Disclaimer: No, I STILL don't own anything.
Summary: This chapter is the beginning to some sort of plot for the story, unlike the last two chapters had so please review and tell me how I did as well as if you want more. Thanks!
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Tell Me How Much You Love Me
The bright morning sunlight that usually pierced the curtains of the ranch was hidden when Ennis awoke in the morning and glanced contentedly towards the window, sighing softly. He knew he had to get his chores done today, especially since he hadn't done them at all in the past few days but he was so comfortable and Jack felt so good in his arms that he just didn't want to get out of bed. Finally, after a few more quiet minutes he lifted his head alittle to kiss the top of his loves hair before sitting up slowly and making sure the other was covered and warm.
"Where you goin' cowboy...?" Jack asked, his eyes still closed and his voice still half asleep.
"Gotta get some chores down rodeo. You get yerself back ta sleep, a'right?" He said in return and kissed him softly, pulling a soft sigh from the other before he fell back asleep. Ennis just smiled softly to himself as he stared at the angelic face below him then heaved himself off the bed and headed to the shower. A little while later he re-emerged, clean and fully dressed in his faded blue jeans and once white shirt rolled past his elbows. After stealing one more glance at his lover wrapped peacefully in his own dreamland, he walked out and closed the door behind him quietly, putting on his hat before grabbing something to eat and walking out into the cloudy morning. A short walk away lay the stable, which housed the two horses they had used the first time they'd come up to work on the mountain and they'd ended up buying for the memory of them. He knew the farmhand they had hired would have fed and taken care of the horses but since that was all they required of him, he knew that would be the only thing that had gotten done. Walking around the stable though, he noticed that a large portion of the fence surrounding the horses pasture was broken down, most likely from the huge wind storm the mountain had gotten a few days ago.
"Well..." He said quietly to himself as he stared at it and hoisted his pants up alittle. "Guess tha' needs mendin'..." That firmly decided he wandered slowly down to the barn where his miscellaneous tools were and, after getting all the tools he'd need, went back out and got started on fixing the fence. A few hours later he lifted his arm to wipe the sweat off his forehead then shivered slightly at the chill that had settled over the area due to the clouds that had been slowly gathering all morning. Getting back to his feet for the first time in awhile, he stepped back to check his work when he heard the sounds of soft footsteps behind him and turned around quickly.
"Hey there cowboy, don' git yourself a heart attack now... I's jus' me." Jack said as he went over and kissed him softly, drawing a sigh of relief from Ennis.
"Ya scared me boy..." He said as he returned the kiss and gestured towards the mended fence. "Look good ta you?"
Jack looked over the fence and nodded, patting the other on the shoulder. "Leave it ta my man ta make an old fence look bran'new." That drew another rare smile out of Ennis as well as a soft kiss.
"Oh you're just bein' a suckup for t'night love..." He said and Jack felt his heart swoon at the nickname.
"Is't workin'?" He asked with a smile and Ennis hugged him tightly.
"Yu'll jus' have'ta wait till t'night ta find out, won't ya?" He responded and let go of him to stretch himself out. "Hey, ya wanna go for a ride rodeo? 'S'been along time since the horses wen' out an' it'll give'em some fresh air."
"Sure cowboy, tha' sounds good ta me. Lemme get my nutcase of'a horse saddled up an' we can go."
"A'right, I'ma go change my shirt and I'll meet ya out here in a minute or so."
Jack nodded as he walked into the stable and had successfully tacked both horses by the time Ennis got back out.
"Geeze love, ya got fingers'a lightnin', ya know that?" He said as Jack led the horses out and got on his own after handing Ennis his reigns.
"Don't take tha' much work Ennis..." He responded quietly, his heart once again doing flip-flops in his chest. "Come on, le's go. I don' wanna be caught in this here comin' storm." He said with a motion to the darkening clouds and Ennis nodded, getting on his own horse.
"Le's go then rodeo." He kicked his horse softly a few times to send him into a trot and glanced back to make sure Jack was following before clicking his tongue and flowing into a full gallop, letting the horses run free as they didn't get to do much lately. They reached the top of a hill a ways away and stopped finally, both men and horses panting slightly as the adrenaline rush wore out and Jack smiled, slouching in his saddle.
"Man tha' was great..." He said and Ennis nodded in agreement.
"Yeah i'was but we be'er get back 'fore it starts pourin' on us."
Jack nodded and clicked to his horse as he turned her around then started trotting slowly down the path. Ennis however, stayed for a minute to watch the gathering storm clouds and think about how lucky he was to be up here in the peace and quiet with the one he loved more then anything else in the world. His thoughts were shattered however as he heard Jack's mare shriek out in a panicked voice and whipped his head around just in time to see Jack fly off her back and, as Ennis sat in shock, land awkwardly on his head and back before laying motionless on the ground, the entire area suddenly as silent as if death had landed right there on the mountain.
"Jack..."
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I really didn't know what to do with this chapter but I figured they needed to do something productive besides lay around with each other all day lol. Anyway, tell me what you think and if you want me to continue it. Thanks for reading everyone!
