Turk jumps up and races over to us, licking Jace's face and then mine. We both laugh wiping saliva off our faces.
Jace helps me onto Turk's saddle, then climbed up with me.
"Turk let's get going, Runa?"
"yeah?"
"you still live in the same place,right?" he asks, I chuckle.
"yes"
Jace nods, "okay" Turk runs faster than before, and Jace maneuvers him so skillfully, I feel guilty for insulting him earlier. As we come to an intersection Turk slows, and Jace pats Turk's neck,
"good job, buddy! Hey Runa!" he yells behind him, the traffic's slow and noisy here, I almost don't hear him.
"yeah?"
"wanna try?" he points at the rein thingys he uses to ride Turk.
"umm maybe later," I turn and look at the traffic, "when theres not allot of traffic." Jace chuckles.
"are you scared, Runa?"
"no!" I say agitatedly, "just a bit uneasy" I look at the traffic again.
Jace mumbles something then turns, wraps his hands around my waist.
"Jace! What are you doing" I ask frantically. He lifts me up around him, setting he down on his lap.
"I'm gonna teach you to ride a polar bear dog, little Missy" I shake my head. "come on, Runa! It's fun! I'll be right here behind you the whole time." I sigh, he hands me the rein thingys, I wrap my hands around them, Jace places his hands over mine. He makes a movement that makes Turk start walking with the traffic. Then he makes Turk weave through the traffic
15 minutes later..
"Runa watch out!"
Turk's too close to the side walk, I make a movement to make him pull right a little but I'm too late. Turk clips a cart full of cabbages, making it tip over.
"MY CABBAGES!" the carts owner exclaims.
I turn around a bit, "SORRY" I yell back at him.
"RUNA!" Jace yells. I turn and pull back on the rein thingys. Turk just misses another cart.
I sigh, "Jace maybe you should take over, I kinda suck at this"
Jace laughs,"why? your doing pretty great for your first ride" I pull left, and Turk turns with my movement onto a new street.
"you keep laughing at me!" "you are pretty amusing" he agrees, I elbow his chest.
"ow! Fine!" he rubs where I hit him the takes the rein thingys. He leans forward and his head's leaning on my shoulder, it's not uncomfortable, but it's kinda awkward, and I lean forward too. Turk speeds up and We turn onto my street. I point to my house, looking up at Jace, who looks down and nods.
We stop in front and Jace starts to help me down, but he stops and I almost slide of Turk's side, Jace holds me tighter.
"what's up?" I ask,looking up at him. "my mom's still here" he helps me the rest of the way then hops down next to me. Jace and Turk follow me as i walk around the house, to the backyard