BPOV (The next morning)
Ducky hasn't crowed yet, I just woke up and now I'm writing.
Yesterday was so much fun. Edward taught me how to get on a horse, walk, turn, sitting and standing trot, gallop and canter! Today I'm being taught how to jump.
Oh, and I got given a horse, I'm calling him Mystic because, I don't know, there's just something mystical about that horse. Mystic is a Wild Mustang Stallion and Edward said that it's unlikely for a horse to be so tame after only one session with me but I guess I just have a connection with the horse.
A month back, I never would have though that I would like coming to a Horse Ranch and learning how to ride and look after horses but in all truth, I love it. I feel so free here. Esme and Carlisle have rules that basically have me working or riding from 6.30 am to 4pm but then I can do what I want. It's weird, being here is so different from home.
I miss my brother and…maybe, just maybe, I miss Charlie and Renee a little bit too. Weird.
I better go. Ducky just crowed and I have to get dressed and collect the eggs. Wish me lucky defending myself from chickens.
I smiled and slipped my journal back into its hiding place before pulling on my stone wash jeans, riding boots, v-neck tee shirt and my old hoody.
"Time to face the chickens." I sighed as I walked out the kitchen door. No one was awake and I smirked as I walked into the chicken coop to see Ducky was locked out now so he wouldn't attack me.
I quickly collected the eggs and walked out, grinning as I walked back to the house and put them on the bench before going into the cupboard and pulling out some cereal, milk and a bowl.
"Oh, Bella, morning." Alice yawned as she walked in wearing her PJ's with her clothes over her arm.
"Morning Alice." I smiled before sitting at the table and munching on my cereal. Once I was done Esme was only just walking into the Kitchen.
"Morning Esme. I collected the eggs already; I'm just going out to see Mystic now." I smiled as I washed my bowl and put it away before walking out the kitchen door and running to the stables where I found mystic's loose box and opened the top half of the door.
"Morning Mystic." I smiled as the horse came over to me and nudged my hoody lightly before I patted his neck and face.
"Bella! Seeing as your up, would you like to help me with feeding all the horses this morning?" Carlisle said as he walked in and I smiled before nodding.
"What can I do first?" I asked and Carlisle grinned at me. "Open up the top half of every stall and collect the horses hay net." Carlisle said and I smiled before reaching over and grabbing Mystic's hay net.
I did as I was told and I learnt how to feed the horses before I was told to tack Mystic.
I walked into the tack room and picked up Mystic's reins and bridle and hung them over my neck before picking Mystic's saddle and saddle blankets off his hook.
I stumbled to Mystic's stall and placed his saddle on the fence, hanging his saddle blankets over the top of it and the Bridle and reins on the hook outside his stall.
"Come on Mystic, let's get you ready." I grinned and I took his bridle and placed the bit in my hand, putting my hand to Mystic's mouth.
"Open." I said and rubbed his cheek until he opened his mouth. Once I had his bridle on tightly I clipped on his Reins and placed his saddle blankets on before placing the saddle on and tightening it till it was just perfect.
"Bella, there you are." I heard Edward say and I turned and looked at him, smiling as he held onto another horse by the reins.
"Mount Mystic and meet me at the gate to the arena. We're riding out into one of the paddocks today." Edward said and I grinned before nodding and opening the bottom half of the stall door.
"I'm ready." I smiled and Edward led his horse away. I followed with Mystic and once I was out of the stable I mounted Mystic and rode him over to where Edward just mounting his horse.
"Let's get going then." Edward grinned and I followed him to a very low fence and Edward smirked before galloping up to it and jumping it.
"Bella, follow what I did. Tighten the reins slightly and gallop to the fence, once you get to the fence, Mystic will show you the rest." Edward said and I gulped before nodding and doing as he said.
I closed my eyes slightly as we reached the fence before I gasped as Mystic jumped the fence before landing on the other side and trotting forward a little bit.
"I did it!" I squealed and Edward rode his horse close to me and placed one hand on my thigh, rubbing it lightly before walking his horse forward.
I stayed in place for a few moments, watching as Edward walked away before I kicked Mystic into a trot and caught up with him.
