Darling

3. long way done

The smirk Spencer sent Ryan made Lee cough as the pair walked in, sending a glare at the wrangler. Ryan and Spencer had always joked and flirted with one another, much to the disappointment of Lee and John. But it never went anywhere, Spencer had laid that law down a long time ago, which luckily Ryan accepted with ease. So the two would flirt just enough to keep everyone guessing. Spencer hugged the boys, introducing them to Sawyer who smiled and shook their hands.

"3 shots of tequila and a banquet, oh, and whatever they want," Spencer smiled as she ordered, handing the bartender her card. "You can keep it open too!"

"You really think that's a good idea Tiny?" Lee asked, growing more and more wary of his sister's antics at that point.

She deadpanned at her brother, taking the shots from the man and downing them before he came back with their beers. "I'll be fine!"

It was then that Spencer and Sawyer took off into the crowd of people that was forming on the dance floor. Right now the only thing Spencer wanted to do was get lost in a mass of people and let go. The speakers started blaring some pop country nonsense that was never on at the ranch, which was perfect for Spencer.

At some point, the buzz the girls had began to wear off, sending them off to find more drinks. The music grew quieter as the girls left the center of the dance floor, heading toward Lee and Ryan who were chatting at the bar with Jackson and his friends who had finally shown up.

"Sawyer," a boy smiled at the blonde before turning to Spencer, "Sawyer's new friend. Hi, I'm Dustin."

"Hi Dustin," Sawyer smiled, "You look like trouble."

The boy's smirk dropped at that, only to be replaced by a grin. "You'll do just fine hanging around Sawyer then. She has a nasty habit of finding that."

"I knew I liked her," Spencer laughed, "Who's buying us another drink?"

The boys all scrambled at that point, ending up with a slew of shots, beers, and martinis that would likely last the girls all night. Sawyer nodded her head over to a table, the bartender noticing and bringing the drinks over for the girls to sit and drink. The first round of shots went down hard, but the rest were smooth sailing.

"Time to go, Tiny," Lee wandered over a half hour before midnight, hoping to get Spencer home in one piece.

"Not a chance Big Brother," Spencer shook her head, teetering a little as she did.

Ryan groaned. "Lee and I gotta get back, you know the rules."

"What are you, fucking Cinderella?" Sawyer laughed, her words coming out a little slurred. "Relax, I can have my brother take us, she can stay with me."

"I don't even know you, why the hell would I leave my sister with you?"

Sawyer stood, shakily, before putting a hand in Lee's face. "Sawyer Grace Taylor, daughter of Jessie and Grant Taylor, owners of Greenquest Ranch. It's been a displeasure."

Lee moved her hand away, giving a hard look to his sister. "Call me in the morning, heaven knows you're gonna need someone to pick you up."

Spencer only saluted at Lee, sending a wink and blowing a kiss to Ryan as the pair left. She turned to Sawyer, a wicked smile on her face.

"Let's get this party started!"

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Saturday

Spencer woke up to the sound of her phone buzzing. Rather than checking it, she turned back over only to have to start buzzing once again.