Bailey hopes to get into the circuit and ride. She calf ropes and team ropes. Her dad supports her the entire way. Of course the family business is bull riding but that's not what she wants to do..................
"Come on Jesse let's get going." I said as I put my new saddle in the trailer. After the fire there was nothing salvaged except a few bags of feed the fire hadn't reached.
Jesse put several hay bales in the back of the truck with the feed and helped me put the tack in the trailer. Lastly we loaded our horses and I locked up the house.
Archie got in the truck and I got in the drivers seat. Jesse got in the passenger side and buckled. The gate was open so we were ready to go.
I drove towards Redmond Oregon for the start of the season. I'm pretty much the youngest female team roper out there. After driving fifteen hours Jesse took over and drove the rest of the way.
When we got to Redmond Jesse woke me up and we got something to eat. Once we got there we unloaded the horses and checked in. Brody Hanchey was sharing a story about something he did while on break.
I went and unloaded the horses and brushed them out. Jesse fixed the stalls up while Archie laid in between them. I finished up and led them to their stalls.
Jolly and Dally nipped at each other as I stood waiting for Jesse to come back with filled water buckets. After he finished the stalls we put our horses up and cleaned our tack.
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Two years later
"Jesse! No no no!!!" I screamed as Jesse put me over his shoulder. "That's what you get sweetheart." He told me before dunking me into the nearest water trough.
"Will you go out with me tonight?" He asked when I came up. "As long as I pick out what we're doing." I told him. "Fine by me. Oh and nice pink animal print bra."
I looked down after he turned back for the trailer. Curse white shirts. I got out of the trough and tackled him. "Oh ho decided to get me wet?" I kissed him as he piggybacked me over to the trailer.
When we got there he let me down so I could change. I changed my jeans and shirt then set my boots on the vent to dry. I found my show boots and put them on.
I walked out and Jesse led me to the truck. He opened the door and helped me in. "So where to?" He asked. I told him a place and he drove to it.
After dinner we went and got ready. I pulled my sponsor shirt on over a pink tank top and buttoned it up. I made sure my pink hat band was securely on it and set it on my head.
I put my belt on after tucking my shirt in and fastening my jeans. "So are we going anywhere after we rope?" Jesse asked. I turned around to face him. "Maybe." He kissed me passionately and we walked out.
Yes I'm dating my team roping partner. No one knows and no one is going to find out until he possibly proposes.
We walked to the stalls and got our horses. I brushed Jolly out and put my pink saddle and bridle on him. I fastened the breast piece and put the boots on him.
When I was done he was pink from head to toe. I braided pink ribbon into his tail and french braided his mane. Now he's more aerodynamic.
When I was done I took him to warm up. Jesse joined me a few minutes after I started. I walked Jolly around the ring then brought him into a trot.
Once our horses were warmed up we went and waited. Finally it was our turn. I went into the header box and Jesse went into the heeler box.
I took a deep breath and called for it. I looped its head and Jesse scooped up its heels. "Time is 2.9 for Bailey and Jesse." I high fived Jesse as we left the ring.
"Nice loop honey." He whispered in my ear. I blushed and we rode over to the trailer. We dismount and unsaddled our horses. He took my saddle and hung it up for me.
I brushed out both horses while he cleaned their hooves. When I was done he immediately picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his torso.
"I knew I loved you when I first laid eyes on you the first day of camp." He told me. "Meaning you had a crush on me?" I asked. "Maybe." He took the brush from me and threw it into the trailer.
His hands rested on the bottoms of my thighs as he carried me into the trailer. We didn't do anything dirty all night. The only thing we did was watch movies we decided to bring along.
