Finally, some fresh air! You jumped around to stretch out your legs, ignoring the fact that it made you look like a child. Alec raised his eyebrows at you. "Sorry. My legs were asleep." "You really do want to get yourself killed, huh? Good thing it's dark out. You see that building over there? That's the stable. Wait for me there, I'll get the horses." You looked in the direction he was pointing in. The stable appeared to be located somewhere behind the fenced- in areas where the horses were. You nodded and wrapped his jacket tighter around you. It smells nice…no, don't think that, that's just plain weird. You're weird, [y/n]. I mean I'm weird. Wait what? Yeah I think that's right. During your inner dialog Alec had left your side. You started walking, alone. You thought about his reaction earlier when you said you wanted to greet the horses. I just love animals, that's all. I hope he doesn't think I'm some kind of horse-crazy person. And now I've convinced him to let me come with him out to the stable. Why did I even ask? Because I wanted to get out of the barn? You didn't want to admit to yourself what the real reason was: you wanted an excuse to talk with him. Now you started to regret asking, this was getting scary. You tried not to think about any of the horror movies you had seen(with [Friend], of course). You felt relieved when you were safe, under the warm stable lights. A smell of farm animals filled the air. Stalls covered up the sides of the building, with a corridor in the middle. A tractor stood parked right outside. You stood clueless for a few minutes. What can I do here…? Determined to help Alec, you grabbed a wooden broomstick leaning against one of the stalls. You started sweeping the floor. Dust and hay flew up in the air. You're pretty sure that broom gave you some splinters. At last the concrete floor was sparkling clean(not really) and you put down the broomstick, satisfied with your work. You heard the sound of hooves and Alec arrived with the first horse, a hazel brown one with a purple blanket on its back. You made a squee noise and carefully approached it. "This girl here is one of our kindest. You should be able to handle her. The others are still waiting for me, I'll be right back." He handed you the bridle and left. You had very little experience with this. You stood on your toes to get a better look of the horse. This is not how you imagined a horse to be like up close. It was huge! If Alec trusts me with her, this must be a piece of cake. You noticed a sign above a stall to your right with a picture of her and a name. You pulled the lead, and luckily the mare kindly followed you. When she stood in her stall, she whinnied at you. She seemed happy to finally be home. She started searching your pockets for treats with her muzzle. You patted her and talked to her with a low voice. "I'm sorry, I don't have anything to give you. I don't keep sugar in my pockets regularly. If I would, I would probably end up eating them myself instead. Lady, that was your name right? Do you know you're beautiful, Lady? I think you are." You rested your forehead against the side of the large horse. You were completely at peace, as comfortable as you've ever been. This is so relaxing… "[y/n], are you gonna help me? You'll have plenty of time for that later." You looked up and saw Alec smiling on the other side of the gate with another brown horse. My god he is cute. How much did he hear? Not like it matters, everyone babytalks to their pets. Right? With a slight blush on your cheeks you continued helping Alec.