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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Faye grit her teeth as she gave the bad another shove. She liked to think she was pretty strong given her personal training. She hit the gym frequently, and though she was nowhere near some of the buff gym girls or bodybuilders, she certainly wasn't a featherweight either. It felt like it was a sudden shift and she'd been leaning so hard into it, she'd have smacked her head on the car if her hands hadn't caught her. Quick reflexes. A hand on her shirt helped too, that extra support to avoid falling forwards. She grinned in relief that they wouldn't have to call someone else out to deal with it as she proceeded to finish loosening the nuts, glancing at Heather when she heard the girl call her superwoman. "Nah, just your friendly neighborhood supermum." She joked. Women definitely had an underappreciated strength that people underestimated.
She felt Heather crouch next to her and shuffled over to give her space to help get the nuts off properly. At least the rest of it would be simple from this point on. "who says damsels in distress can't rescue themselves." Faye snorted and double checked the jack was all okay as she went to wiggle the flat tire off. "Who are you calling Damsel? We've totally got this... Were the Knights!" she laughed as she watched Heather roll over the spare tire. "Want a hand or you got that?" she asked as she lay the flat and useless tire out the way on the edge of the pavement. After this she definitely felt they were in need of a hot chocolate or a drink or something for sure.
"beauty and brains over brawn any day." Faye glanced at Heather and smiled to herself. Given what she knew of Heather's past experiences, she was not surprised about the sentiment. "Well, really we just can't judge a book cover," She gave a quick wink and an easy smile to show no harm was meant by it. She had met plenty of gym nuts over the years who walked around looking scary with their stacked arms and ridiculously wide shoulders, face's serious and intense.. then they talked to you and were so soft inside it was like marshmallow. It was almost laughable. Just the way that even a nerdy guy could be a heartbreaker depending on how he went about conducting himself. All it did was make her all the more thankful for Nik; the guy was a diamond in a cavern full of coal.
She pulled her own hood closer around her face as the rain tried to get in. God it was miserable, and she shivered as the cold of the weather pressed in through her clothes. "it was probably hilarious. me trying to jump on this stupid thing but i was desperate." Faye pressed her lips together to avoid chuckling, though she knew Heather wouldn't mind her having a giggle considering she'd made it sound amusing, but she still felt bad for her to have gotten into this position in such bad weather. "I'm sure they were glad of the entertainment for a rainy afternoon," Faye suggested.
"we could always amuse other people watching by both trying to jump on it?" Faye smiled and pretended to think about it, "I mean, I would say yes but I don't fancy a hospital trip as well as to the mechanics." She joked, though she felt that maybe they would need to call someone else out to get the tire off at this rate. "i mean, the person who owned it last? the tires have been great till now. maybe i should just call the service?" She frowned slightly and took over with the tool, leaning all her weight into it and even letting out a long groan as she did. Finally, after what felt like an age, she felt it shift. She slipped and nearly smacked her face on the car as it moved, but she grinned triumphantly at Heather, "I got it, I got it!" She announced, as if it wasn't obvious enough as she managed to carry on turning the nuts.
Faye had arrived home before Nik, though that wasn't particularly a surprise. She hadn't had any classes to attend today, just one client at the gym to help build her portfolio - during which a friend had kindly watched Brylee and Alexis for her. Aside from that, she'd entertained the kids pretty well whilst managing to get some of her assignments done, switching between playing mum and playing student. Brylee had spent some time asleep in her arms, and she was almost sad that Alexis was no longer small enough to do the same. She sat up at the table with her colouring away - a fair amount of it inside the lines too.
Once she was back from her client she got the kids settled first, feeding and bathing them, and putting Brylee down to sleep. Alexis had a little longer before it was her turn, and she set her up with a favourite kids TV show. She didn't like the kids staring at the screens too much, but a little bit of time was needed; there were a good amount of programs for learning as much as entertainment, and so far, Alexis was just as happy to open a book as turn on the TV. She had made dinner for when Nik came home - nothing crazy, a sausage casserole, but she'd wanted something hearty and good for him to come back to. She'd thought that maybe it might be a good time for them to talk about their wedding. She hadn't had much time to consider things, having been busy at school and with the kids and work, and she was in no rush to be married but she felt that with them being engaged, they should at least settle on a date and start from there.
