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Date Posted: 22:58:21 11/03/09 Tue
Author: Debi
Subject: Hooray Larn!
In reply to: Larnsturt 's message, "Stuff in here!" on 17:20:29 11/03/09 Tue

>
>This is early in their Getting To Know You phase.
>Emma's been on the ranch about a month, and trying
>hard not to notice how much Mike likes her. She can't
>decide if the feeling is mutual yet. They are out in
>one of the big pastures, repairing a barbed wire
>fence.

Cool, these are always interesting, seeing two characters learn about each other.
>
It took a few moments, but finally the
>ripples reseeded recededand he was able to let go.
>
>But he didn't.

Hmmm....;-)
>
My so-called sweetheart went to
>UK Bowling Green and got himself an educated woman,
>meaning some whore bag with a degree in Women's
>Studies. Love this! By that time, Mom was already on her fourth
>husband, my sister was having her fifth kid, and I
>just wanted out. So, when I heard my cousin Ashley
>needed some help with her cutting horses, off I went.
>Stayed there till she wanted to try her hand at
>soybean farming."
>
>Mike hammered another staple into place, then waved
>his hand again.

Sometimes, all you need is someone to listen. Mike seems good at this.
>
>"No. What's the fun in that? Everything stays the
>same."
>
>"I dunno," he said, looking around. "You get to love
>a place. And as for being the same," he pointed
>towards a grove of aspen trees growing beside the
>creek about half a mile away. "Those were nothing
>more than seedlings when I first came here. Jerry,
>the head wrangler, he was gonna bush hog them so we
>could have another stream access. I asked him not to,
>said the horses would need the shelter if we were
>going to split the pasture. And look."
>
>I watched as a small band of horses worked their way
>out of the sun and into the trees. One horse stopped
>to scratch his rear on one of the sturdy trees.

>made in the Silver Fork will hold, how long it takes
>for that old cedar tree hanging across the Salt Lick
>to finally give out and collapse. It don't sound like
>big things, but they mean something to me. I couldn't
>imagine leaving and not knowing."

And a philosopher! Quite the Aristotle, isn't he? I knew I liked him for a reason!
>

>
>"You should see it at rush hour. There's almost
>thirty cars!"

Good comeback!
>
>He swung down hard on the last fence staple, then
>reached for the bundle of wire. He wrapped it twice
>around the post then used a line of bailing Is it baling wire? I'm honestly not sure, but this spelling looks funny to me. wire from
>his pocket to secure the extra barbed wire to the
>fence. The small amount remaining would be more
>useful left out here for quick on the spot repairs
>than sitting in a shed somewhere.
>
>After a few sips, I continued, wanting to get
>something off of my chest.
>
>"I think...I think the reason I move around so much
>is, I don't know, maybe cause people are always
>disappointing me. I go to a place, get settled, then
>everything changes. They sell their business or move
>locations or just give up. Sometimes people lie to
>you, promise they'll take you with them on the road to
>fortune and then they leave you in the dust. I used
>to stay at places till the very end, get my dreams
>stomped on, then have to pick everything up and start
>all over. It's so much easier to quit while I'm
>ahead."

This explains a lot. Cut and run can be less painful, but it can awfully lonely too.
>
>"So I guess it would be useless to offer you a winter
>contract?"
>
>I paused, cup halfway to my lips, and looked Mike
>straight in the eye. He was serious.
>
>"Yes," I said, then finished off my water. "When
>October comes, I'll be headed elsewhere."
>
>He reached out and took my cup, stacked it inside of
>his and jerked his head towards the cab.
>
>"We should head back. Rides will be coming in soon."

He's disappointed and not hiding it well.

Really, really enjoyed this. I love Emma and Mike and the ranch and can't wait to read more.

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[> [> [> Hooray Beer! (just because) -- Larn, 21:51:07 11/04/09 Wed

>Cool, these are always interesting, seeing two
>characters learn about each other.

Mine, too!

> It took a few moments, but finally the
>>ripples reseeded recededand he was able to
>let go.

Yep, actually caught that after posting. D'oh!

>>But he didn't.
>
>Hmmm....;-)

Uhhuuuuuh!

> My so-called sweetheart went to
>>UK Bowling Green and got himself an educated woman,
>>meaning some whore bag with a degree in Women's
>>Studies. Love this!

Happened to a friend of mine for real. Damn you, University of Kentucky and your low class maneaters!

>Sometimes, all you need is someone to listen. Mike
>seems good at this.

>And a philosopher! Quite the Aristotle, isn't he? I
>knew I liked him for a reason!

He's a simple kind of guy. We'll get into his life later in the book, but he's not had the greatest experiences, either.

>>"You should see it at rush hour. There's almost
>>thirty cars!"
>
>Good comeback!

Oh but he's clever!

>>He wrapped it twice
>>around the post then used a line of bailing Is it
>baling wire? I'm honestly not sure, but this spelling
>looks funny to me.

It is. Fixed it.

>> I used
>>to stay at places till the very end, get my dreams
>>stomped on, then have to pick everything up and start
>>all over. It's so much easier to quit while I'm
>>ahead."
>
>This explains a lot. Cut and run can be less
>painful, but it can awfully lonely too.

Agreed.

>>He reached out and took my cup, stacked it inside of
>>his and jerked his head towards the cab.
>>
>>"We should head back. Rides will be coming in soon."
>
>He's disappointed and not hiding it well.
>
>Really, really enjoyed this. I love Emma and Mike and
>the ranch and can't wait to read more.

And more there is, soon and very soon! We need to get a little more into Mike and his story, I think. We already know so much about Emma, time for a little Boss Man backstory, I think.

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