Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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Well, it was doomsday. Not really, but it felt like it. Everyone on the ranch was on edge now and nobody could blame them. The ranch was up for sale. What would happen to them? What would happen to the animals? Work still had to be done, but it was hard to focus. Violet, a diligent rider- was so up in her head - she almost missed a cue.
Thankfully, the workday was over, and the cattle were in their rightful pasture for the time being. She sat on the porch near the main building, legs pulled up to her chest as she rocked back and forth in the white swing. A glass of lemonade with strawberries in it sat on a coaster next to her.
She considered texting her parents about everything but opted to see if anyone would join her in her mourning. Better to be prepared for dissatisfaction, right? At least the weather of the day made things a bit more tolerable.
Tenaya had a lot on her mind recently. It seemed as if the Ranch was for sale and like all the other employees - she was worried about the future. The blonde kept herself busy, currently leading Coltrane back to the barn after a session in the round pen. She was too tired to actually get on and ride, knowing the gelding would have more than enough of a workout in the round pen.
She led the gelding back to the cross ties, giving him a good grooming session before putting him back out with the other geldings. With the quick check of her watch, she realized she had time for a snack. The blonde stopped quickly at the food hall, getting herself a glass of lemon iced tea and a slice of pound cake, wondering who else was sulking about after the news broke. Deciding to head to the new building, she took a sip of her drink before spotting Violet in the distance. The blonde waved as she approached her coworker.
"You look like you need some company. Mind if I join you?" She stood in front of the steps, waiting for an invitation to take a seat next to her. "Are you going to be alright? You don't look like you usually do." Tenaya had a feeling what the sadness was about, but she wanted to make sure they were on the same page.
Diesel Ranch certainly had been somber ever since the announcement this morning - the ranch was being put up for sale. Sam Graves supposed he hadn't been surprised given how hands off Dean had been over the years, perhaps he was just ready to move on to what he thought was greener pastures. Unlike some of his fellow coworkers, Sam had remained as stoic and unreadable as ever when the bombshell dropped, and he went back to work like nothing had been said, but he could see it had affected others with the gasps and hushed whispers that seemed to haunt the grounds. Even his friend, Violet Olson, nearly had a spill today from distraction, which the man knew was practically unheard of.
He heaved a heavy sigh, blue eyes staring out towards the open lands as he sat on the fence of one of the horse pastures. Beneath him, his little rescue, Nugget, was yanking on the bottom of his jeans pant leg, demanding more attention. His other two horses couldn't be bothered, after a hard day of work, they were more preoccupied with the spring grass than they were with their owner. Rolling his eyes, he hopped down now, giving the snowy white mini horse a few more good paths and scratches before bidding his good bye for the afternoon until it was time to pull them back in for the evening.
Ducking in-between the fence boards, he decided he could be a good friend and check in on Violet before investigating food. He followed the path towards her cabin now, and it wasn't long before he saw it. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Violet wasn't the only one there. Sam could feel himself stiffen, even pause in his walk, uncertain if he wanted to move forward. Even with her back turned to him, Sam knew it was Tenaya Holland. However, a shift of Violet's head made clear that she knew he was coming, that she saw him, and it meant that he couldn't run off now. Sighing to himself, the man stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jacket and kept walking now, finally standing in front of them and not daring to sit up on the porch, "Hey," he said simply to both women now before looking to Violet, "Saw you out with the herd today." It was his own way of asking if she was okay from her ride, and as he stole a look at Tenaya, it would appear that Violet was not the only one having a tough day.
What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.
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Thirty . Ranch Hand . LGBTQ+ . It's Complicated - TENAYA SYDNEY HOLLAND (unrequited crush - 2 years)
Violet looked up and saw the company that joined. Of course it was the two that were trying to hide their feelings from each other. “Hello,” she said, leaning back into the swing. Violet crossed her legs and took a sip of her lemonade.
“Holding up as best as I can,” she shrugged. “What the fuck do I usually look like?” Violet added with a playful snort. Shs looked at Sam and shrugged.
“I still held on. Shoulders hurt but not too bad. Just a spook.” Violet knew it could've been a lot worse. A tumble into a bucking and fighting herd was not the ideal way to die. “How are you both doing? Heard anything else from any loud talkers?”
Tenaya awkwardly gave Sam a glance. She could see he wasn't in a great mood either. Clearly, the two of them had a bad feeling about the Ranch being for sale. The blonde glanced at Violet now, listening as the two of them talked back and forth for a few moments.
"You usually don't look like you've been hit by a truck. Happy is probably the wrong emotion, but you know." The woman shrugged her shoulders - there had to be someone who was going to see the positive in all this. "You fell off too? What happened?" Tenaya raised her eyebrow - it seemed as if Violet was okay but she knew people were good at hiding their injuries.
Tenaya glanced over at Sam again, offering him a smile this time. She offered a hello before turning her head back. "I'm alright, trying to stay positive about the whole thing. I did hear a stable hand say that they already had someone in mind to buy it. They saw a woman go into the office with a relator." It was something she didn't have much control over.
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