Walking slowly Jane guided her daughter to the stables and to jovi’s stall. The horse stuck his head over the door to get attention. Jess let her hands slide up his muzzle and around to his neck. “Hey boy I’ve missed you so much” she spoke to him. Jack called from the house for Jane so she left jess alone for a few minutes. “I’m so sorry I left you jovi but I’m back now and I’m not going anywhere” she continued talking to him. Jess felt her way along the gate and undid the latch opened the gate to allow her to slip into the stall with her horse. Running her hand along his fur over his back she felt a part of herself she thought she had lost. She accidently stood on his hoof making him move quickly which knocked her off balance and onto the ground. “Ouch” she said out loud when her body connected with the hard ground. “Thanks Jovi I deserved that” she got to her knees and went to get up and that’s when she felt hands on her helping her to her feet. “Thanks” she said thinking it was her mum. “What are you doing in here alone” his deep concerned voice startled her. Nick took her out of the stall and locked it behind them. “I can visit my own horse if I want nick” she told him with a little too much snap in her voice after all he was only looking out for her. He was back close to her now, she could smell him and he did smell good. She flinched when he touched her hair. “You got straw in your hair” his voice was low and husky but very confident. His breath tickled her skin he was so close. Surly he could remove the straw without being that close. His presence still affected her the way he used to. Nick left his hand at the side of her face. “Where is jack” she asked “he is with mum and dad they wanted some time alone with him. He is safe” nick told her before he moved closer still. She let out a sigh knowing their son was safe but before she could say another word she felt his soft purposeful lips press against hers taking control. His hand holding her to him and his touch sending a fire through her. He pulled away leaving her breathing hard. “I never stopped loving you jess. I don’t know why you left but I’m glad your back” he told her and she caught herself and remembered why she had left. “You don’t know, ha yeah right. I saw you with her nick the leggy blonde you had your arms around her as you kissed her. I’m sorry but just because I’m back doesn’t mean I came back for you. I came back because Jackson deserves to have his father in his life” she spat at him. Jane walked into the stables to see them arguing. “Hey what’s going on here” she asked as she rushed to her daughter’s side. “Mum can you take me back home please” jess asked turning away from nick. “Nick bring jack please” she said as she and her mum walked away. Nick stood in silence wondering what she was on about.
“What was that about” Jane asked as they walked. “He kissed me and basically told me he loves me but after everything I can’t trust him” jess told her. “He has never even been with anyone since you left I’m sure he does love you. He even went to his cousins wedding alone” Jane told her daughter. They reached the house and jess went to her room asking her mum to get jack when nick returned as she didn’t want to talk to him.
Cutting their time short with their grandson nick took jack back to his mother, walking through the quiet ranch nick tried to remember that night. He remembered finishing singing and joining his friends at their table, then his cousin and her boyfriend showed up. He hadn’t seen her in a few years. She had good news she was getting married so he congratulated them and bought them a drink. He walked up the steps and onto the porch and knocked on the door. Jane took jack and was about to close the door when he stopped her. It clicked and he finally figured it out. “Jane can you give jess a message. Tell her I didn’t cheat and that woman she saw was my cousin she was telling me that she was getting married so I hugged her” he turned and walked away. He had a plan to get his jess back and he was going to need some help and some sleep.
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