Brian handed Justin the last plate to be put away after the snack they had to keep them going until dinner at the bar. He was still shaking his head wondering how he ended up agreeing to go to a karaoke night.
Finally everything was put away; Brian placed a kiss on Justin's lips. "So Sunshine, what are we going to do until we have to leave for breeder central."
Justin smiled and laughed as he pictured Brian being dragged kicking and screaming up on the stage to sing.
"Gus and Jenny are going to put on their swimming gear and pretend the hottub is a pool. While they are doing that I'm going to sketch while keeping an eye on them. What will you do?"
Before Brian could answer there was a knock on the door.
Opening the door they saw Henry was standing there.
Smiling Justin greeted him. "Granddad, what's up, Oh come in. Sorry my manners."
Laughing Henry came in. "Thank you Justin. I'm here to ask Brian something actually."
Brian had a puzzled look on his face. "Ask me what?"
Seeing the worried look on Brian's face, Henry decided to play on that.
"You see we have a 'Mare', she is very stubborn and my right hand man who usually helps me is off getting a check up. So I was wondering if you could help me with an exam on her?"
Swallowing before answering Brian asked. "What kind of exam?"
Looking as serious as he could Henry replied.
"You see she is pregnant and about to give birth but we need to see what way the foal is positioned. You have the perfect hands to help me do that."
Shifting on his feet Brian wondering what he would have to do for this horse exam.
"What exactly would I have to do?"
Pushing the laughter deep down Henry put on his best work voice.
"You will have to hold her tail up with one hand. We put on a very long well lubricated glove on your other hand. You gently put the gloved hand into the mare and feel around to try and discover which way the foal is facing."
Brian was wide eyed with horror.
"I am not sticking my arm into any animal. The only place any part of my body will get stuck into is Justin."
Justin covers his mouth laughing and Henry tries not to burst out laughing at what Brian said or the look on his face.
Clearing his throat Henry went on.
"Yeah, you need to get right in there, you might have to go deep. It could be a bit messy, fluids and stuff, but you'll be fine, right"
Rubbing a hand over his mouth Brian asked,.
"Isn't there anyone else? I'm sure I will throw up."
Henry couldn't hold it back any longer he burst out laughing.
"I'm only kidding you Brian. I'm sorry I couldn't resist it. I am actually here to see if you would like to come Quad Biking and Dirt Biking with us. It's something to do while we wait to go out tonight. I am sorry for messing with your head there".
Brian finally let out a deep breath and chuckled as the blood returned to his face.
"I tell you Henry you got me good! The thought of having to do that, because that would be the stuff of nightmares."
Giving Justin a glance and seeing his happiness at the fact his grandad had asked his partner to do something was the best feeling. Brian smiled.
"I'd love to come. I've always wanted to give it a go."
Clapping his hands Henry smiled.
"Excellent, is that OK with you, Justin?"
"I think that is a brilliant idea Grandad. The kids are getting ready to pretend that the hot tub is a pool and I'm going to sketch while keeping an eye on them."
Just then the kids came down the stairs and squealed in delight on seeing Henry. They shouted "Great-grandad" and hugged him tightly around the legs.
Hugging them back Henry smiled.
"Gus, Jenny, how are my favourite little cowpokes in all the world?"
Smiling widely up at him Gus spoke.
"We are good, we are going to swim in the hot tub".
Jenny then asked. "Do you want to see our floaty toys?"
Nodding with a big smile at their glowing faces of happiness. "I'd love to!" Henry took their hands in his.
While Henry goes with the kids to check out their toys for swimming Justin swats Brian's arm.
"I can't believe you said that to my grandad. The only place that I will put something inside of is Justin. I thought I was gonna wet myself and I'm sure you put unwanted images in his head."
Turning slightly red Brian cleared his throat.
"Yes well, um, he put unwanted ones in mine with the horse stuff."
Laughing now Justin kissed him. "Yeah, well you were cute."
Brian kissed Justin and the kids goodbye with a,' Later', escaping his lips softly as he left with Henry.
As they were walking down the road Henry bumped shoulders with Brian.
"I'm really sorry for yanking your chain back there, I just couldn't resist it."
Shaking his head Brain laughed.
"It's OK, my heart has calmed down now. Thank you for inviting me to do this today."
"It will be fun, and don't won't about your clothes, we have overalls that will protect them for you."
Kicking a stone as he walked, Brian replied.
"Good to know. Will there be others there with us?"
Nodding Henry told him,. "Yeah, Micko, Dano and Jamie."
Raising an eyebrow Brian grinned. "Those are some interesting names."
Laughing now Henry replied.
"Yeah well, there would have been a Bucko and a Dicko there as well but they are out of town collecting two new rescues."
Brian was shaking his head in amusement.
"I thought nicknaming Emmett as Emmy Lou was bad. I'm looking forward to this even more now."