"Ok, so I know nothing about you, Edward. Tell me about you, I wana know everything I can." I smiled and Edward looked at me and smirked before continuing to look forward.
"Well, let's see. I was born at the nearest Hospital to here; my father has lived here all his life, my mother used to live in Chicago and fell in love with my Father when her parents sent her here to live for a short time. Esme was a lot like you. She hated being told what to do and she was always in trouble. Anyway, I'm 26 and I'm single, though I used to be in a relationship a few months back and I love the wide open space of the country." Edward said and I smiled.
"Tell me about your childhood, Bella." Edward said and I scoffed lightly before looking into the trees on the other side of the paddock.
"I can't talk about that. I've never been able to talk about my childhood." I whispered and Edward nodded before looking over at me.
"Well then, tell me about your life at home." Edward said and I smirked slightly. Edward was very pushy.
"Well, at home, it's…different. I can see that what I do at home is bad but…I don't know. I still do it all. I still drink; take drugs, sneak out and everything else. Maybe it's because I'm fucked in the head or maybe I'm just acting out for attention. My parents never gave me attention as a kid." I whispered the last part as a tear ran down my cheek before I wiped it away and looked back at Edward.
"Come on, let's gallop there." I said and kicked Mystic into a quick trot, waiting for Edward to gallop in front of me before I pushed Mystic into a Gallop and rode beside him.
When we finally stopped we were on at the edge of a calm lake and there were horses standing around us. "There aren't any jumps." I said and Edward smiled as he dismounted his horse and opened up his saddle bags, bringing out two small bags and a water bottle.
"Mum said that we should take a break today so I bought you here. I come here as often as possible just before sunset because it looks so amazing with the light sparkling on the water." Edward said and I smiled before leaning back and flicking my leg over Mystic's head.
"Come help me down?" I asked and Edward walked forward and placed his hands on my waist, waiting for me to place my hands on his shoulders before he lifted me down.
I stood right in front of Edward and looked up into his eyes for a few moments before I stepped away and blushed.
"Um…where do we tie up the horses?" I asked and Edward shook his had lightly before looking at his horse.
"No need to. Just take Mystic's bridle off and put the halter on him." Edward said and reached into his other saddle bag and pulled out two halters.
I grinned and pulled Mystic's bridle off, replacing it with the halter before walking over to the edge of the lake. I looked into the water and smiled before pulling off my boots and socks.
"What are you doing?" Edward asked and I looked back at him and winked before pulling off my hoody and tee shirt.
"It's a nice day for a swim, Edward." I said and looked at him as I stood there in only my padded black bra and my jeans.
"Uh…yea." Edward said and I pouted before walking over to him and placing my hands on his shoulders. Time to put my flirting into play
"What do you think, Edward? Should we skinny dip?" I whispered in his ear and Edward blushed before I giggled and walked backwards a bit, pulling off my jeans and placing them with my other clothes before walking down to the water and stepping into it, walking in until the water was up to my but and looking back at Edward.
"Well, come on!" I giggled and put my hands on my hips and watched as he removed his shirt, shoes, socks and pants, leaving him in only a pair of blue boxer-briefs.
"I'm coming." Edward said and walked into the water, walking right up to me and standing barely an inch away from me, looking down at me as he placed one hand on my hip and the other on the side of my neck.
"You are a wild girl." Edward whispered in my ear and kissed the edge of my lips lightly before pulling back and looking down at me.
I looked up into Edward's emerald eyes with my mouth partly open before I placed one of my hands on the back of his neck and the other on his chest, pushing myself up on my tip toes and pressing myself against Edward and I kissed him.
I wound my fingers into Edward's hair and I smirked slightly as Edward leaned down and swept me up, placing his hands on the backs of my thighs and pulling me tight to his chest as he kissed me.
"I like this type of swimming." I giggled as I pulled back from Edward to catch my breath. Edward smiled and I blushed before Edward put me down.
"Let's really swim now." Edward said and I grinned before turning and running through the water till it was up to my neck before I had to start swimming.
"Come on gorgeous!" I giggled and Edward laughed before wading to where I was. Edward stood with his shoulders and head out the water and I pouted seeing as I could barely touch the bottom without my mouth going under the water.
