"No Guarantees - The Nobodys."
Beni came to the ranch the next day just like clockwork. Walking down the dirt road in the early morning sun, something seemed different today. He felt excited walking there, thinking of Lady and how it would feel looking straight into those lost distant eyes. He couldn't believe he was acting like this, but for the first time ever…his thoughts of Women were starting to change. Usually he saw them as no good whores who were useless. But Lady was different…maybe it was because she couldn't see who he really was.
Sure enough she was standing at the stables, faintly humming to herself as she brushed the fur off one of the horses. Standing there in a light brown sundress, her hair was pulled back and looked beautiful as she softly hummed.
Smiling, Beni slowly walked forward.
Finally his feet hit a few stray pebbles on the ground. Glancing up, she looked around.
"Hello, who's there?"
Beni stepped forward.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
"Beni, how are you."
Right away her face filled with relief as she smiled. Beni walked over and took her hand.
"Very well this morning now that I have seen you."
Lady giggled before putting her brush down, her eyes gazing at Beni's shoulder.
"I know this sounds dumb, but I kept thinking about you last night."
Beni smiled raising her hand with his.
"I did as well…"
Lady smiled as he kissed her hand.
"You're the first person besides Paul's family who has treated me well…thank you."
"The pleasure is all mine, looking at those beautiful big brown eyes of yours."
Lady laughed before brushing back some of her hair.
"Not as nice as your pretty blue ones."
Beni couldn't believe how still he was acting. It was like being drunk but ten times better. Lady was different, she made him feel amazing. As though he could do anything with her standing by his side.
"Well to be honest I barley remember colors at all."
"Really?"
Lady nodded.
"Went blind when I was young, too young to even remember certain things."
"Like color?"
"Sort of…you don't have any idea how hard it is not to see color, or know what people are trying to describe, God I don't known know what you or myself look like."
Beni crossed his arms before looking up at the horse. Lady leaned against the stable sighing before Beni waved his hand.
"Well I'm nothing to look like, you meanwhile…are the most beautiful looking woman I ever saw in my entire life."
Lady snorted.
"Yeah right."
"No it's true, something about you…it shines like, well I really can't describe it."
Both laughed before Beni took her hand again.
"Let me show you color."
"What?"
"Just follow me…"
A few minutes later, Lady sat outside under the shade of tree. Beni meanwhile returned with a few things.
"Ready?"
Lady smiled sitting up straight.
"What are we going?"
"You'll see…now hold out your hand."
"Like this?"
Lady held it out as Beni put a piece of cotton on it.
"Feel."
Lady closed her fist and slowly felt.
"Feels soft…"
"That's white…"
Lady smiled as Beni opened her hand again.
"Okay this is red, be careful it's hot…"
Before Lady could say anything, Beni out a stone that had been sitting in the sun most of the morning, just to her touch she jumped a little laughing.
"It is hot!"
"Well that's red…now feel this."
Lady opened her hand as Beni poured some cold water from his canteen into her palm. Lady laughed before Beni leaned in closer.
"That's blue…"
Lady smiled, completely amused before Beni watched her. Such a simple thing mad her happy. Watching her laugh there under the tree, he felt as though his entire world was spinning. What was he doing here? Smiling with her, he leaned over and kissed her softly on the lips. Lady smiled.
Breaking the kiss away, both somewhat stared at each other. The silence lasted before Lady reached out and touched Beni's face.
"What are you doing?"
Beni asked smiling as her fingers moved up and down his jaw line and cheeks.
"I want to know if your smiling."
Laughing, Beni leaned over and began kissing her again.
"Trust me, I'm smiling."
An hour later, Beni and Lady walked out of the stables together. Lady spent most of the time moving from stall to stall showing the horses. With such love and affection, she slowly petted them and talked about her life on the farm. Beni said very little, only that he had served for the French for awhile before coming back here and running into a little bad luck.
Finally they stepped out, the sun shinning and a gentle breeze blowing past them. Beni looked around before stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Where's the family?"
"Out trading with Paul, I stay here most of the time…I like it here, relaxing you know."
Beni then turned around looking at the horses.
"How about a ride?"
Lady brushed some of her fallen hair out of her face before wiping her hands on her dress. Looking off, Lady laughed.
"What do you mean?"
"A quick ride on one of the horses, I'm sure Paul won't mind."
Lady backed up a little bit, slowly shaking her head.
"I don't know…I've never been on a real horse before…"
"Ever?"
Lady shook her head again before crossing her arms and letting out a nervous laugh.
"I love them, but would never dare to ride on…I could see it right now, running into a bunch of people ridding blind."
Beni laughed before taking her hand.
"Don't worry, your not driving."
A few minutes later, Beni helped Lady onto the horse with him. Tightly wrapping her arms around his waist, she looked completely terrified.
"I don't know about this…"
Beni then kicked the sides of the horse and began speeding out into the distant land. Right away Lady screamed, clutching onto him as they rode faster. Making the horse go through the dirt paths and roads of the hills, he laughed as the wind hit them as they went forward. Lady took a second before letting her hair flow back and laughing.
"This is great!"
She yelled over to him. Laughing, Beni made them go faster.
On their way back, they slowly headed up the road that lead to the ranch. Lady couldn't seem to stop laughing as she held onto Beni.
"That was amazing…felt like I was flying."
Beni smiled back before slowly coming towards the stables, Paul and his family hadn't returned yet. Helping Lady off the horse, he put it back in the stables before walking back to Lady.
"Hope you enjoyed yourself…"
Lady laughed.
"I did, I would love for you to visit again…it's lonely here."
"How about tomorrow?"
Lady smiled.
"That would be fine, I have some work to do in the morning…but after that I'm free."
"Sounds nice, I'll see you then?"
"Yes…"
Beni then took one of Lady's hands and softly kissed it before smiling.
"I shall see you again."
Lady blushed before the sound of horses came.
"That must be Paul…thank you Beni for such an amazing day."
Beni smiled before gently kissing her cheek and leaving. On his walk home, he noticed he had an extra skip in his step. Thinking of Lady with him today, he couldn't help but smile.
He was in love.
