Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Eliot vs. Vanessa

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(Eliot coming to help during the two horse job)

Eliot and the gang pull up at the of his ex's best friend's stable getting out Eliot see Aimee comes out and greets them all saying hello then looking at Eliot

Aimee *god he as changed so much over the last five years,*

Aimee "Welcome to my home everyone and thank you so much for coming Eliot! You are early than I was expecting you to get here" *this is going to get ugly*

Eliot knowing there was something she was not telling him " What is it Aimee? What do you mean early" looking at Aimee he see the fear in her eyes and the nervousness in her body, her body is that is what worries him the most, what could she be so worried about that she looks this scared, yes, her father might lose the barn but I do not think she would be this worked up about it at this moment.

Aimee looking at Eliot, then at the rest of the group, breathing in and out slowly, oh this can get really bad really quickly, "Okay,(taking a breath) Please don't get mad at me, just hear me out first before you speak,(taking another breath) but i kinda sorta also called Vanessa to tell her because she would have killed me if I didn't(pausing to take another breath) but I did not think that she would come, its crazy that she is because she has Internationals in a month and well she said that she is arriving today."

Eliot *wait VANESSA my VANESSA?* " Am I hearing you right, Vanessa like my Vanessa the Vanessa that i left 5 years ago, is on her way here, today?" Holy shit Vanessa is coming, I was hoping our next meeting would not be so public.

Aimee "Yeah... it's not so much like today, it's more like now any minute she will be here, she said her plane landed about and hour ago and I did not tell her that I called you, she would have killed me over the phone." Some how she would.

Eliot breathing slowly *oh shit* "This is about to escalate very quickly and it just got a lot more complicated."

Sophie looking at Eliot with a questioning look on her face said, "Eliot, who is this Vanessa and what is the issue with her being here too? She is just a friend right?"

Eliot *great now i got to have to explain it to all them now, shit shit shit* "Vanessa...(taking a breath because that is the first time he said it in years) and I have a past and many unresolved issues."

Aimee hearing something off in the distance she looks up and see a dark Shelby GT500KR speeding down the drive way with a cloud of dust streaming behind it.

Eliot looks at what she is looking at and then saying, "Well looks like the party is going to start sooner that we guessed." This is not going to be good.

Aimee "Oh my god, this is not going to be good." *Okay, just breath it's going to be okay maybe she wont go ballistic on him or kill him right now she might wait a while i just have to keep her away from him*

As Vanessa pulls up with a cloud of dust surrounding her, the door opens and she steps out in her Giuseppe Zanotti heels and Miss Me jeans with a white tank on looking killer.

Eliot looks her up and down like he did all those years ago when he first meet her.

Flashback:

Eliot was on a mission in Columbia. Scouting out his target at a local bar relaxing and dancing with the local women a few women walked in the door and he could instantly tell that they were American. One of them caught his eye, she was different than the other woman that she walked in with.

As they made there way to a table after getting drinks at the bar. all the girls got fruity drinks, but not her, she had a beer in her hand. Eliot smiling to himself, already liking her more. Looking back at his target, seeing he has found someone to keep him busy for the night.

He looked back at the girl and caught her looking at him. He did his signature smirk and she smiled back at him. She looked away when one of the girls she was with started talking to her. By the time she looked back, he was gone. He could see her looking around for him.

He looked at his target seeing him walk in to the bathroom, following him in there to finish this job. After coming out he looks to see the girl sitting at a table alone watching the other girls dancing.

Getting another round at the bar, he walks over to her.

End of flashback

Eliot *oh god she looks better now than ever! this is going to be one long ass week.*

Vanessa POV

Getting out of the car Vanessa pulls off her sunglass and slides them in to her shirt.

A border collie jumps out of the car and runs over to greet Eliot.

Eliot squats down and greets his beloved dog that he has not seen in years because he left his beloved dog with Vanessa. He knew that she would take care of her.

Eliot talking to the dog "He the baby girl, how have you been? I missed you so much."

As Eliot is patting the dog. He looks up when Vanessa says,

Vanessa, "God damnit dog."

Vanessa looking at the dog, "Annie get away from him. Annie come here."

Annie staying with Eliot just pisses off Vanessa even more.

Eliot stands up with Annie still at his side.

Vanessa looked back at Aimee, "You called him!" pointing at Eliot.

