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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james knew in that instance that he could learn more than a thing or two from lexi's father. when he took the three kids somewhere on his own, it seemed like it took him forever to wrangle them all into the car. but her parents made it seem easy as pie and within the blink of an eye they were in the car and all strapped in, kids in their places and even a smile crossed jare's grumpy face. he kept his arms around rory, holding her securely against his chest as the car pulled into traffic and he couldn't help but smile as he felt her sleeping against his neck still. he took the moment to look down at his daughter and he leaned his head against hers softly. he could hear lexi and her parents talking in the car behind them and his untrained ears picked up some of the italian being spoken in the car. he lifted his head and grinned before he looked across the car at his mother in law. "sono contento di essere qui?" it was clunky and spoken with his usual accent but he tried. he hadn't been as strict with his learning of italian as he should have been over the years but he had tried to brush up on his skills before they'd came.
he couldn't wait to get to the villa and change out of the clothes he'd been in since they left england. it hadn't been a very long flight but flying was always grotty and the kids had been all over them, spilling drinks, food and of course the fluids that still flew out of their daughter like lightning had gone everywhere. so a shower, some clean clothes and a meal ladden with carbs, tomato, meat and gelato called his name and then sleeping till noon the day after. he knew the kids would be tired and that would make them hard to settle tonight but once they were down, he had plans to take lexi out onto the balcony, with a bottle of wine, some chocolate he's grabbed while they had been in duty free and to just take some time staring up at the stars.
TWENTY FIVE | RACING INSTRUCTOR/PERSONAL TRAINER | LEXI SAFFI WHITE JARED WHITE | 6 TAITE WHITE | 4 RORY WHITE | 2
he laughed at lexi's teasing and he shrugged slightly. "you never knew?" he watched as jare frowned at his mother's jokes and he laughed just that little bit harder but he tried to disguise it with a cough in case it upset jare. it hadn't been a long flight but any kind of flights were rough. and it seemed that jare took after him when it came to flying. rory had been a dream, tae had clung onto lexi which in reality worked because they'd had enough hands between them to deal with any problems.
he watched as they greeted each other, smiling a little as jare waved to his grandparents and tae lifted his head away from his mother's shoulder long enough to wave at his grandparents, following his brother's lead. it pained him to still see tae was so unwilling to let lexi go most of the time. they'd finally just managed to get him to start sleeping in his own room again, though it had been a long and tough process. but during the daylight hours it was a struggle sometimes still. he didn't argue with lexi's father as he took the luggage, knowing that it wouldn't be one he'd win. he thanked him quickly as he turned his attention to rory in the stroller.
"sounds like a good plan. if they go flying, at least they'll bounce" he said with a grin as he unstrapped rory and he lifted her out of the stroller carefully, trying his hardest to keep her comfortable as he felt her head drop against his neck as he folded the stroller down so it would hopefully fit into the car easier. "there we go." he said as he handed it to lexi's father who had played a brilliant game of tetris to get everything to fit into the boot. "alright jare, into the middle." he said as he opened the door to the backseat and he held his hand out to jare to help him into the car.
TWENTY FIVE | RACING INSTRUCTOR/PERSONAL TRAINER | LEXI SAFFI WHITE JARED WHITE | 6 TAITE WHITE | 4 RORY WHITE | 2
sitting in one of the chairs next to logan, james looked at the kids running all around him. he was keeping track of jared, who was so desperate to one up his older cousin that he was for sure about three seconds from giving himself away and coping a heap of water in the face. when it happened, james would only laugh. it was all in good fun and he knew it might bother jare for a second to lose but he would get over it quickly. tae however, the more reserved toddler that he was, was sitting on his lap and resting back against his chest. he was more than happy to sit and watch the rest of the world go by, taking everything in, playing when he wanted but being just as content to watch the other kids. james has his arms wrapped around him lightly as he lounged back against the chair and he looked at leo. "oh dude, uncool." he joked as he looked at logan. "i want to put money on two minutes, especially since lily just walked out with more meat." he said with a grin. his brother was known for many things and being protective of the bbq was one of them.
honestly he was surprised that luke had managed to beat his brother in the first place. normally it was the most guarded possession leo owned but maybe luke had been sneaky. he'd gotten here after the fact so he had no idea. he reached his hand down and reached to pat kye just after logan had. "what you doing old boy?" he said lightly as he watched bear go bounding down to go play with the kids. he'd left his own dogs at home today. there was going to be enough chaos without adding his two into the mix. mis was okay, but roamer would be in everyone's face, trying to get into everything and making trouble so he'd thought it best. "i'd rather burnt than raw. remember last time?" he grinned as he looked over at the bbq, watching lily and luke together.
truth be told, james had never liked flying. he tended to avoid it as much as he could. it was why he'd come across the ditch on a boat when he'd made the journey from ireland to england. but he would fly for lexi and seeing as he family hailed from the warm and sunny italy, he'd do it as often as she asked him. at least when he could. he made sure to keep a count of the amount of little heads he could see bobbing by lexi, tae in her arms and jare by her side. rory was safe in her stroller, fast asleep as she had been for much of the plane ride. he was thankful that she was so much quieter in comparison to her brothers and most of her cousins. she was chill as far as most things went, though she did have her moments and that was when james was sure his family was coming out in her genes.
