Ari just looked at me, and then she glanced over my shoulder and smiled. I turned around to see Scott walking into the barn. I was ready to fucking hit him square in the nose if he kept looking at Ari the way he was.

“So, how about I bring out Samson? Let’s say Friday?” Scott said as he looked at me. Then, He watched as Ari took care of Rose.

“Sure, Friday sounds great, Scott. ” I shook his hand.

Then, he walked up to Ari and shook her hand.

“BY the way, I loved the song choice Ari. I’m sure you keep the horses very entertained. ” He winked at Ari and started to laugh.

Fucker.

Ari laughed back and there went that blush across her cheeks. I noticed she kept putting her hand on her stomach. Is she feeling sick again?

***

I took Scott back to his truck and made all the arrangements for Friday. Right as he was driving off, Ari came up to the house in her Jeep.

She walked up to me and smiled. “He sure was nice, and he seemed really interested in working with us. ”

Something inside me snapped. “Oh yeah. Especially after he heard you singing about fucking oral sex, he got really interested in a lot more than the horses. ”

Ari looked at me, stunned. “What?”

“Ari, I’m not in the mood for your damn games. You knew the guy was attracted to you, and you played it up the best you could. You being jealous of Rebecca and trying to get my attention is starting to get old. ” I started to walk into the house, fully expecting her to lash out right back at me. Before I went in, I turned around to look at her.

She was just standing there, staring at me. There was no emotion what-so-ever in her eyes. Her hands were resting on her stomach, she started to shake her head back and forth. She looked down at the ground and then back up at me.

When she started to run up to me, I thought she was going to run into my arms. Instead, she pushed me out of the way and ran into the house.

“Ari…fuck, wait a minute. I didn’t mean to say that…” I stopped talking when I saw her run into the bathroom.

She fell to the floor and started throwing up. Shit!

I walked up behind her and bent down next to her.

“Baby, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to take out my frustration on you. ”

“Leave me alone Jeff. I really don’t want to see you right now, let alone talk to you. ”

I stood back up with tears stinging my eyes. Why do I keep hurting her?

As I turned to walk out the door, she whispered something I couldn’t hear.

“What did you say, Ari?”

“It doesn’t even matter anymore. If you can give me about thirty minutes to get cleaned up, I’d like to head up and meet Gunner’s parents. ”

“Um, okay sure. ” I turned and headed toward the kitchen.

I could have sworn that she’d said something about how stupid she was to even think of telling me. Telling me what?

***

The moment she walked out of the bedroom in a beautiful sundress and cowboy boots, I just wanted to take her in my arms and kiss her. When I walked up to her, she took a step back.

“Ari, I’m so sorry, baby. You know I didn’t mean what I said. I was frustrated. I think I was looking to pick a fight because that fucker wouldn’t stop looking at you and flirting with you. It drove me nuts. ”

She stood up just a little taller and square her shoulders off. “It’s fine, Jeff. Let’s just forget it and move on,” she with absolutely no emotion in her voice.

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