Aimee "We need him."

Vanessa "No, we don't."

Eliot "Hey sweetheart, forgot how much I miss these Southern welcomes. You look good babe."

Vanessa looking at him like he is crazy, "NO! ... you do not call me that anymore or any other thing, you lost that right, five years ago when you walked out that door for the 3rd time on me 5 years with no calls not letters, you don't deserve a welcome home parade."

Eliot taking a few steps towards Vanessa, but she backs up when he does, so Eliot stops

and sees the look of hurt on her face.

Eliot "Vanessa, baby girl, you knew i had to leave all those times."

Vanessa looking like she was going to kill him "No, you did not have a reason to leave five years ago you were not working for the government, at that time and you were out for over six months, you can't use that excuse anymore...I've had it with you and all your lies."

Eliot "How's your husband V?"

Vanessa "How did you...( shocked) gone! Seems like I have a weakness for men with one foot out the door!"

Eliot taking more steps towards Vanessa, this time Vanessa stood her ground not letting him think she was scared of him.

Eliot "Darling, I was still in too deep I had to go, before someone would know about you and come after you, I could not put you in danger and don't you think that I didn't keep tabs on you."

Vanessa "You know that is a damn lie, we both know that we can take care of whatever this world throws at us. We made it through Myanmar and Russia and all those other jobs you and I did. We made it through all my shows and horses. What was so bad that you thought that we would be in danger? ...actually no don't answer that it does not matter anymore. We are over and done with. So you and your friends can leave!" She was screaming at him by this point.

Vanessa started walking away towards Aimee, but Eliot grabbed her arm.

Vanessa "Let go of me." She said in a deadly tone and pulling her arm away from him and kept walking.

Eliot "Vanessa stop, please."

Vanessa stoping and looking back at him with sad eyes.

Vanessa "Eliot leave I can handle this, I'm sorry that you and your friends came here for no reason."

Eliot looking back at his team then to her "No, I'm not going anywhere! Never again am I going to leave."

Knowing well that that was more directed to her than the situation that they were now in.

Vanessa snorts at the comment.

Aimee "He is right I called him to help, he is staying and I called you to tell you what happened. As I told you over the phone, you did not need to come down here because you have work to do and you do not need to throw everything away just for something like this. So whether you like it or not he is staying." She said it with a serious face.

Vanessa looking at her then back at him "Fine, but I'm not liking this and I'm staying too, I'm not going to let him get all the glory."

Eliot just smiling at her comment *she had not changed a bit.*

Vanessa walking in to the house storming through the front door.

Nate walks up to Eliot who is still staring off at where Vanessa was moments ago.

Nate "So when you said you knew the family through and old friend, you meant you KNEW the friend."

Eliot looking at him knowing he has to explain this to them soon.

Nate speaks again "Please tell me you weren't engaged to her."

Eliot "No... not really, I may have given her a promise ring thingy"

Nate "A .. What?"

Eliot "It's a ring...never mind."

Nate "If we are going to do this, I can't have you two involved."

Eliot "I am not involved, I want to help Mr. Martian."

Nate looks at him like he know there is going to be trouble with the two of them.

Eliot, "Scouts Honor," making the sign.

Nate "Wrong hand."

Aimee now speaks "Well now that that is settled, we can go inside and talk about what is going on."

Everyone begins to walk up the front door and inside to the main living room.

With the living room having a large L shaped couch and two chairs, Aimee went and sat down in one of the chairs while the team went to sit on the couch. Vanessa walked in last she did not know exactly where to sit because she knows that Mr. Martin's seat was the only one left and she did not want to take it. So she decided to stay standing.

Mr. Martin walked in and greeted Vanessa, "Vanessa sweetie, how have you been doing?"

Vanessa "I have been doing good sir."

Mr. Martin sat down in his seat. When Maria walked in and asked if anyone wanted something to drink, everyone said what they wanted and she went to the kitchen.

Mr. Martin was taking a breath before talking when he noticed Vanessa still standing. "Vanessa sit down, I'm sure Eliot won't bite. The both of you can be civil for a while." He said in a stern/ joking way. Reluctantly she sat down furthest from Eliot as she could.

Aimee laughing at the way Vanessa is sitting with her arms crossed sitting there.

Eliot looks that Vanessa shaking his head with what she is doing. Mr. Martian starts to speak when Vanessa's phone went off.