with one hand on the luggage cart and the other on the stroller he made sure to watch where he was going and to keep an eye on jare while he did. being tired and cranky might make him more prone to pushing his luck and trying to pull away from lexi so he was ready to drop his hands and run to grab him if needed. he didn't blame jare, flying was hard work and tiring, especially for kids. "glorious and hot." he said as he walked next to his wife, grinning a little as he looked up at the sun that was shining down on them. "i might burst into flames, just warning you." he joked as he spotted her parents just ahead of them as she did.
this trip couldn't have come at a better time. things had been harder since the whole jack episode, it had driven a wedge between him and lexi and they were still trying to figure out how to sew things back together. then her parents had offered them their villa and they'd jumped at the chance. some time away, in a different setting with just them and the kids and no worries of home. those problems would be there waiting when they got home but they'd be more recharged so they could deal with them better. he embraced lexi's parents as they came over and greeted them, kissing her mother's cheek and shaking her father's hand. "it's good to see you guys too." he said warmly as he watched jare greet his grandparents with all the enthusiasm a tired and grumpy child could. tae as shy as he was, smiled at them from around his thumb but he made no effort to stretch out to them. the events of the past few months had worked a number on him and he was still a bit clingy towards his parents. but he knew that lexi's parents wouldn't mind. just seeing him would be enough.
TWENTY FIVE | RACING INSTRUCTOR/PERSONAL TRAINER | LEXI SAFFI WHITE JARED WHITE | 6 TAITE WHITE | 4 RORY WHITE | 2
there were about a hundred places that he'd rather be this morning. lily had been very persuasive when she'd been forcing them to commit to coming and helping today. he couldn't help but feel a little jealous of the family who weren't here, namely luke and ranger had ducked out under the guise of shifts they couldn't change. it wasn't that he had a problem with lending a helping hand, but there was something about being at the blue acres stable that felt a little shifty. he'd not really bought into the whole rivalry between the two places but it did feel a little disloyal to be there.
he'd arrived just before lily had pulled up, having waited till he'd seen the familiar truck pull into the carpark before he'd gotten out of his own and he'd walked over to join them. "been read the riot act?" he joked with leo as he fell into step beside him. he watched lily and naomi hug before he nodded his own greeting to the other woman before he looked to where the tack room had been. "shouldn't take too long to go through it. do you want to inspect everything that's found? or are you happy for us to just toss things that look ruined."
TWENTY FIVE | RACING INSTRUCTOR/PERSONAL TRAINER | LEXI SAFFI WHITE JARED WHITE | 6 TAITE WHITE | 4 RORY WHITE | 2
so leo has a diary now does he? cant say i'm surprised . . though if i'd of had to pick one of them for keeping a diary, i'd have picked logan. leo doesn't strike me as the type. but then again, it's usually the ones you don't think. reading through this thing has been entertaining as all hell, thought it makes me see our lives arent so different, guess we really are related. though, since i've got nothing to do . . and everyone else is down at the barn. apparently being beaten means i cant go out and have fun. though to be honest, lily kinda scares me, so i wasn't gonna argue with her. leo thinks he can scare people, but he really cant. it's easy to see through him, he pretends to be all tough, but he's really not.
leo was worried about us snoring? . . man i think there's earthquakes in australia every time he falls asleep. it's so loud, throwing stuff at him works most of the time though. have to admit, i didnt really wanna come here either, it's not like we knew these guys well, but their not so bad, the live like we do really, hiding, taking crap we shouldn't have to take. but they seem like they'll survive it. though ash is going quiet, which is kinda scary. but hey, not like i'm her keeper or anything.
snag it and read it? more like snag it and decide o write. i have no idea whats possessing me to do this, might have to try this diary thing out for myself, it's not half bad once you actually try it. (leo you tell anyone that and i swear i'll murder you) your right about our dad's being the same though. but we live in a place thats easier to escape in, on the nights dad's too drunk we steal his tent and pitch it in the woods. he's too drunk to try and attempt to cross the creek so we usually get away with it. you guys should buy a tent, their good for hiding out, and camping places are free. just a thought if you ever need to escape, some advice. i could have used some years back.
turns out our dad's really hate each other. we cant for the life of us work out why we came here then. guess their mom and my mom thought the family should be together. dunno why, it's not like they do anything really, cept fight. though i have noticed one thing, the more i think about it, i look nothing like my dad, honestly, i look more like leo and lily's dad to be honest, which i guess, we're family right? . . still . . it's odd. really odd. to me anyway. that party, is never being mentioned again, it was the worst thing ever, and the morning after, was awful. waking up in a dress, being beaten to a pulp, and having to listen to luke and leo have a pissing contest was just too much, my advice to you leo, ignore him!
oh and ust one last thing, before we never mention that party again. YES! lily and luke were snogging in the hallway. YES! it was luke who gave lily the hickey, though it's not all he gave her i'm sure. they need to check to make sure everyone in the room is actually asleep.
crud . . hear them coming, where did i find this thing again? . . oh right . . i know
james
TWENTY FIVE | RACING INSTRUCTOR/PERSONAL TRAINER | LEXI SAFFI WHITE JARED WHITE | 6 TAITE WHITE | 4 RORY WHITE | 2
