yet another chapter lol im on a roll tonight!

Desperate measures

A couple of days later she was at the stables where she had learnt to ride. She was smiling happily as Enrique tried unsuccessfully to mount his horse. The Majestics had decided to visit again, and today had been Robert's idea.

"Come of Riq, anyone would think you hadn't ridden before." Kayla said, laughing at him.

Enrique glared at her, "This is a big horse." he said in way of explanation.

Kayla rolled her eyes, "Here, take mine." she said dismounting.

Enrique grinned, "Just don't tell the others." he said and mounted quickly.

Kayla laughed, "Well, I might do." she said and boosted herself into the saddle in one fluid movement. Enrique poked his tongue out at her, and Kayla laughed, and the two joined the rest of their friends who were waiting for them.

As Kayla rode up the hill, getting used to the horse's movements slowly, she sighed at how free she suddenly felt. She felt free and without a trouble in the world. With a sudden shout, she urged her horse into a full canter. The horse obeyed, and charged ahead of the rest of the group, startling her friends who started calling at her to stop. She ignored them, relishing the way the wind whipped through her hair and headed for the forest. The horse never faltered, dodging tree after tree, never slowing down. Kayla kept her head low to avoid the branches, and soon they were out of the forest.

All of a sudden, the horse reared in fright and Kayla screamed as she hit the floor. The horse, still rearing would have trampled her if Robert hadn't suddenly appeared and pulled her out of harms way. By this point Kayla was sobbing uncontrollably.

"Kay, What's wrong? What the hell were you trying to do?" Robert asked her frantically as he pulled her into a hug.

"Let go of me!" she hissed and tried to push him away, but Robert was too strong and refused to let her go. She eventually gave up and sobbed into the front of his shirt.

When she had quietened down, Robert held her at arms length and regarded her, "Now, tell me what's wrong."

She looked up at him and saw his concern. She sighed, this was one of her best friends. If she was going to tell anyone it should be him. He could keep a secret.

With a sigh Kayla told him everything. About Kai leaving, her frantic attempt, her pregnancy. Everything.

"And I can't let Gramps and the company down. The BBA can't have many more scandals in the management, otherwise the competition will claim that the Dickinson's aren't fit to run the company. They're already protesting that when Gramps retires I won't be suitable. They'll buy us out and I don't want that to happen." she finished, her voice croaky from speaking so much.

Robert sat in silence for a long time, then sighed, "What about adoption?"

Kayla shook her head, "No good, they have a way of coming to bite you. Besides, I don't want to get rid of it. It'd just be cruel. I can't do that to my baby. I realised that just now." she muttered quietly to herself.

After a longer silence Robert said quietly, "You know, if you want to avoid scandal. You'd need to be married when you had one."

Kayla scoffed, "Like Kai would marry me anyway. He doesn't even know, I told him I wasn't remember?"

"Well… I know someone who wouldn't mind spending the rest of his life with you…" Robert said, looking at her.

"Really, who would be mad enough to want to do that? To give up the rest of his life because I was stupid." Kayla replied, laughing hysterically.

Robert put his arm around her and pulled her round to face him, "I would." he said quietly.

Kayla looked at him, speechless, "you don't have to do that. You're a good enough friend to have listened to me, I can't ask you to give up everything for me."

"But I want to. Kay, I have loved you since the first moment we met in England." he said, looking at her sincerely.

"Really? Oh Rob I had no idea!" Kayla said surprised.

"That's because I didn't tell you." They were both quiet, "Well, I guess in time, you could come to love me too?" he asked.

Kayla looked at him and smiled, "I could always try. If you're sure?"

"I'm sure" Robert replied and hugged her, "Then I formally ask for your hand in marriage."

"I agree." Kayla smiled.

sorry this one's so short but the next one reeeely had to go into a chapter of its own lol