado long enough to not notice when cute cowboys winked at her, but she had been mistaken. Even growing up in South Carolina hadn't been enough to resist the charms of a handsome rancher. Uh oh.
“Artax!” Akiko piped up to correct him again. Her insistence and Sanders’ amusement caused Loch to laugh quietly. The young girl’s boots kicked up red dirt as she moved towards the barn at her dad’s pushing. Loch followed a little ways behind them, watching the adorable way they interacted. Akiko was all dressed up in anticipation for her lesson in an outfit similar to Loch’s and her blonde hair tied into a neat French braid.
Akiko’s giggles were more like squeals as Sanders’ fingers pressed to her sides. She wiggles away from him, to escape the tickling and dawdled a few beats until she was walking closer to her new instructor. Akiko stuck her tongue out at him and Loch’s eyes rolled behind her sunglasses, much the same way Akiko’s had earlier, at his comparison
As they entered the shade of the stables Loch removed her glasses and let them hang from the collar of her shirt. Akiko ran ahead to push a stool closer to Artax’s pen so she could lean over the barrier and pet the horse. He responded eagerly, huffing and pushing his nose against her hand. Lips moved across her fingers in search of goodies. Akiko laughed, her feet nearly off of the stool as she leaned farther across the railing.
Loch approached the stall when Sanders suggested she give her opinion. “Oh wow,” she breathed, caught off guard by just how pretty the stallion was. A white mane, with a black tail. Spots like splotches of paint that serves well to the name of it's breed. “He's a good size for you, Akiko” was her initial note. She'd have to get a closer look when they brought him out for the lesson. “He's very pretty, which will get you bonuses in some completions, and he seems to already like you.” Akiko had both hands on the horse’s face and he was snuffling at her braid. “I think he's perfect.”
“Artax!” Akiko piped up to correct him again. Her insistence and Sanders’ amusement caused Loch to laugh quietly. The young girl’s boots kicked up red dirt as she moved towards the barn at her dad’s pushing. Loch followed a little ways behind them, watching the adorable way they interacted. Akiko was all dressed up in anticipation for her lesson in an outfit similar to Loch’s and her blonde hair tied into a neat French braid.
Akiko’s giggles were more like squeals as Sanders’ fingers pressed to her sides. She wiggles away from him, to escape the tickling and dawdled a few beats until she was walking closer to her new instructor. Akiko stuck her tongue out at him and Loch’s eyes rolled behind her sunglasses, much the same way Akiko’s had earlier, at his comparison
As they entered the shade of the stables Loch removed her glasses and let them hang from the collar of her shirt. Akiko ran ahead to push a stool closer to Artax’s pen so she could lean over the barrier and pet the horse. He responded eagerly, huffing and pushing his nose against her hand. Lips moved across her fingers in search of goodies. Akiko laughed, her feet nearly off of the stool as she leaned farther across the railing.
Loch approached the stall when Sanders suggested she give her opinion. “Oh wow,” she breathed, caught off guard by just how pretty the stallion was. A white mane, with a black tail. Spots like splotches of paint that serves well to the name of it's breed. “He's a good size for you, Akiko” was her initial note. She'd have to get a closer look when they brought him out for the lesson. “He's very pretty, which will get you bonuses in some completions, and he seems to already like you.” Akiko had both hands on the horse’s face and he was snuffling at her braid. “I think he's perfect.”
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