Months passed and the leaves turned as Fall approached. The three friends were busy decorating for the Halloween party they planned to have. Jack was running around the kitchen making yummy treats while Lauren and Janet hung decorations and confirmed the guest list. Jack emerged from the kitchen and gave each of the girls a fresh popcorn ball. "Mmm! Thanks sweetie!" Lauren said as she ate gratefully. Janet nodded in agreement and Jack laughed as the two girls stuffed their faces. He grabbed Lauren by the waist and grinned wildly. "I am a vampire and I want to suck your blood!" He shouted as he began to nibble on her neck. She squealed and Janet giggled as she watched the two of them carry on. Lauren took off into the kitchen with Jack close at her heels. She grabbed a clove of garlic and waved it around in front of him. "Back! Back I say!" She warned, laughing hysterically. "Ahh!" He screamed, feigning terror. The three of them were rolling on the floor with laughter. Jack finally decided to break the hysteria.
"Who wants to go pick out pumpkins for the party?" He asked with a grin. "I do! I do!" Lauren beamed like a little girl. She had always loved going with her family to the pumpkin patch when she was little, especially when they got to go on a hayride. The three of them were headed out the door when they heard a soft meow. They turned to see Frisky looking up at them with curious eyes. "Sorry Frisky, you can't go." Lauren said softly as she gave the kitten a pat. "We'll be back soon." Jack promised and Frisky curled up on the couch, as if to say she would be waiting for them.
They piled into Jack's car and went to the farm. When they got there, Lauren decided to put her friends to the test. "Anyone up for horseback riding?" She smiled and looked at her friends. "Sure!" Jack agreed as he took her hand. "No thanks." Janet put up her hand and made a sour face. "Horses scare me, besides, they're really smelly." She wrinkled her nose as Jack laughed and Lauren rolled her eyes playfully. Lauren picked the biggest horse in the barn to ride. His name was Braveheart and she knew that even though he was big, he wouldn't harm a flee. Jack was intimidated by Braveheart, so he chose as smaller horse named Dakota. When the two of them had mounted their horses, the started out across the trail. They talked warmly about life and their future together. Lauren was having a great time, but her adventurous nature was getting the best of her. "Let's race!" She challenged him. "You're on!" He beamed. With one fluid motion, Lauren and Braveheart were a mere streak across the horizon. Jack and Dakota fought hard to keep up, but Dakota was no match for Braveheart. Lauren turned Braveheart deeper into the woods as Jack and Dakota trailed behind. Suddenly, Braveheart saw a snake on the path and he slid to a stop, rearing up on his hind legs in fear and throwing Lauren to the ground.
"Who wants to go pick out pumpkins for the party?" He asked with a grin. "I do! I do!" Lauren beamed like a little girl. She had always loved going with her family to the pumpkin patch when she was little, especially when they got to go on a hayride. The three of them were headed out the door when they heard a soft meow. They turned to see Frisky looking up at them with curious eyes. "Sorry Frisky, you can't go." Lauren said softly as she gave the kitten a pat. "We'll be back soon." Jack promised and Frisky curled up on the couch, as if to say she would be waiting for them.
They piled into Jack's car and went to the farm. When they got there, Lauren decided to put her friends to the test. "Anyone up for horseback riding?" She smiled and looked at her friends. "Sure!" Jack agreed as he took her hand. "No thanks." Janet put up her hand and made a sour face. "Horses scare me, besides, they're really smelly." She wrinkled her nose as Jack laughed and Lauren rolled her eyes playfully. Lauren picked the biggest horse in the barn to ride. His name was Braveheart and she knew that even though he was big, he wouldn't harm a flee. Jack was intimidated by Braveheart, so he chose as smaller horse named Dakota. When the two of them had mounted their horses, the started out across the trail. They talked warmly about life and their future together. Lauren was having a great time, but her adventurous nature was getting the best of her. "Let's race!" She challenged him. "You're on!" He beamed. With one fluid motion, Lauren and Braveheart were a mere streak across the horizon. Jack and Dakota fought hard to keep up, but Dakota was no match for Braveheart. Lauren turned Braveheart deeper into the woods as Jack and Dakota trailed behind. Suddenly, Braveheart saw a snake on the path and he slid to a stop, rearing up on his hind legs in fear and throwing Lauren to the ground.