Breakeven [Jason]

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Jason got out and watched her quickly walk off... clearly upset. He followed her at his own pace and sighed. He needed to catch up and go talk to her. He sped up his pace and caught up to her. He put his hand on her shoulder and stopped her. "Hey, come on. You need to believe me. If I really was dating her I woulda not asked you to be my girlfriend because I'm not like that." He said calmly.

He looked into her eyes. "I'm telling you clearly that I am not with her. She is obsessed with me. I have the papers saying the baby ain't mine." He told her. He felt like crying. He held it in though, but clearly looked like he was upset. "Babe, please just believe me. I'm dead serious." He said then kissed her forehead. He rubbed her arms a litle bit. He looked around not seeing anyone around. "So smile and be happy, please." He said and kissed hr cheek.

He took her and walked with her down teh barn aisle to talk and calm herself. He walked with her to Scream's stall. He figured seeing him would make her feel better, but he needed to make sure she didn't ride. If she did, it was going to be strictly walking and no faster. He didn't say a word til he reached in teh stall and petted the horse. "I brought your girl back." he said smiling a little, trying to make teh mood a little happier.

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[loneangel08]

Mel headed for the barn. She just needed to clear her mind. She wanted to ride it had been a little over a month and she couldn't take it anymore. She heard the truck door shut. She knew Jason was now probably following her, but she didn't look back. He was going want to talk about it and she didn't. She just wanted to clear her mind and forget about it. As she got about a little more than half way to the barn when Jason's hand was on her shoulder pulling her to a stop. "Hey, come on. You need to believe me. If I really was dating her I woulda not asked you to be my girlfriend because I'm not like that." His voice was calm and she just stood there.

She turned to look at him and he looked into her eyes. "I'm telling you clearly that I am not with her. She is obsessed with me. I have the papers saying the baby ain't mine." She notice he was upset. She didn't want to talk about. She didn't believe what the girl had said but yet it fu.ck with her head a bit. She trust Jason, but the words of the girl put wrong thoughts in her head. "Babe, please just believe me. I'm dead serious." He spoke again and kissed her forehead as he rubbed her arm a bit. she believe him and she just wanted to rid her head of this thoughts. She just looked at him for a moment and said nothing. he kissed her cheek and said for her to smile and be happy.

She half smiled up to him. 'I believe you. I just wanna forget it ok. And if she's so obsessed with you change your number so she'll leave you alone.' Thats all she had to say on the matter. After a moment they walked to the barn. He walked her up the barn aisle and to Scream's stall. She smiled when Scream whinnied to them. When they got to the stall Jason petting him and told Scream he had brought his girl back. Scream looked at Jason for a moment then nudged his shoulder. Mel laughed and opened the stall door and stepped into his stall. 'How's my pretty boy been? She said as she petted his neck. The gelding turned to her and put his nose on her belly. Mel smiled. 'Yes your little buddy is still in there.' She rubbed Scream's forehead. The gelding loved to just stand there and rubbed his nose on her growing belly. It's like he knew what was going on. Mel thought it was simply cute.

There was a ringing coming from her butt. Mel pulled out her phone and answered with a cheerful hello. Mel kinda froze for a moment as she listened to the voice on the other end. 'Hey Mel. It's Vik. I now it's been a long time, but I talked to your grandfather and he said you moved to Pinewood. She smile as she realized it was Vik. 'I'm coming to see you. I have a present for you. Mel almost screamed. 'That's awesome, Viki. I miss you and I'm so glad your coming to see me. I've got so much to tell you. she was so happy now. She would get to see Vik. Her old friend from high school. 'I do too. I'll be in Pinewood in about 20 minutes. Mel smiled and told her that she was at the stables and that she loved her and couldn't wait to see her. She hung up the phone and smiled at Jason.

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She had said she believed him and she smiled a little bit at him. Seeing the horse made her smile more and he was glad of that. Jason saw her pick up her phone and he looked at her. He saw her smile all because of a phone call. She smiled at him and he sighed. ”I’m gonna go ride.” He said not really feeling like saying what he was thining at the moment. He felt a little irritated that her friend was coming the day they finally get their shi.t together.

He took all four of them to his trailer and tied them up. He hadn’t trust people in the tack room so he kept his tack in his own horse trailer. He unlocked it and brushed them. First horse was Journey, he wasn’t going to ride the old thoroughbred. After brushing him off real good he took him to a round pen and let him get some of his own exercise.

