A/N: I love horses, and so one day I was out riding and this thought just popped into my head. What whould it be like if Edward and Bella where to ride horses? And, well, what would Edward look like in a pair of Wranglers? I just had to write about it! Hope you like it!!!-- KC101
I do not own Twilight. I wish I did, but I don't.
Bella's POV
I walked down the barn isle looking at horse after horse, wondering which one I would be riding. Edward insisted that I needed more human experiences before the wedding, not expecting that I would choose horse back riding as one of them. Alice found a stable that was teaching a two day riding camp.
"This will be perfect!" Alice had said after getting Edward's approval, "They will be doing western on the first day and English on the second. So that means that you need two new outfits! Lets go shopping!"
I looked down at what I was wearing, remembering the shopping trip. Alice had drug me to a place called Cavenders' Boot City, where she threw arm loads of jeans, western shirts, and boots over the dressing room door. She said that she would have to get my English outfit online.
Right now I was wearing dark blue Cruel Girl jeans, a purple button up western shirt, and dark brown Fat Baby boots. They were pretty and comfortable.
I looked at the horse that I was standing by. It was a large black horse with a long mane and tail. He put his head over the stall door and looked at me. His head was bigger than my torso. I gently stroked his muzzle, then gradually worked up to his ears. His fur was soft and velvety and he leaned into my hand.
I looked down at the brass name plate. "Dark Silent Heart" it read. Huh, what a strange name for a horse so sweet, I thought. I was yanked out of my thoughts when I heard the door at the end of the isle close. I turned to see who was coming, and gasped.
Edward was walking towards me with a crooked grin. But this time it wasn't the smile that knocked me breathless, but what he was wearing.
He was wearing a white button up western shirt. The top three buttons were undone, showing his collar bone and the top part of his muscular chest. The pants that he was wearing were dark blue Wrangler's that fit him perfectly, and I mean perfectly. He also had on black alligator skin boots and a cream colored hat.
"Howdy, ma'am." He greeted me, adding a thick country accent to his velvety voice. He tipped his hat.
"Howdy, sir," I muttered with a blush. He leaned down and kissed me. We interrupted by a commotion down at the end of the isle. Edward rolled his eyes as I looked over his shoulder to see what was going on.
Emmett was crouched down on one side of the isle holding a red saddle blanket, on the other side was an angry Billy goat which charged at him. He neatly dodged out of the way and the goat slammed into a stall door. Emmett bent over and laughed hysterically. While he was laughing, the goat collected it's self and charged at Emmett again. It's horns slammed into Emmett's forehead, and bounced off. The poor goat looked dazed, and Emmett laughed harder, his deep guffaws filling the barn.
"Emmett wanted to come along. It's been awhile since he's ridden one of our horses." Edward said as we walked back towards Emmett and the cranky goat.
"One of our horses? So you own one?" I asked, amazed. I knew they owned a lot of things, but I didn't expect horses to be part of it.
"We own fifteen actually. They're boarded at different stables around the world. We had three shipped in for today."
"Wow," was all that I could say.
"Hey Bella! Ready to ride some broncos?" Emmett said, forgetting about his game with the goat. I have had some riding experience at summer camps and family friendly trail rides, but I doubted that I was ready for that.
"Umm…Actually I was hoping to ride something a little tamer," I muttered and looked at Edward. Emmett chuckled.
"Your horse is already in the cross ties. Let's go see her." Edward murmured and pulled me out of the barn.
Edward lead me to an area where several horses were standing tied with saddles on their backs. He pulled me on down the line and then stopped at a dapple gray with a black saddle.
"This is Pretty Little Thing, one of Esme's horses. I figured that she would be best for you." Edward said as he rubbed the horses fore head.
The name fit the horse very well. She was very pretty, with a black mane, tail, and legs and dark gray fur that had large white dapples in it. She was also small, compared to the other horses, her shoulders only as tall as my chin. I stepped forward and rubbed her neck. "It's almost 8:00! Tack up your horses and start warming up in the main arena! We will be starting at 9 sharp!" One of the instructors yelled down the line of horses, startling a few. People began to work a little faster grooming and saddling their horses.
"Alright, lets get you in the saddle," Edward said. He untied the horse, slipped the bridle over her head and handed me the reins. We began to walk towards the arena.
"Does she have a shorter name? Pretty Little Thing is kind of a lot to say." I muttered.
"Yes, it's Darling." He chuckled.
We entered the arena and Edward gave me a leg up into the saddle.
"Just let her have a loose rein and walk around on the rail. If she starts to get to fast, pull back on the reins immediately. I really don't want you to get hurt." Edward said with worry and anxiety plain on his face.
"I'll be fine." I assured him. He just nod, not in agreement, but to humor me.
"I have to go and get my horse ready… and make sure that Emmett doesn't eat his." He added with a chuckle. He stretched up on his toes to kiss my cheek then turned and walked back towards the barn.
I let Darling walk around the arena, surprised at how easy she was to control. The other horses that I had ridden had been difficult and hard headed. You had to kick them to make them walk and pull so hard on the reins that my hands hurt to make them turn or stop. Darling walked out easily, with just a small nudge on her ribs and turned or stopped with a light touch on the reins.
I looked around at some of the other riders. There were five so far.
I heard the gate open and looked to see who it was.
Emmett came trotting in on a large brown horse with lots of white fur around it's feet. A Clydesdale, I guessed. You could probably put four or five Darlings into Emmet's horse. He came striding right up to me. With a quick whoa, the horse stopped right beside Darling and I. Emmett looked down at me and chuckled.
"Like my horse? His name is Massive Mickey Mouse."
"That name fits both of you!" I laughed. Emmett joined in with me. We walked around the arena side by side. Emmett teasing me about my horse's small size, and me teasing him about his horse's name. About five minutes later, the gate opened again. The horse and rider pair that pranced in was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen.
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