"Not fair! You're tall." I pouted and Edward took hold of my arm and dragged me closet to him, placing my arms around his neck and lifting me so my head was a little higher than his.
"Nice view." Edward muttered and I looked down to see my breasts were pressed right against Edward's chest and he was looking down into the 'v' between my boobs.
"Don't get used to it." I giggled before pulling Edward's face to mine and kissing him.
"Oi! Get out the water now!" I heard someone shout and I gasped and pushed myself back from Edward slightly to see Carlisle, Jasper and Emmett standing at the edge of the water.
I blushed as Emmett and Jasper laughed and Carlisle looked really mad as he looked at me.
"Shit! We got caught." I whispered and Edward just scoffed lightly before turning and walking, letting me hold onto his shoulders and swim slightly until I could stand up.
I have got to say, I am so glad that I was wearing black underwear that wasn't see through when wet.
"Edward, Come with me. Bella, go get dried and dressed, now." Carlisle said, not looking at me as Jasper handed me a towel before he and Emmett walked me over to where my clothes were sitting.
"I hope you are ready to give up your ears. Carlisle look's pissed." Jasper said and I shivered slightly under the towel as I dried off my legs before pulling on my jeans.
"I don't see the big deal. It's hot so I decided we should go swimming. It's not Edward's fault." I said and Emmett and Jasper laughed before I glared at them.
"Bella, Edward isn't being told off, trust us. You on the other hand? Your parents sent you here because of your bad behaviour so Carlisle definatly won't see this as 'good behaviour' and let you off with a smack on the hand." Emmett said as he and Jasper turned around.
I dried off my top half and pulled my top on before sitting down on the ground and pulling on my socks and shoes.
"Who cares? I've never cared about my behaviour so why should anyone else. We were only having fun." I said and stood up, pulling on my hoody before walking over to where I had left Mystic's bridal and picking it up.
I walked to where Mystic was standing and I changed his halter for his bridle before walking back over to Emmett and Jasper holding Mystic's reins.
"Bella." Jasper sighed before placing his hand on my shoulder. "You really need a break if that's how you think. Maybe you should go out with Alice and Rosalie." Jasper said and I snorted before shying back slightly as Carlisle waltzed over, looking at me angrily.
Emmett and Jasper walked over to Edward and I stood up taller, looking at Carlisle as he stopped in front of me.
"Bella, what the hell do you think you were doing in the water? And better yet, why were you kissing my son!" Carlisle bellowed and I crossed my arms and leaned more onto one leg then the other.
"It's hot! I'm the one who decided we should go swimming and if you didn't realize what a kiss was, you just got a view of it. We were having fun till you came and ruined it, sheesh." I snapped back at Carlisle and Emmett, Jasper and Edward went silent, so did Carlisle for a moment.
"Bella, you came here to stop this bad behaviour, not for you to run off and lead my son astray. You will not do this again." Carlisle said and I scoffed before glaring at him.
"Well, if I came here to stop bad behaviour, it's not working and as for leading your precious son astray, maybe if you let him live a little and didn't fucking mummy him then I wouldn't be leading him astray! As for doing this again, I'll do whatever the hell I like because you are not my father!" I screamed the last bit and Carlisle stepped back a bit as everything around us was instantly quiet.
"You are grounded. Double the work load, no free days and no horse riding. You came here to change and I am not giving up until you do." Carlisle said and I glared at him.
"Oh yea, like tightening the reins will help! Has anyone ever thought that, oh I wonder…It doesn't work! I do what I want anyway because I don't care anymore! Maybe if anyone ever stopped and thought about how everything in my life had affected me and how parents who did nothing and barely ever gave me attention as a kid would have had effect. Maybe I should just get a fucking gun and shoot myself!" I screamed at Carlisle before turning and flicking Mystic's reins over his head, mounting him quickly before kicking him into a canter and riding as fast as I could away from that spot.
"Bella! Come back!" Everyone shouted as I rode off into the forest, crying as I went.
I listened as I slowed down, looking around to see trees on all sides. "Mystic, let's go back, I don't think I want to go this way." I said and Mystic nodded his head and snorted before turning without instruction from me.
I heard a loud padding and I screamed before kicking Mystic into a canter and pushing myself up so I was standing in the stirrups so Mystic would go faster.