Second horse he brushed was his big dun stud horse, Jack. He smiled and petted the horse after brushing him. He then saddled Chinook too after brushing her. He led them to the arena and tied them up with bridles hanging off their horns. The next horse was a little mustang colt who didn’t know anything so he just left the horse standing tied up. It was good for him. He walked back to the arena and got on Chinook first. He walked her around, bending her and flexing her. She was in a better mood today thank god.

Chinook was good and she had rode well. She was sliding to a stop, spinning pretty quickly, and doing better on flying lead changes. He walked her out then tied her up and got on Jack. Jack was his first stud horse he had ever had, he was the best ranch horse that lived on his parents ranch. He patted the horses neck and walked him around. He was teaching the horse a few more things about being a show horse now a days then was going to put him up for stud again. Jack did well, but was getting frustrated with the new things to learn, but at the end he was calm and relaxed.

He took Jack and Chinook back to the trailer after a good hour or so and started to unsaddle them. He brushed them off real good and let them stand at the trailer and he grabbed a cheap saddle, blanket, and bridle for the mustang. He led the mustang out to the other round pen that Jason restored a while ago. He put his stuff on the fence and let the horse loose to run around and play. He made the horse walk, trot, lope, turn into him and go opposite directions. He did some parelli type ground work with him to get his mind in the right place. The horse seemed nice, but when you put the saddle on he turned into a bronc. But he just kept working on groundwork, til the horse was calm and relaxed like he didn’t care.

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[loneangel08]

Mel heard him tell her that he was going to ride. A puzzled look cam over her face as he walked away. Her smiled faded. What had she said to make him mad. Was it because Vik was coming to see her. He hadn't even let her say a word. She looked at Scream and sighed. 'What did I do? they gelding just looked at her. She wanted to go after him but it'd probably just be another fight. She put the halter over the geldings head; clipped the lead rope to it and lead him out the stall. 'Let's go wait on Viki. By the time she gets maybe he'll want to talk.

Her and Scream walked out to grass area by the parking lot. After a little while Vik pulled up. Viki and Mel said there hello's and gave each other a hug. Mel told her about the baby and Jason. Vik acted happy for her but she wasn't happy. She came here in hopes of getting back with Mel. She wasn't happy at all. Mel and her walked with Scream to find Jason.

Vik had very short brown hair. It was cut so she looked like a guy. She was dressed in a camo hat, wrangler jeans, Alabama shirt, and boots. Vik always dressed herself in things like this. Vik was into girls. And she was mad that Mel was with Jason and not her. Even hated the fact she was carrying his child. But she hide it all from Mel. And Vik was in the mood to start something.

They found Jason in the arena working with on of his horses. Mel waved to him. 'Jason, Vik is here. I would like you both to meet. Mel was happy about all this. Little did she know there was a fight boiling in Vik's mind. Vik smiled to Jason and put her arm around Mel. She stood as close to Mel as she could. She wanted to piss him off so bad.

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Jason was trying to get the colt to stand still in the middle of teh arena to tack him up. The colt moved around and Jason just through the blanket and saddle on him anyway. Then made him stop and he rubbed his face and smiled. "Good boy." He said. He put the lead in one hand and cinched it up slowly, not wanting to get it to tight to fast. THe colt pinned his ears and bit the air and kicked out at Jason. Jason kneed him in the gut. The horse clenched his teeth and pinned his ears as Jason finished.

Jason let the horse stand there and breathe. The horse finally calmed a bit and was licking his lips and moving his ears a bit. He smiled rubbing the colts neck. He tightened it once again to make sure it was snug then walked the colt to the rail hearing Mel's voice that he needed to meet someone. The colt usually didn't buck til asked to move out faster then a walk. He stepped out of the round pen.

He looked at Vik and saw she was a girl.. but a boy. He was kinda confused. It was a girl, most definitely a lesbian one. He looked to Mel, she must have been lesbian or bi at some point. It kinda disgusted him, but very clas Mel was not like that anymore, atleast he hoped. ]"Howdy, I'm Jason." He said and tipped his cowboy hat and held out his hand, ignoring the fact that this girl was wanting to be all over Mel. It kinda bugged him, and disgusted him. "Umm, I will find you guys when I finish up this horse." He said. He went back to ther round pen and let the horse on the lunge line but tied a W thing that went over the saddle and two parts were around his back ankles. When he bucked you pull the rope and it takes away the foot and the horse falls. It worked on alot of colts had bucking problems wiht.

