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Chapter 14 'Fire!!'
A/N:Here's what happened over the last month....lol I'm just gonna write it like this: Quinn and Belle have gotten way closer, they've gone of 3 dates, Glen finally asked Katie for a date!, Every week Belle goes over and rides Katie's horses and Katie pays her for it. School will be starting in 2 weeks(Sept. 3), and after this coming up cattle drive they're all going shopping for school supplies..Ryan also comes over to Belle's house and he brings a horse over to help her with jumping to help Katie also. They're now about to start a cattle drive, and the Forster's, Kenworthy's, Ely's, and Slocum's are coming on this drive. Belle has been talking to Laci and Seth a lot...and now On to the story.....!
It's Saturday August 15th(the night before the cattle drive)
Belle Pov
My cast is finally off! I am so happy, I can ride normally again. Glen and I were on the way home from the hospital, where they had taken it off. We were coming into Alkali and I asked him to stop at Phil's(feed store) I walked in and Nick was the cashier.
"Hey Nick." I said to him. He looked up from his magazine.
"Hey there Belle." He said.
"Hey, can I get two bags of horse feed? I need to stock up with feed since I'm feeding Chip too." I said to him. He rang up what I needed and I handed him the money. He helped me carry it out to Glen's truck.
As we were on our way home from there, I just looked out the window. I felt sad. I hadn't see Quinn in 4 days, he had been gone with friends or something, while he was gone I was keeping Chip with me, to exercise and feed. I missed him terribly. Just before he left he had told me he loved me, I thought back to that day....
***Flashback:
We had just finished kissing, I cuddled up with him. We were laying out side with some blankets and looking at the stars. I sighed. "Babe what's wrong?" Quinn asked.
"Nothing, it's just I'm going to miss you until Sunday." I whispered. He kissed my cheek.
"I'll miss you too, but we'll be together for a few days after Sunday. I'll call you every night and talk to you." He said. He looked at me and smiled. "Belle..." He trailed off.
"Yes?" I asked.
"I love you." He whispered softly. Looking at my reaction, I felt relief and amazement and doubt all at the same time. Relief that he said it. Amazement that someone as perfect and great could love someone like me? Doubt at did he really love me? Why tell me so soon? But I knew it was true. He meant it. I loved him too.
"I love you too." I whispered back. I saw his face light up with joy and happiness and I leaned towards him and gently kissed his lips. We had layed out there together for a little longer and then he had to go, to pack and go to sleep.
I kissed him goodbye and put my lips to his ears. "I love you Quinn. Don't forget that." I said.
"I love you too, and I won't forget. Don't you forget either." He smiled and then walked towards his Ford F-150.
***End of flashback
I smiled at that. I truly did love him, even though we had only been dating a month. And I believed he truly loved me too.
"We're here." Glen said, breaking me out of my thoughts.
I got out of the car and grabbed the feed, and Glen helped and both of us walked the feed out to the shed, he went to the back door and unlocked it and let the dogs out.
I quickly dumped the feed and gave Dream and Chip some feed. I layed out some hay in two piles for them and giving them both a pat, I left. I would have to come out later and ride for a bit or Chip was going to be a real rodeo for Quinn tomorrow.
I went inside and grabbed some things to make cold cut subs for me and Glen. I had started making dinner for me and him, since he was usually on vet duty around dinner, I would make myself dinner(and Quinn if he was there, he usually was.) and save some for Glen. Glen walked into the kitchen and I heard his stomach growl.
"Hey Belle..." He said.
"Yes?" I said back.
"I'm thinking of going over Katie's for dinner, want to come? She wants you too." Glen told me.
"Sure." I said putting the stuff back in the fridge.
I let Sophie and Nellie back in, both of them jumping all over me. I pushed them down. I looked out the back door to see the horses and I saw them grazing peacefully out in the field.
I walked out to his truck and got in.
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Quinn Pov
I missed Belle so much. Honestly my friends didn't even really understand, I wished Nick was here but he had to work. My other friends were drunk, but I wouldn't drink because I would not do anything I would regret later.
Rachel Slocum and Daisy was also here. Daisy was trying to be all over me but I kept pushing her away. My friend Mike pulled me aside.
"Man, Daisy is willing to have sex with you why are you stopping her? Is it about this Belle chick again?" He said, he disapproved of her, just because we weren't having sex. I loved her way too much to do that yet.
"Mike, she's my girlfriend, I'm not going to cheat on her. I don't wanna have sex with Daisy." I said.
He rolled his eyes and walked away. I walked into the bedroom I was staying in and closed the door, I layed down. It was about 7pm, Belle was probably with the horses, or with Glen. I missed her terribly. I wanted her to be in my arms again. To hear her whisper "I love you". I had been so nervous when I told her I loved her.
