Well … still not too much to say here … except for the fact that even though I come from a rural/agricultural background I know absolutely nothing about horses …

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SPOV

Shit. Sookie. Behave. I once again chastised myself. This was turning out to be a bit of a recurring theme here.

"Um … yeah … umm …. I was wondering if … I …." I stuttered out, feeling like a complete and utter idiot. Eric must think that I am a complete fucknut.

Way to go Sookie.

Absolutely brilliant.

"What is it, Sookie?" he asked, this time smiling. I felt more nervous than ever before. "Just say it" he said, folding his arms across his chest. "You don't need to be nervous around me" he said. "I'm just the stable boy. You are the lady of the manor".

"Yeah … alright … I was wondering if you would accompany me on a ride." I said, and then blushed when I realised what it was that I had said. "I mean on the horse. A ride on the horse. Since it is one of Bill's rules that I never ride alone and Frank quit …" I trailed off, feeling like a complete and utter nitwit.

Which I was.

"Of course, Sookie" he answered. "Which horses do you want to take out with us today?" he asked, as he walked to the back of the stable, presumably to come back with the gear that we would need – namely the saddle, stirrups and bridle.

"Umm … I am not too sure about you but I know that I want to take out Coco today" I said, and Eric went immediately to saddle her up for me. "Awk … Eric you don't have to worry about saddling her up for me" I said, since Frank let me saddle up my own horse.

"Nonsense Sookie … you are Lady Compton … the lady of the manor, you shouldn't be left to saddle up your own horse. It is my pleasure to do this for you." he said.

Well, I'd just gladly be left to saddle up your horse.

"Um … thank you" I said, and he smiled stopped what he was doing to turn around and give me a small smile.

Knickers totally gone. Poof. Vanished completely.

"So which horse would you like me to take out?" he asked once he had finished. I was surprised, it had taken Eric less than five minuites to completely saddle up Coco for me. He was fast. Even for a stable boy.

"Hmm … it is up to you … you choose" I said, hating the fact that he felt the need to ask me for permission for every single little thing.

He just looked at me for a few seconds before shaking his head and walking over to Lucy so that he could saddle her up.

I knew immediately that he had been about to say something, but he had managed to talk himself out of it before actually opening his mouth.

"What is it?" I asked before I was able to stop myself from saying. So what. I was nosey. I wanted to know exactly what it was that he was thinking.

"What is what?" he said, without moving his attentions from Lucy, who he was trying to wrestle a saddle onto.

"You know what. What was it that you were about to say?" I asked him, directly.

"I wasn't about to say anything" he replied, but I could hear the smile in his voice.

"Are you sure?" I questioned, whilst narrowing my eyes and folding my arms across my chest, unconsciously, pushing my breasts up further towards my face.

By this stage, he had finished saddling up Lucy, and he turned around to face me, and when he saw the way that I was standing, he just smirked at me and raised his right eyebrow up so far that I thought it was going to get lost in his hairline.

Then he crossed his own arms across his own chest, still without lowering his eyebrow.

I wanted to slap him and fuck him – both at the same time. How the hell was I supposed to do that? Ride his cock whilst giving a good wholloping over the head? Now that sounded more like rough sex than anything else …

Snap out of it, Sookie!

"No … I am sure I wasn't about to say anything" he said, and I knew immediately he was lying. Eric evidently also knew that I knew he was lying. And he didn't even bother to try to hide that little fact from me.

I just laughed, and shook my head at him before walking over to Coco and climbing up onto her.

"Are you coming, cowboy?" I asked him, and then immediately blushed. Honestly, Sookie, you really do need to get your shit together. You have never acted like this around any other man, so why start now? Well … you are starting now, Sookie, because you want nothing more than to strip him naked and fuck the shit out of him.

"Of course … Mistress" he retorted, and when I turned around to face him, narrowing my eyes at him, intending to give a snappy retort, but it was immediately lost in my mouth when all I saw was Eric's backside since he was busy climbing up onto Lucy.

"So are you ready?" I asked, as I watched him get settled on the horse.

"Sure. Where are we going?" he asked.

"Umm … I was thinking that we could go down the back lane and then see where it leads us? That route would give you a good lay of the land, since you are just new here" I shrugged.

"Alright then … lead the way" he agreed, and we led the horses out of the stable in single file, before I stopped Coco completely, instructing Eric to bring Lucy alongside Coco, since while we were on the horses, we were equals. Figuratively of course.

Well … review to let me know what you think …