He asked the horse to trot and the horse actually trotted along decently. He swtiched directions only trotting. He then clicked at him and the horse took one step at a lope then started bucking. He jerked teh lunge line first, no response came. He pulled on the W rope and the horse fell over losing his leg. The colt laid there and groaned. Jason released teh pressure and the horse got up and Jason asked for a canter again. The horse cantered about 10 steps then bucked. Jason jerked the lead and the horse quit. He smiled and asked for him to turn into him. The horse did so then he switched hsi direction. He asked for the canter again and the horse didn't buck, just arched his back. When the horse loped relaxed he quit and patted the horse and took the W off then put he bridle on and tied his head to the side both directions.

When he finished he took the horse back to the trailer and tied him up and untacked him there. He brushed him up real good and let him cool down at teh trailer. He walked and found Mel and Vik. "Sorry, I needed to focus on what I had started. I'm all yours now til I have to put the horses back inteh stalls." He told Mel and looked to Vik.

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[loneangel08]

Mel didn't take Vik being closer as anything bad. Vik had always been like that. Yea they had a thing together back in high school but Mel didn't see Vik as that anymore. Vik was the first and last girl she had ever been with in that kinda way. Mel had changed alot since high school. Half the stuff she did in high school were crazy and out there. The thing with Vik had just happened. After Vik moved she calmed down and realized that wasn't how she wanted to be seen in life. She wasn't gay.

Jason walked over to them. He walked out of the round pen for a moment and walked over to them. He said hey to Vik as he tipped his hat and held out his hand. Mel smiled at him. Vik grin and shook his hand. 'The names Vik, cowboy. Vik never aloud Mel to move from her side. Vik watched him. She wanted to get under his skin. she wanted Mel to herself. Vik had always be a jealous bitc.h like that. Jason told them he was gonna finish up the horse than he would come find them. Mel watched him walk away. Vik told her she had something to show her. So Mel grabbed Scream's lead and followed her.

They walked back to her truck. Vik told Mel to stand by the horse trailer and close her eyes. Mel did what she was ask too. Vik moved around to open the trailer door. She stepped in and patted the rump of her horse. The Gypsy Vanner mare snorted. Vik untied the lead and back the mare out of the trailer. She walked around to Mel. She put the lead in Mel's hands and told her to open her eyes. Mel open her eyes and gasped. Vik smiled and said Aerosmith was hers. Mel couldn't believe Vik was giving her Aerosmith.

Why are you giving me Aero? She gave Vik a questioning look. Vik smiled again. She told Mel that she couldn't keep here any longer do to money. That she was the one person she could trust with her horse. Mel smiled. 'Well help me on her I wanna ride her. And If you want you can ride Scream we can head to the pastures.' Vik smiled and nodded her head. She helped Mel on to the horse. She tied the lead to where she could control the horse. She did the same to Scream and climbed on him. Vik smiled. As they had up passed the barn they seem Jason. Vik groaned under her breath. Mel smiled and waved to him as he spoke. "Sorry, I needed to focus on what I had started. I'm all yours now til I have to put the horses back in teh stalls." Mel patted the Aero. 'Like my new horse. Vik gave her to me. Her name is Aerosmith. Mel smiled. She moved the horse closer to Jason so she could lean down and kiss him. Vik glared at Jason with a fiery passion. She wish the guy would just leave. Mel was hers no one else. Mel didn't notice the tense feeling that was growing around her. She was just trying to be happy, but Vik was probably going to ruin that for her.

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Jason had come back to find them. Mel and Vik were both on horses. He frowned a little bit but leaned up and kissed Mel back. "Babe, be careful please. " he said laying his hand on her thigh and patted Aero's neck. "I will go with you guys, just give me a sec." He said and smiled and walked to teh roundpen where Journey was. The old thoroughbred looked good, he wasn't too skinny, but he wasn't as fat as Jason would like him. Journey was getting old, and slowly dieing.

Jason hopped on the horse without tieing the lead rope, trusting Journey to be controlabl without tieing the end to the halter. He trotted over to them and rode next to Mel. He could feel the tension surrounded Vik. He didn't like that girl, that's why he was going with them because he didn't trust Vik to no do something stupid to hurt Mel or the baby she was carrying. He looked over to Scream surprised he was being good. Journey woulda been grouchy with a grouchy wench on his back.

He patted the brown horses neck and looked to Mel. "You got yourself a nice steed there" He said letting his accent out just a bit and smiled to her. He was ignoring Vik at this moment. he didn't want to look at her. Looking at her would just make him angry. He wished Vik had not come. It was the first day that Mel and him almost had their shit together and here comes trouble of course. It was just Jason's luck.

