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She's gone country, look at them boots

She's gone country, back to her roots

She's gone country, a new kind of suit

She's gone country, here she comes

Fiyero was leaning against the white railing of the back porch, watching the backyard for any sign of Elphaba returning from the woods when he heard Frex come up beside him.

"I see the way you look at her. You love her don't you?" Fiyero looked over at him with a slight smile on his face.

"I believe I do. She's amazing, sir."

"That's very true, son, but she's also very weak after her accident." Fiyero opened his mouth to say something when Frex threw up his hand. "She'll tell you when she's ready, but you're already improving her, that's the first time I've seen her on Ace since it happened." Frex gestured his head to the black horse that just emerged from the woods with his owner on his back.

"Can I ask one thing?"

"Of course."

"Did it happen because of the horses?" Frex chuckled and placed his hand on Fiyero's shoulder.

"We all wish it did." With that, Frex disappeared into the house as Elphaba disappeared into the stables, her cousin on her heels.

"I'm just worried about you, Elphie." Elphaba sighed and looked at her bubbly cousin.

"I know, Glin, but Fiyero's not Avaric." Galinda rolled her eyes.

"And Avaric wasn't Avaric until three months into your relationship. We are all extremely worried about you, epically me and I know how you go gallivanting around the city!" Elphaba turned her entire body to look at her cousin.

"Fiyero is nothing like Avaric!"

"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!" Galinda screamed at her older cousin. Elphaba sighed and turned to feed Ace a carrot.

"Please, just give him a chance."

"I will when you decide to trust him."

"I do trust him."

"If you do then you would've told him already." Elphaba sighed and looked at her.

"That doesn't mean I don't trust him, it just means I don't think I'm ready to tell him."

"Well, you need to do it soon. I've met him, he knows something's up and if you don't tell him, someone else will. He's in your territory, with people who know what happened."

"I'll tell him later tonight."

"DINNER'S READY!" Melena's voice called out from the back porch. Elphaba and Galinda looked at each other before racing towards the back door. The family quickly sat down around the table, leaving the seat next to Elphaba free for Fiyero, who came bounded down the stairs with Shell and sat down.

"So, Fiyero, tells about yourself," Melena said after all the food was served.

"Well, I grew up in the city. My dad worked at the newspaper and my mom teaches at the middle school."

"And your father?" Frex questioned him. Elphaba reached her hand down to intertwine with his. It was hard for Fiyero to talk about his father. They were close when he died and he left a strain on the family's wallet. Fiyero smiled at his girlfriend before looking back at Frex to answer.

"He died last year from cancer."

"Oh," Melena gushed, "That's horrible! We're you two close?" Fiyero smiled weakly.

"Yeah. He was a good man."

"Oh, Elphie! I almost forgot! Milla told me that there's a party at the barn tonight. We could go if we wanted."

"Glin, I'm not really in the party mood, plus I have something I need to do tonight."

"Oh, right. But! I want to party!"

"Take Boq."

"But Boq's no fun!" Galinda huffed crossing her arms in front of chest as she threw herself into the back of her chair.

"He's your boyfriend, not mine. You know I need to do something."

"Which is?" Frex spoke up from his spot at the head of the table. Elphaba smiled, thankful for the distraction from her cousin, as she turned to look at her father.

"I'm taking Yero up to Hunter Hill."

"The only way is on horseback," Nessa announced to the table. Elphaba smiled and nodded her head.

"Oh no," Fiyero whispered.

"What, city boy, scared to get on a horse?" Elphaba remarked with a smirk on her face.

"No, I'm scared of being thrown off of a horse."

"Oh, it only hurts the first hundred times," she replied.

"Oh haha," Fiyero laughed at her. Elphaba smiled. "What is Hunter Hill?" Fiyero asked as Elphaba stood up from the table. She threw a smile on her shoulder as she walked into the kitchen. Fiyero excused himself and walked into the kitchen, finding Elphaba standing at the sink, washing her plate. He smiled and walked over to her, wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. "Are you really going to make me go horseback riding?" Elphaba sat her plate down and turned around in his arms, lacing her arms around his neck.

"You're going to anyways while you're here, so I'm just getting you used to it." Fiyero smiled and gently kissed her.

"If I get hurt, it's your fault," He told her as he walked over the counter and sat on it while she finished cleaning off his plate. Elphaba turned around and stuck her tongue out before turning off the water.