Throwing his arm around Brian shoulders Henry replied.
"We are going to have a blast!"
Gus and Jenny were very excited as Justin helped them into the hot tub minus the jets of course, so that they could swim and then lie on their floating beds as they call them. So lathered in their waterproof sun tan lotion, they were now swimming around with the biggest smiles in the world on their faces.
Justin smiled back at them.
"I'll be right here, OK. If you get tired or want to come out to use the toilet or anything just ask me."
Nodding Jenny asked. "Are you coming in with us Uncle Justin?"
Leaning on the edge of the hot tub he replied.
"I will after I sketch for a bit. We can play some games."
Both Jenny and Gus cheered at that.
So while they played Justin sat and sketched them and the breathtaking view in front of him.
Henry and Brian finally made it to the Quad Bike and Dirt Bike track, Waving a hand Henry spoke.
"Here we are on our playground. We have a warm up track to get you used to the vehicle you are using and to warn it up of course. Then we have tracks for those who are different levels easy to hard. It's all about how you can handle the bikes you understand."
Placing a hand on Brian's shoulder with a Henry smiled. "So you ready to give it a go?"
Brian looked over at the vast area of tracks. It looked like this was going to be so much fun. "Heck yeah! Thanks for inviting me."
Once again Henry put his around Brian's shoulder giving him a sidewards hug.
"It's a pleasure Brian; god it's going to be so much fun sharing this with you."
A lump formed in Brian's throat at those words. He knew that Henry didn't need any answer to know how much that meant to him. So with a smile and a nod of appreciation they made their way into the club house.
Inside the clubhouse were three people two men and one woman, guiding Brian over Henry introduced them.
"This tall dark handsome Canadian is Dano also known as Daniel, he is our shoe guy and he helps calm our nervous horses and other animals."
Henry moved to the next guy.
"Brian this is Micko otherwise known as Mícheál our Irish guy, he is the best wild horse expert in the world."
"And this is Jamie, she is our vet, we couldn't ask for better. She even looks after the surrounding areas animals."
Henry slung his arm around Brian's shoulders.
"Everyone this is Brian, my grandsons partner. He is a kick ass Ad guy with his own company and he owns a nightclub that I'm told is so good it's kicks ass as well."
Shaking all of their hands Brian blushed slightly. "It's very nice to meet you all."
Dano rolled his eyes laughing as he shook his hand nodding his head in Henry's direction. "Listening to him, you swear I was god or something."
Henry laughed playfully punching his shoulder after that comment.
"Well, to us you are".
Micki and Jamie shook Brian's hand well while walking. They chatted as they put on the protective gear that they must wear while driving. For Brian the most important gear was the overalls that would keep his clothes from getting dirty.
As they walked over to the line of Quad bikes Jamie spoke.
"I did all the checks on them this morning and the are fit and ready to go."
Smiling at her grateful they all nodded and thanked her.
Squeezing Brian's shoulder Henry asked.
"So you ready Brian for this? We will start you on the warm up track and go from there. Is that OK?".
Holding the helmet in his hands Brian replied.
"Yeah, that sounds good because if I do something stupid. I would have to face one of Justin's lectures." He finished laughing.
Also laughing Henry replied.
"Yeah, he gets that from Mary. Oh boy, you do NOT want to face one often too often."
They all laughed and agreed having faced a lecture from Mary when they did something that affected their safety after being warned.
Brian's heart pounded as he started up the Quad bike he didn't want to look like a fool in front of all these people.
Making his way onto the practice track, Brian found himself starting to calm down as all the instructions that Henry and the others had given him started to make sense. So after a few minutes the driving came naturally to him. So Henry waved him over to head to the next level of the track.
Henry of course had someone take pictures and video clips of their time together.
They spent two hours having fun, going between the Quad Bikes and the Dirt Bikes. Brian even impressed them with a few tricks he picked up from watching them.
Standing next to his bike taking off his helmet Brian was grinning from ear to ear.
"That was amazing, what a rush! I got to build one of these at Britin."
Laughing Heny put his arm around him.
"It is great isn't it, it's a great feeling. If you have the space, I say go for it and build a track. Just make sure that Justin is OK with it and of course planning permission, blah, blah, blah. I had to use my puppy eyes to get Mary to say yes and now even Mary comes up here and uses it, she loves it."
Brian chuckled. "Yeah, I'll try that with him."
Dano, Micko and Jamie came over grinning and chatting with Brian about how much he enjoyed himself and they promised to do it again before he goes home.
Looking at his watch Henry said.
"It's time to head back and get ready for tonight, or we will be in the dog house."
Brian laughed as they walked back together.
Justin and the kids were busy getting showers and dressing for their night out. They had such a fun day, they played water basketball and relaxed on their floating beds.
They were really looking forward to the night out, you never know, even Brian might get up and sing.