***Flashback
We had just finished kissing, She cuddled up with me. We were laying out side with some blankets and looking at the stars. She sighed. "Babe what's wrong?" I asked. I wondered if she was happy with me.
"Nothing, it's just I'm going to miss you until Sunday." She whispered. I kissed her cheek. I didn't want to leave her either but I promised.
"I'll miss you too, but we'll be together for a few days after Sunday. I'll call you every night and talk to you." I said. I looked at her and smiled. "Belle..." I trailed off. How could I tell her I loved her, just after one month?! Would she feel the same?
"Yes?" She asked.
"I love you." I whispered softly. I looked at her for her reaction. I saw relief, amazement and doubt. I didn't want her to doubt my love. I truly loved her. She was the one. The one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, I wanted her to be my wife later on. I wanted to have kids with her, and have a house and family.
"I love you too." She whispered back. I felt so happy! She loved me too! I saw her leaning towards me and we kissed. I felt my heart start racing. I loved kissing her, I loved being with her. Hell I loved her! I sighed inwardly. I had to leave now. To go pack.
She kissed me goodbye and put her lips to my ears. "I love you Quinn. Don't forget that." She said. I smiled at that.
"I love you too, and I won't forget. Don't you forget either." I smiled and then walked towards my Ford F-150.
***End of flashback
I smiled. This was my first love, and I hoped my lasting one, forever. I closed my eyes and I fell asleep.
Quinn's Dream:
Belle was in front of me, in a bed laying down smiling at me. She only had her bra and her cute little boy shorts(well me, her boyfriend thought they were cute.)on. She looked adorable. "Come here Quinn." She said seductively. Wow was she trying to seduce me?
I realized I was only in my boxers and I walked towards her. I got on the bed and I crawled towards her. I was laying on top of her now, and we were kissing now and I heard her quietly moan. I looked up and saw her taking her bra off.
My jaw dropped. I looked at her chest and it was wow. She took off her underwear too. I just sat there surprised.
"Take off your boxers Quinn." She said. I did as she asked. She pulled me closer to her. "I want to make love Quinn, with you. Please?"
"Are you sure babe?" She nodded. "Okay then, I'll be gentle." I said kissing her lips.
I parted her legs and I slowly pushed inside(I'm trying to keep it rated T!). She gasped as I did. I was about to stop. "No, no. Don't stop." She said breathless. I pushed a little deeper and she nodded, silently saying she was okay.
I started to go faster and she put her arms around my neck. "Quinn. Oh Quinn." She whispered my name.
We kept going until we came together. I didn't pull out. Abruptly I was put into another image.
Belle and I were in a hospital room and she was 16, lying in the bed in pain. Her stomach was huge. She was pregnant? By me? At 16? After our first time having sex?
"Quinn!" She cried out in pain and I grabbed her hand.
"It's okay baby. I promise it's okay." I told her smoothing her hair and trying to sooth her.
"It hurts." She whimpered. I felt sad for her, I didn't want her to have this pain.
I heard a baby crying and a nurse handed me and her a baby each. Twins. A little girl and a little boy. I held my little baby girl and my arms and she stopped crying. Our baby girl. I looked at Belle and our little boy and smiled.
I was pulled out of this again.
I was standing outside a house. I saw 5 barns and an arena. I saw two little black hair kids running around. "Daddy!" They both shouted. They ran into my arms. It was our little girl and little boy.
"Annabella Grace, Jeremiah Michael don't hurt your father." I saw my beautiful now wife Belle, as I saw the ring on her finger walking towards us with a baby boy on her hip and hugely pregnant. "Eli wanted to say hi to his daddy, and little Lily is kicking up a storm." She said smiling.
I kissed her. I was 26 and she was 24 and we had all this? We were doing good. I was pulled into another image.
7 years later....
Annabella was with a boy going on her first date. Belle leaned against me. "Remember when we started dating?" She said softly. I nodded. My baby girl was going on a date?
I looked around and saw Jeremiah at the table talking to Eli and Julie. There were 3 other kids. "I've been thinking, we should take Molly, Colton and Jack to see your parents this year." She said again. Hmm 7 kids? Nice we out did my parents. I chuckled thinking about how many times we made love to get these guys.
End of Dream....
I was woken up by the door closing. I looked up and there was Daisy, all drunk. She fell onto the bed beside and tried to kiss me. "Quinn, let's have sex. You know you want to." She said all drunk.
"No." I said firmly. I pushed her away.
"Who cares about your little girlfriend? Mike says shes just a dumb virgin who won't give you what you need." She said a little bit slurred. Mike said that? Fuck this! I'm leaving now. I pushed Daisy away again and grabbed my bag and phone and walked out the door.