Faye didn't like the idea of Heather being out here on her own, not that the town was seedy or anything but there were definitely parts of it that were less desirable than others, and people that could be somewhat concerning - Heather was young and pretty, and would look like an easy target. "well you're not married yet, there's still time to find the body builder." Faye laughed at that and grinned, "I'm not sure, I think the two kids might be enough of a ball and chain to the old guy." She joked back, though honestly, she loved Nik and - despite their long engagement - was very content in her relationship, still looking forward to marrying the guy. She didn't need him to be 6ft5 tall and a bodybuilder, they were hard work and high maintenance. Nik was sweet, he was protective and kind, a good friend, thoughtful, a fantastic dad, he had his shit together and hey... it didn't hurt that he wasn't bad in the bedroom either. A girl had to have her priorities.
"if i've got you, i don't need anyone else." She smiled at that and nodded, "well, I like to think I'm of some use at least." She admitted. She could change a tire, so she should be good enough for this kind of issue. "that stupid nut is holding out on me, i can't undo it." Faye pursed her lips in thought. "i tried standing on it but i think i heard it laughing at me. got any ideas on how to loosen it?" Faye looked at the wheel in consideration. "I hate to admit it, but that was probably a passer-by laughing - it would have made me chuckle too," She joked and came closer to inspect it. "I can give it a go? Though I doubt I'm much stronger." She was heavily into her fitness, given the fact she was working on becoming a personal trainer, she held her hands out for the nut and crouched down, frowning. "It doesn't help that they put the wrong covers on these nuts, who last took this tire off?" She asked, pointing at the black caps that had been wedged onto the nuts.
She hadn't recognised her from a distance, the rain was lashing down and made it hard to see, and the woman had her hood up, making it impossible to see her face from behind. Faye didn't need to know them to want to help though, she was the kind of girl who would always stop to help someone, and in particular another woman - she was all about empowering woman and woman power. They didn't need men to help... though she was absolutely guilty of asking Nik for assistance when she needed; opening jars, reaching stuff from the top shelf. Nik was very useful for quite a few things like that, the kind of things she should just get on and do herself but... well, sometimes you just wanted to ask your man.
As the hood slid off her head, Faye realised who it was and her smile warmed. "hi faye.""Heather!" She said in surprise, "you don't happen to have a six foot three, body builder who can work a jack hiding in your car do you?" She snorted at that and raised an eyebrow, "You've seen Nik haven't you? That's the best I've got." She joked and then shook her head, "Forget the body builder, you've got me. What can I do?" She asked, surveying what stage Heather had gotten to in changing the tire. She knew how to change one, so hopefully she could be of some kind of assistance.
Faye finished off the last of her essay and sat back in the creaking seat, stretching her arms above her head and yawning. The library was quiet, and relatively empty at this time of day, which she preferred. She didn't mind doing her work at home but she preferred to do it at the university, it meant that it kept her school studies and home life separate, so that when she was done at the uni, she could go home and spend the time with her family without the stress or worry of work, of trying to complete work with her kids demanding attention. It did mean she spent a little longer at the uni on her days in, but as she was only doing one course, and she managed to fit some of her practical work into her work at the gym which made life easier.
Her assignments were now done for the week and she packed everything up neatly before putting it away in her bag and pulled it onto her shoulder. She was looking forward to getting home for a late lunch, she had spent most of the day here and she was ready to relax and spend her evening with the girls - and Nik of course. Faye smiled a brief goodbye to the librarian and left quietly, heading down the corridor and then outside and across to the car park. As she was heading across the lot, she noticed another woman seeming to have some trouble. Faye couldn't pretend to know everything about cars, but she knew a fair bit. She liked being an independent woman and all of that, and she could certainly change a tire. She paused, not too far so she didn't make the young woman jump. "Hey, do you need a hand?"
GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-three D.O.B: 10th may SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: engaged PLAY-BY: hayden panettiere HEIGHT: 5ft1 HAIR: blonde EYES: olive green
"NOTHING LEFT TO SEE, IF IT HURTS"
TATTOOS: none SCARS: none DRINK: on occasion SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yes GLASSES: nope HOME: woodbain flats, number one BORN AND RAISED: essex, england
"AND YOU CAN'T TAKE NO MORE, "
enthusiastic. happy-go-lucky. optimistic. confident. brave. daring. impulsive. compassionate. kind-hearted. friendly. reserved at times. untrusting at first but doesn't show it. loyal. trustworthy. adventurous. protective of her friends and family
LIKES: horse-riding , staying up all night , chatting to good friends , guys , doing new things , discovering new places , relaxing at home , sleeping in late , jogging , warm summer days , being able to relax somewhere peaceful and think , shopping , meeting new people , hugs , long phone calls to people she loves , helping others out DISLIKES: chocolate (odd yes) , having to get up early , being drunk , getting lost , rude people , pervy guys , really windy days , the sea , falling over , saying something stupid , seeing others get hurt , TV shows that are repeated over and over , her family , moving house , forgetting things STRENGTHS: adventurous , optimistic , sweet-natured , fast learner WEAKNESSES: isn't as trusting as she first appears , milkshakes (loves them) , a little obsessed with keeping fit FEARS: water (as in lake, rivers and oceans) , that she'll get hurt by another guy SECRETS: when she found out she was adopted, she ran away from home and never went back.
"LAY IT ALL ON ME, NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: middle class OCCUPATION: part time horse exerciser/part time personal trainer/studying sports science EXPERTISE: all things gym/diet related WEALTH: moderate PROUDEST MOMENT: The first time she rode a horse. He was a big, fat grey thing called Clover and ate pretty much everything, but she got on after paying and had the best time being led around that she kept going back, progressing each time. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: first time she fell off a horse - she was fooling around being a little too cocky and the horse started bucking, then off she came, landing on her butt oops.
"KEEP IT UNDER LOCK AND KEY"
FATHER(S): unknown MOTHER(S): unknown FOSTER-PARENT(S): foster mother - diane hannigan -- deceased foster father - jacob hannigan - 46 - teacher OTHER HALF: fiancee - NIKOLAI ALEXI DONOVAN - 27 - police chief SIBLINGS: half brother - thomas Sebastian hannigan - 18 - in education CHILDREN: alexis donovan - 4 brylee donovan - 1
Not exactly interesting at first, Faye grew up in a happy home. She got on well with her parents, worked hard in school, had close friends and generally loved life. But that changed when she turned sixteen. It all started with a guy - yep you guessed it - a boyfriend soon turned ex who got nasty. He started following her places and generally causing hassle, until she finally confronted him and asked him to back off, to which he told her that he'd found out she was adopted. Faye figured he'd just wanted to hurt her because of their break-up, but apparently there was also truth in her words.
She confronted her 'parents', who admitted it was true, but though Faye shouldn't have found the news too awful - after all she still loved them - she knew there was something they weren't telling her. She found out soon after, when the arguments got out of control and her 'mother' yelled at her that they'd only taken her in as a promise to her real parents that they would, and that they hadn't wanted her. Hurt, Faye had run for the door and stayed at a friends house.
She'd hoped things would be sorted out by the end of the week, but then things got worse. Diane, having gone driving to head over to where Faye was staying and try and talk to her, and slid across the road and crashed into the nearby lake. She hadn't survived. Devastated, Faye had gone home, trying to sort things out with her 'father' and learning many things. He wouldn't tell her her real parents names, apparently they hadn't wanted her either or something along those lines, but she discovered she had a brother and so she left to find him. She discovered he was in this town, and so moved to Hickstead to try and regain normality to her life, forget about her fake parents and find out more about this sibling and any others she might have.