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[loneangel08]

Scream flicked his tail in annoyance. The gelding could feel the tension of his rider and didn't like it, but he behaved because that was how he was trained. Vick's teeth clinched together as she heard Jason call her Babe. The tension grow as he kissed her and told them he was coming with them. As he walked away Vik moved closer to Mel. She asked Mel why he had to came. She wanted just them two to spend some time together. Mel looked at her and saw the tension on Vik's face. She didn't understand why Vik was being like this. 'Because I want him too, Vik. Your not the only one in my life anymore. I have a child with him. And I want him in my life. Not because he's the father to my child but because I like him alot. her voice strong and stern. She suddenly realize where Vik was gonna take this. She loved Vik just as much as she loved her, but Mel didn't see her like that anymore. She just seen her as a good friend; like a sister. Vik groaned and dismounted Scream.

Vik was pissed. She had come here to try and be with Mel and Mel had just there it her face. Mel dismount Aero. Mel was ill now. 'Vik you have to understand. I love you. I really do, but that thing back in high school was just that. I'm not like that anymore. I never honestly was. Mel was almost in tear she was so mad. All she wanted to be was happy and Vik had to make it about her like always. Vik stepped closer to her; almost in her face. Anger and hurt written clearly on her face. 'So I was just a thing, huh? What about all those nights you came running to me to avoid the hard hand of your grandfather? I was there for you and this what your giving me? Your gonna pick a country hick over someone that cared for you? Vik was always good at throwing the words that cut the deepest.

Mel faced turned a shade of red as her anger grow. She looked to Jason as he came up but had quit hear what he had said. She turned back to Vik and layed into her. 'You fuc.king b.itch! You where there but it was always about you. You never listened. You used me to be somebody. I didn't see it then but I do now. Your no better than my grandfather. You may have never layed a hand on me but your words most of the time felt like a slap in the face. Mel was tense. Her heart raced. Her breathing rushed. But Vik didn't come back at her she turned to Jason. Vik wouldn't lay a hand on her but she would Jason if she got the chance. Vik pointed her finger at Jason. 'So what's so special about you, Cowboy? Bet you thing your a piece of work. More like a piece of shit. Vik wanted him to come at her. Some how she wanted to prove to Mel she was better him. Even if that meant fighting him.

Then Vik turned to Mel with a fire in her eyes. She pointed at Jason as she spoke. 'Bet this hick will leave you before the baby is born. Leave the baby fatherless just as you. You'll come running back to me and I won't there this time, babe.' Vik stepped closer to Mel. Her hand reach up and grabbed the side of her face and neck so Mel was forced to look at her. 'But I will be there to what you fall bitc.h! Tears streamed down Mel's face as Vik's grip tightened. Mel cried out in pain suddenly as Vik throw her to the ground hard. Vik's anger was in control now and someone was bound to get hurt.

[[So my reply come out different than planned. haha. I still love it though. And Jason is more than welcome to hit Vik. haha]]

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Jason came back and they go off their horses and were at each others throats. He really didn't like Vik. He stayed on Journey and watched them. Something was going to happen, it was just a matter of seconds. Vik pointed her finger at Jason and he took a deep breathe getting angry. "As a matter of fact, I completely opposite to what you just described. " He said.

Then Vik grabbed Mel and he jumped off his horse and dropped the lead for him to stand there. He watched Vik, not wanting to be abusive to her but he would if he had to. Then Vk got Mel to the ground and he quickly jumpe over and he grabbed the back of Vik's shirt colar since she didn't have hair and jerked her up off Mel then punched her in the guy, throwins her a side from Mel. He looked at Vik, anger in his eyes.

"You get the hell outta here, right now. You put another finger on MY girlfriend you will pay a great price." He said standing in front of Mel. His accent was very clear now. He was more angry now as he had eve been, not once has he ever hit a girl like that, but technially she wasn't a girl. "Bi.tch leave now!" He yelled ready to tackle her and just beat the living shit outta her. His hands balled up into fists as he stoo there glaring at Vik.

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[loneangel08]

Mel slammed onto the ground. Vik's hand around her throat. Mel fought as her grip tightened. She couldn't breath. She looked into Vik's eyes. Mel's fluttered as her lungs burned for the oxygen she wasn't getting. She was slipping. And just as she felt Vik's grip easy up she was gone. She fell limp. She wasn't breathing.
Vik felt a powerful pouch to the stomach as she was being pulled back by her collar. She hit the ground. She looked up as Jason looked at her a anger in his eyes. She laughed as he told her to leave and that if she layed another finger on Mel she would pay the price. She stood up. He told her to leave again. 'You gonna have to do better than that to get me to leave, Cowboy.' She laughed again and stepped closer.