I saw everyone look at me weirdly. "What's up man?" Mike said.
"I'm going home." I said coldly.
"Why?" Mike asked.
"Because I don't want to be somewhere, where all I hear is bad shit about Belle." I said. And then I stormed out of the house and got in my car. I started the car and hurriedly drove off eager to get back to Belle....
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David Marley Pov
Belle wasn't coming back. I was pretty sure of this. I overheard her father and that stable boy talking about how she was away from all this and wasn't coming back until I was caught. I felt anger at this. Where was she?! I mean I wouldn't get caught ever. So that means she would never come back. I would find out where she is though. I always would know where she is.
They didn't say where though. Although one time they would slip up and I'd get to her really fast. They wanted to play hide and seek with Belle huh? Well I could easily find her. I'd find her through Laci. I quickly ran back to my truck and drove to her home. Everyone was gone to some rodeo.
I climbed into Laci's window and I got onto her computer. I decided to check her e-mail first. I saw a e-mail from Belle, with pictures attached, from about 2 weeks ago. I hoped to see pictures of her. I clicked on it. The first picture was of her standing in a backyard with a dalmatian puppy. She labeled it 'Me and my puppy Nellie'.
How cute. She had a puppy. The next was of her riding Dream bareback around in a field.
The next one made me mad. She was kissing a guy. On the lips. I hated this boy already. He was stealing my Belle. She was mine. Then she was laying against his chest smiling up at him and he was smiling at her.
Then, she was with a brown hair girl posing for the camera. Then a group photo I guess, because she was on Dream with the boy and the brown hair girl was standing beside her puppy, and another dark skinned boy was in the picture next to her friend.
I read her e-mail to Laci.
Dear Laci,
Hey! I hope you liked the pictures, do you think Quinn is cute? I can't believe we've been dating for almost a month, he's amazing(Especially when we make out!)! Dream is settling in great and I got a puppy named Nellie. The brown hair girl is Chloe my awesome new neighbor and her boyfriend,(also Quinn's brother!) Brian. I hope sometime you can meet them all!
Well gotta go! Talk to you soon,
Belle
I felt anger rising in me. Dating him for almost a month?Making out with him? Oh no no no! She was supposed to make out with me! To make love with me. Not him. I would get where Belle was out of Laci. She would tell me. Or she would pay.
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Belle Pov
We had just finished dinner with Katie and I had asked to walk to the stables. They said I could. I was walking around looking at the horses. I walked to Spirit's stall to see him, he had improved dramatically. But he wasn't in his stall. I looked around, I looked in the fields. No sign of him. I was just about to go ask Katie when I saw the smoke and heard a horse scream.
I knew it was Spirit. I looked around. I saw a old barn up the hill on fire. He was in it. Oh my god. I ran towards it. I heard truck sirens and I figured someone had called in the fire. I got to the door and I heard shouts telling me to stay out. I knew it was the Ely boys. But I didn't care. Spirit was trapped.
I ran into the barn and through all the smoke I saw him, standing in the middle, tied to a post. I ran to him coughing. I tried to untie him but it wouldn't work. I unsnapped the hook and started to lead him out. He wouldn't go.
I took off my extra shirt and I put it over his eyes. He calmed down a bit. But then he reared and I fell to the ground and he ran out. I heard boards collapsing from the fire. I was going to die? Without seeing Quinn again? Oh no. My vision was getting blurry, I was going to pass out and probably die. But before I passed out I saw a figure walking towards me. I think it was Nate.
"Nate?" I said weakly. And then it went black..
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"Belle?" I heard Luke Ely's voice.
I opened my eyes. I saw him leaning above me and he sighed. He ran a hand over my hair. I sat up and leaned into his chest. I saw a paramedic come up to me and he gave me a breathing treatment. That's when I heard Quinn's voice. "Belle!" He shouted. I got up and dropping the blanket that was around me, I ran to him and jumped into his arms and started sobbing.
"Spirit was stuck....I....thought....I....was.....never....going...to...see...you...again." I managed to choke out.
He rubbed my back soothingly. "It's okay babe. I'm here now. I'm right here, and I'm not leaving you." He said putting his arms around me. I was crying into him, trying to catch my breath, but I couldn't.
"Babe. I'm just glad you're safe, even though I wish you wouldn't of went in there." He said.
"I know....but Spirit was stuck, I had to save him." I said, I was beginning to calm down. I felt him pick me up, bridal style and then he walked me towards his truck. I saw Glen and Katie come up beside him.
"Belle are you okay?" Glen asked. I nodded.
"Oh, Belle, Thank you so much for saving Spirit. I don't know what I would have done if we lost him. Thank you so much." Katie said.