"Hurry Mystic!" I gasped as I heard whatever it was getting closer and closer behind us. Once I was out of the forest with Mystic I kept going seeing as the thing was still hot on our trail, not slowing or looking behind me.
"Come on Mystic, faster. Get home, Mystic, its right behind us." I breathed and Mystic somehow managed to push himself faster, leaping up over a fence and going faster.
"Bella! Wait!" I heard someone screaming and I stole a glance behind me to see Carlisle was the thing riding after me but he was far behind us.
"Thank god. I thought you were some beast following us." I gasped and pulled Mystic round to the left and slowing him to a walk before stopping beside Carlisle with our horses and us facing opposite directions.
"Bella, that was amazing for a first time rider. How did you do it?" Carlisle asked in fascination and I shrugged before remembering I was mad at him and glaring.
"Don't know. I'm leaving." I said and rode Mystic round Carlisle and his horse before pushing Mystic into a fast walk, not looking at Carlisle as he pulled his horse in beside me and watched me.
"Bella, we're not going back. You and I are going to go and have a talk. Come on, this way." Carlisle said and turned his horse so that he was in my way and pushed Mystic's nose slightly till I gave up and turned so I was going the same way as him.
"What? I don't really want to talk, I'd rather go do work." I snorted and Carlisle shook his head lightly before turning his head and looking at me as we walked.
"Bella, tell me about when you were a kid." Carlisle said in a stern voice and I pulled Mystic to a stop and shook my head.
"Oh no. No way in hell am I talking to you about that. You're not some Malibu therapist and I'm not some cheap bimbo with daddy issues so if you will excuse me, I'll see you when you get back to the house." I said and quickly turned Mystic and started trotting back to towards the house.
When I reached the house I went into the arena and patted Mystic's neck before riding Mystic around the outer edge of the arena, starting with a walk and slowly working up to a canter before working him back down again to a walk and walking around the arena several times.
"Bella, it's time for dinner. Come inside, dear." Esme said as she walked over to the fence and leant on it, smiling at me. I shook my head and stopped Mystic in front of her.
"No thanks. I think I'll just walk Mystic around the arena a few more times then groom him and put him in his box." I said before kicking Mystic back into a walk and continuing.
Once she was gone I walked Mystic into the stable and dismounted before putting Mystic in his box and grabbing a grooming kit.
Once I was done I put his feed bucket in his stall and checked his hay net before walking out into the arena and sitting in a corner in a shadow where the lights didn't reach.
I looked up at the sky and smiled before pulling out a picture of me and Ricky from a few months ago when I took him to sea world for his birthday.
I smiled at the picture, a tear falling down my cheek as I played with the dog-eared corner of the picture.
"Hey, you must be cold." I heard a voice say and I looked up as Edward sat down beside me and took of his jacket, wrapping it around my shoulders.
"No, I'm not." I said and pulled his Jacket off and handed it back to him as I wiped my tears.
"Bella, you feel so cold, please just put the jacket on." Edward said in an exasperated voice and I sighed before taking his Jacket and pulling it on before he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me into his side, letting me lean on him as I looked down at my picture.
"Is that you and your little brother?" Edward asked and I sniffed before nodding. "Ricky Coleman Swan. I miss him heaps; he is the best person in the world and my parents don't want me near him because of what they did to me. Ricky's 5." I sighed shakily and Edward hugged me tightly.
"What did they do to you? I don't get it." Edward said and I laughed lightly before looking up at him.
"And you won't. I don't talk about that to anyone." I said and Edward nodded before hugging me tightly.
"Bella, I want you to know that I hope someday you'll come and talk to me. If you do, maybe you can let it go." Edward said and I smirked before snuggling into his side and the warmth he was letting out.
I sighed and let myself relax into Edward's arms before I heard someone coming close and I jumped, pulling away from Edward and looking up to see Emmett.
"Oh look, Carlisle's first little henchman." I said sarcastically and Emmett smiled before taking my hand and pulling me up and then Edward.
"Starting to get a sense of Humour, that's a good thing." Emmett grinned and I poked my tongue out at him before walking ahead of the two boys and going inside the house, walking straight to my room and lying down on my bed.