Jumping when her phone went off her phone started playing break stuff by limp bizkit. S he excused herself and walked outside with Annie following her.

Walking outside she finally started listing to the other person on the phone, it was Max, her trainer, yelling at her for leaving.

Max "Do you know how irresponsible you are for doing this. You have one of the biggest rides of your life in a few weeks and you go and run off like the little girl you are."

Being hurt by what he is saying, she knows he is right.

Max continues "You have a responsibility to me and your fans to be at the top of your game for this, but no you can even do that. You are still that small little fragile girl that I started to train four years ago. You have not changed at all!"

Vanessa sat down on the front porch, taking in shaky breath. Knowing that she cannot do anything about what he is saying. She never thought about what would happen when she just upped and left this morning.

Max finally stops yelling at her, she is on the verge of having a break down. Annie crawls on to her lap knowing that she needs the comfort.

Vanessa finally speaks, "Yes you are correct sir, I am at my old hometown you can send Final Judgement (the horse) here and i can train while I am down here."

Max is quiet for a few minutes, then speaks again. "Okay I will have Red pack everything up and we will be down tomorrow. Do not think that there will not be punishment for this." Max hung up.

Vanessa was just there sitting on the porch rocking back and forth petting Annie, trying to calm down before someone came looking for her and finds her like this.

Vanessa looks out to the land she has known for most of her life. All the things she had done. She still does not know how she got where she is today. A slave to her trainer is what it felt like most days. He had broken her down so much in the last few years where she did not know what it was like outside of what she did anymore. Going from the strong willed wild child that was starting her carrier to a broken world champion that had no self confidence to do the premiers anymore that she was always invited to. She would be completely embarrassed if Eliot found out what she has become. Now that her husband that she married at a whim left her when he found some one better. God how did she let it get this bad.

Hearing the door open. Not noticing how long she has been out there. Annie looks up at Eliot. Eliot sits down next to Vanessa. Seeing in her face that something has raddled her cage. Without him saying a word, Vanessa just starts to talk,"How long have I been out here?"

"About a hour. Aimee started to get worried and asked me to come out and check on ya."

Vanessa still not looking at him nods her head understanding what he is saying not wanting to speak, because her voice would be shaky.

Eliot puts his arm around her seeing if he would get a reaction out of her, but nothing. She was not yelling at him for touching her anymore. He hated how he sees her now, looking so broken.

Eliot speaks "Hey baby girl, is there something you want to talk about?" Hoping to get her talking again.

Vanessa just sits there shaking her head, still not confident enough to speak.

Eliot is now starting to worry, this is his Vanessa that he has know for a more than a decade, the person that can not go five minuets without talking and now she is just sitting here without a sound.

Vanessa leans in to Eliot's shoulder. She feels him tense up when doing this then finally relaxing. Then and there is when she felt safe again. Something she has not felt since the day he left her. The day her heart broke.

After a few more minuets Eliot says "Baby, please say something anything you are starting to worry me."

Vanessa finally looks at him. He can see in her eyes all the pain and suffering that she has lived through for the past five years.

Vanessa "I just needed some time to think. My trainer called and I told him to bring down my horse so I could still train and be here to help when I can."

Eliot noticed the shakiness in her voice but chose to let it go for now not wanting her to go back in to defense mode. "Okay, that is great. When do they get here?"

"Sometime tomorrow afternoon. They should arrive back at my place."

She said that a little more stronger but there was still something there that bothered Eliot.

Eliot "Good, so you can train for your show while me and my team help out Aimee and her problem. Maybe I can come watch I haven't see you on a horse in years I miss watching you."

Vanessa smiled at the last part of it. It was true he would be out in the arena with her every chance he got watching her and helping when he could. That was one thing she loved about him.

Vanessa spoke this time "Judge is going to be so excited to see you when he gets here."

Eliot looked at her, "Your still ridding that crazy ass horse! God you and him have one fucked up relationship."

Vanessa smiles "Oh, its just your average you want to kill someone but you don't because you love them," laughing at the end of it.

Eliot loved that he got her to laugh that is another thing that he missed about her was her laugh. "Well we should get inside before someone else comes looking for us."

Eliot stands up in front of Vanessa and helps her to her feet as Annie jumps off before she stands.

Walking back in with Eliot beside her felt right.

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