--- Disclaimer: No I don't own it, though I think people are going to own my head if I keep taking so long to update... o.o;; ---
Tell Me How Much You Love Me
The next morning dawned bright and early... Too early, Jack thought as he rolled over away from the sunshine coming in through the wide open... Wait a minute. He sat up quickly and stared over at the window, rubbing sleep out of his eyes.
"I didn' open the curt'ns last nigh'... Did I?"
He asked himself sleepily and shook his head before getting to his feet slowly to close them again. Just as he got it to where no light was coming in though, Ennis came into the room and Jack stared at him blankly.
"Wha' the hell you doin' outta bed cowboy? An' why the hell so early?"
"Good mornin' to you too rodeo."
Ennis responded with a small smirk and made his way to the window where Jack was then threw open the curtains that had just been closed.
"Aw Ennis, I just closed them..."
"An' the light's good for ya boy. Now come on... I'm sick an' tired a layin' in this bed all day an' we gots work ta do if'n we're 'spectin' a foal here in a few months."
Jack rubbed his eyes some more as he followed Ennis downstairs slowly.
"But Ennis ya jus' got better, if yer even better yet an' I don' jus' mean in the head..."
Ennis glared at him slightly but laughed a little when Jack smiled innocently at him.
"I told ya rodeo... I'm feelin' better now an' I don' feel like sittin' in bed anymore. We gotta build some more onto the stables if your mare's havin' a foal an' we gotta get some special food for 'er too."
He placed a plate of hot eggs and beans in front of his mate before sitting and digging into his own.
"Bu' Ennis..."
"No. No more 'buts' boy less i's yours..." Jack blushed. "...We go's lots ta do round here an' it ain't fair I been leavin' you an' the ranchhands ta do all the work round here. We both own this ranch an' we're both gonna run it, even if I know damn well you could run it on your own."
"A'right, a'right... I guess there's no arguin' with you once you get tha' stubborn mind a yours made up."
"Damn right. Now le's eat an' get ou' there ta see bout them stables."
About an hour later, after much pacing on Ennis' part as he waited for Jack to shower and dress, the two stood inside the stable as Jack ran his hand over his mare slowly.
"She won' have 'er foal for some time now bu' I don' think we should wai' much longer ta get 'er into a warmer and more spacious area."
Ennis was saying and Jack nodded slowly.
"Ya think she'll be a'right with the foal Ennis?"
He asked quietly and the other tilted his head slightly.
"Why wouldn' she be rodeo?"
"I mean yeah she's a good horse an' all bu' she's pretty wild too... Member the first few times I tried ta ride 'er she was worse then some a them fillies a' the rodeo... I jus' cain't see 'er as the motherly type I guess..."
He trailed off and Ennis went over slowly, placing a hand gently on his shoulder.
"I think she'll do fine Jack. You've tamed 'er down a lot since we was up here tha' first time an' i's a rare occasion anyways for a mare ta reject 'er foal less somethin's wrong with it... Which I don' see why there would be..."
He added the last line quickly as reassurance from the look the other gave him and Jack sighed softly.
"I guess yer right Ennis I jus'... She's my baby... I don' want nothin' ta happen to 'er, ya know?"
Ennis smiled softly and wrapped his arms around his mate slowly.
"Yeah rodeo... I know..."
"This how it feels when ya say you're worried bout me?"
"Somethin' like tha', yeah."
Jack smiled and turned his face around to kiss him gently.
"Yer too good ta me Ennis... Ya know tha'?"
"I's ta make up for all the times I wasn't nothin' to ya love..."
Ennis whispered and Jack leaned against him slowly, remaining silent as he let the moment linger.
"Ya don' gotta feel guilty bout tha' no more cowboy... I told ya tha' a long time ago now..."
"I'll feel bad bout it for the rest a my life rodeo... I never shoulda done all tha' to ya..."
"Let it go Ennis... Don' ruin the moment..."
Ennis obliged and fell silent along with his love as he hugged him tightly against him, the feelings of excitement and their deep love for each other coursing slowly through their bodies, mixing them together as one, making it so they would have it no other way.
--- Well there it is. Ennis is all better ( Or is he:-D ) and the foal is on the way! Thanks for reading, as always, and please review to tell me what you think! ---