"No problem." I whispered. Quinn slid me into the truck seat, he put me in the back. I think I was in shock, not real shock. Just surprised. I felt Brian slide in beside me and hold me.
I felt tired and I closed my eyes...
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Quinn Pov
When I was heading back my cell phone started to ring. It was Jake. I answered it.
"Hello?" I said.
"Quinn?" I heard Sam's voice. It sounded like something was wrong.
"Sam What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's Belle." She said. My heart dropped. I was in Darton now, almost to my house.
"What?" I said.
"She's at Katie Sterling's, I'm here too. There was a fire....Belle went in.....She's in there." Beep. I heard the phone die.
"Danggit!!!!!" I shouted and pressed down on the gas pedal, I was close enough to the Sterling's house. I pulled into the driveway. I got out. I saw an old barn on fire, basically just black smoke now. I saw Spirit and Katie was trying to keep him in control, he had burn marks. Oh god. Where was Belle?
I saw my father holding his arms around her and she had a blanket on even though it was hot. I shouted her name. "Belle!"
I saw her look up and then ran towards me, throwing the blanket off. She jumped into my arms and started sobbing. I held her close.
"Spirit was stuck....I....thought....I....was.....never....going...to...see...you...again." She managed to choke out. I felt my heart break at little at the thought of her dying and never seeing her again.
I rubbed her back soothingly. "It's okay babe. I'm here now. I'm right here, and I'm not leaving you." I said putting my arms around her. She was crying into me, trying to catch her breath, but she couldn't.
"Babe. I'm just glad you're safe, even though I wish you wouldn't of went in there." I said. Trying to keep my emotions in check for her sake.
"I know....but Spirit was stuck, I had to save him." She said, She was beginning to calm down. I picked her up, bridal style and then I walked towards my truck. I saw Glen and Katie come up beside me.
"Belle are you okay?" Glen asked her. She nodded.
"Oh, Belle, Thank you so much for saving Spirit. I don't know what I would have done if we lost him. Thank you so much." Katie said.
"No problem." I heard her whisper. I slid her into the truck seat,I put her in the back and I asked Brian to get in the back with her. He did.
I saw her close her eyes, she was falling asleep.
I tried to calm down and drive to Glen's house. I had to pull over and let Brian drive. I held Belle in my arms. Everything blurred for a second and I put my hand to my cheek, and I felt it was wet. I was crying? I wiped my eyes and held Belle tighter.
We got to Glen's house and Brian stopped the truck and I picked up Belle, trying not to wake her up. I carried her in the house to her bedroom, I layed her on the bed. "You should get Glen or someone to change her clothes. She needs to change." Brian suggested. "Or if Glen comes I'll distract him so you can."
I nodded. "Close the door when you leave." I said. I walked to her draws and grabbed shorts and a shirt.
"Belle, babe, I'm going to change your clothes is that okay?" I asked her. She opened her eyes and nodded. I unbuttoned her jeans and pulled them off. I pulled her shirt off over her head. Should I leave her bra on?
"Take off my bra, just don't look too much.." She mumbled. I blushed and chuckled at her. I looked and sat her up and unhooked her bra and through it to the ground. I quickly put another shirt on her. I picked her up and put her on her pillow and pulled the covers over her. She opened her eyes.
"Don't leave, please?" She murmured. I told her I'd be right back.
I walked out of the room and saw Glen, Katie, and my whole family sitting there, and Sam.
Sam ran up to me. "How is she?" She demanded.
"She's fine, she's laying down, about to go to sleep. Glen, mom, can I talk to you for a second?" I said, they nodded and followed me to the kitchen. "Can I stay over? I mean my stuff for the cattle drive is already packed and Chip and my tack are over here. You know you guys can trust us. She asked me to stay. I don't want to leave her." My throat tightened. I saw Glen look at my mom and she sighed and nodded.
"Thank you both!" I said. We all went back into the living room.
"Quinn's going to stay here tonight if that's alright with you Luke." Glen said. I saw my dad look at my mom, she nodded then at me.
"Is it dad?" I said almost pleading.
"Yes." He said.
I waved goodbye to everyone and walked to Belle's bedroom. She looked up and smiled. "Hey there baby. Wanna keep me company?" She said.
I smiled and slid in beside her. I kissed her lips and she kissed back. I felt her taking off my shirt. "No babe. You're sleepy. Go to sleep silly." I said tapping the end of her nose. She kissed me once more and then layed on my chest with her arms around me. She fell asleep a few minutes later.
I listened to her breathing and a few minutes later, I was asleep with my true love in my arms. The girl I loved.
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A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry it took me a long time to post this one! (Jasper Winked: Sorry, I really thought I would have it up in a hour. But my Internet made sure I wouldn't. : (. But here it is! Hope you like it!
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