Finally another chapter, it only needed about three rewrites until I decided it's ok enough to post. Please read and review. I should probably remind you that this is just a story and that I do not own BTR.

I walked over to Staci and Logan's house to get her for the bridal shower. Behind the two mansions horses grazed in fields. James walked out of the barn leading one of the horses a paddock after he finished riding. I lightly tapped on the door to what used to be my father's home. It felt like eternity but moments later Logan came to the doorway.

"Is Staci ready for the shower, I'm supposed to have her there in twenty minutes," I asked.

"She went to the doctor about an hour ago and should be home soon. The past few days Staci hasn't been feeling well. She thinks she has the flu," Logan said. "You're welcome to wait here for her. I'm unpacking a few of our boxes."

"Everything really looks beautiful. The two of you have done a wonderful job with the house. You've made it your own but left plenty of it the way my mother would have liked. It's very homey."

"That's all Staci's doing. She's been slaving over this place for weeks trying to make it look perfect."

"I have not been slaving over this house. I just want it to be perfect for us," Staci said giving Logan a kiss on the cheek.

"Well Staci, are you ready to go? Everyone is waiting on the bride to be," I said.

Staci and I left the house and drove toward the restaurant where her sister and Amy were throwing the Bridal shower. From outside you could see the chairs decorated with red and gold ribbons with roses sitting on the tables. Family and friends of both Staci and Logan sat around the decorated tables. They were all waiting for Staci to arrive to wish her luck and tell her she is going to be a lovely bride.

"Ari, can I tell you something? Something that you promise to never tell anyone," Staci asked.

"You know you can trust me Stace. I trusted you when I told you James and I are back together last week," I told her.

"I'm afraid to get married. What if something goes wrong? I'm so scared of looking like an idiot or that Logan will stop loving me."

"If Logan stopped loving you the world just might end. The two of you are perfect for each other. Staci the way he looks at you is like you're the only thing that matters to him. Trust me when I say this Logan loves you more than anything. There is no need to worry. You should probably get inside, I can tell everyone is excited to see you," I said hugging the dark haired girl in front of me. "Logan will never leave you."

Multiple gifts of Staci's were piled into the backseat of my car to help her bring them back to her house. From the looks of it something could topple over during my drive. I waited for Staci and her mother to pull out to follow them home. It was peaceful driving alone with just the radio for noise. I can't remember the last time I was truly alone. I enjoyed the time I had until I arrived at the two houses away from all the others.

"You look exhausted," Logan said helping us carry boxes and bags into the house.

"I feel like I was just hit by a truck. The flu medication is probably kicking in," Staci said laying flat on the couch.

"I'll get you a glass of water once we finish carrying everything inside. And Arianna, James wanted me to tell you to call him when you get the chance," Logan said as he walked out the door to get the last few boxes.

"I told you, you're his whole world," I said to Staci before leaving.

I walked toward the stable with the intention of calling James while warming up Misty for her training. What I didn't expect was to see Misty standing in the isle looking at me. Behind the massive chestnut brown horse I saw yet another being led out of its stall. James appeared leading who appeared to be Storm and hooked him up behind Misty.

"I was going to call you while I was warming up Misty. I swear on my life that I was going to," I said following James back into the tack room.

"I believe you. I saw you pull in when I was about to leave and thought I would save you some work and get Storm and Misty ready for you," James said pulling down Storms saddle and bridle.

"Well then who do you prefer riding? Both need a refresher session before I can even begin getting them ready for showing season."

"I guess I could take your monster, since Misty needs more work. But I'm going to need a refresher session too," James said slinging the saddle over Storms back.

"That's fine the jumps are still low from my mornings lesson with Lisa, she's just learning how to jump as well. It's not as hard as it looks and I'm sure Storm will be easy on you he's getting up there in age. Lisa's going to show him. He's starting to become a lot calmer around people."

"That's good to know seeing as how in about half an hour I'll be riding him over hurdles that are a foot high."

"Who said anything about them only being a foot high? Both Storm and Misty can walk over jumps set up that high. You can take out Storm to start warming him up. I'm going to turn on the radio and I'll be out with Misty."

I didn't need to be looking at James to know he rolled his beautiful eyes at me. A playful rolling of his eyes that made me want to skip turning on the radio and even riding all together to just kiss him. He knows just how to get to me in that annoyingly adorable way of his. Like a baby it's annoying and loud when it cries but once, the infant smiles, it's the most adorable thing you've ever seen. I was drawn to James like a magnet. One of those strong super magnets, that are used in science labs or in junk yards to salvage metal scraps. I watched as James rode Storm around the outdoor arena. There was something about it that made me stop and watch for a few moments until I felt Misty's warm breath on my neck.

"You look terrified. He's going to feed off of that, just relax," I said leading Misty through the gate.

"This horse almost killed you. That's why I'm so terrified."

"It was my mistake that almost killed me not Storm. You don't need to take him over the jumps if you don't want to. I'm not going to make you do something you don't feel comfortable doing," I said to James who seemed to relax.

"Logan invited us for dinner. He and Staci are having a small pizza party. Amy, Carlos and Kendall are going. I forgot to tell you earlier."

"We can go. I was just going to wrap gifts all night and a small party sounds fun," I said circling Misty to reverse directions. "I just need fifteen more minutes with Misty and then we can go freshen up for the party. That is if you want to go, unless you would prefer to sit at the fireplace and watch a movie."

"Either way I'd be with you. So in all honesty it doesn't matter what we do."

"You're so complicated James. I'm pretty sure they may have canceled tonight's festivities, Staci has the flu. It would be in our best interest to sit around the fireplace and watch movies. "

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