Scream watch the scene unfold. Scream watched it all. The gelding had always be different. He snorted loudly as Vik stepped close. Without warning the gelding squealed and trotted in front of Mel and Jason. His ears were pinned and his head low. Tail flicking stiffly. You could she his muscles tense under his skin. Vik stopped and looked at the horse. That damn thing had also been protective of Mel like a mare over her new born foal. She looked at Mel on the ground. She wasn't moving or breathing from what she could see.

'Cowboy you may want to save her. From what it looks I finally did my job.' Vik's voice cold and harsh. She turned and walked away. Scream watch her for a moment then turned to Jason and Mel. His eyes on Jason for a moment then moved to Mel. The gelding moved slowly around them. his head dropped to nudged Mel. Mel didn't move. He dropped down to lay beside her. He whinnied softly. The gelding had in fact always been protective of Mel. They where like close friends. They held a special bond that most horse owners would die for. And like the good horse Scream was he waited by Mel's side.

[[Thing is I've seen a horse really do something like this before. It was heartfelt. (:]]

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Jason listened to the witch speak about him. "You don't scare me." He told her. He glanced behind him when she said Mel needed saving. But his eyes wouldn't leave Vik. Scream got inbetween them and he got Vik to leave. He watched Vik and made sure she was leaving. He turned around and knelt down beside Mel. "Mel, come one."He said and tapped her cheeks to get her to wakeup.

Scream seemed like there really was something wrong with her. "It's ok buddy, she will be ok." He told the horse then tilted her dead back and gave her mouth to mouth and then pushed on her chest for CPR to get her to wake up. If she didn't pull outta it, he was going to call the ambulance. He gave her mouth to mouth again then pushed on her stomach. Finally he called 911 just in case adn get them atleast on their way as he tried one more time.

He got up and ran into the barn to the lobby and grabbed a bottle of cold water adn came running back. He poored a little on her face, maybe that would wake her up. It seemed to work in movies anyway. He patted Scream's neck and looked at Journey who was still standing in teh same spot and then to the new horse Aero. He waited for Mel though, she was alot more important at the moment then any of the horses

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[loneangel08]

Scream never moved. Ears flicked forward as Jason spoke to him. Mel was dead to the world. She was sorta in a dream. Images of Jason flashed before her. It was like watching a a movie of her life. In the distances she heard someone call her name. She drifted back into darkness. Suddenly there was a something cold on her face. Mel groaned and moved. Her hands instantly grabbed her head. Her face twisted in pain. It felt like someone was hit her head. She opened her eyes and tried to look around. She didn't know where she was. She looked to the side of her and found Jason knelt over her. He had a worried look on his face. 'What...what happened? Her voice low and dry. Her throat hurt bad.

She moved to sit up. She grabbed her head again as it hurt worst. There was a wetness on the back of her head. She looked at her hand and there was blood. She couldn't remembered what happened. She looked over as something nudged her. It was Scream. He was laying down beside her. Had she fallen. She winced in pain again. She looked back to Jason. Worry and pain clear on her face. 'Why is my head bleeding? Did I fall off Scream? I can't remember anything after you walked out of the barn. And feel like someone hit me over the head.'

She looked down at her stomach as a pain shuttered through it. She gasped in pain. She panicked now. All she could figure was that she had been riding Scream and fell. She feared the baby was hurt. Tears formed in her eyes. Another wave of pain hit her stomach. She looked at Jason as she started to cry. 'I think something is wrong with the baby.' Her body had went into shock and the stress of it all had made her start to have contractions. They needed to get to a hospital so they could be stopped.

[[If you want after you reply we could start a new thread where they are at the hospital.]]

[zippyzip2010]

Jason saw her wake up. He watched her, kinda confused on why she was acting the way she was. He watched her as she asked what happened. Then she felt the back of her head and there was blood. She asked a bunch of different questions before he could answer any of them. " Your precious friend, Vik, tried to kill you." He told her. "She grabbed you by the throat and threw you down. Then you passed out as I jerked her off of you and punched her in the stomach." he told her. "She left though." He said.

He coulda killed that dumb Vik girl. He wanted to so bad, but he didn't want to have to punch her in the face or anything, she could have really got him in big trouble. He saw her grab her stomach. At that time the ambulance had come. "Babe, these guys are gonna take you to the hospital. I will be right there after I put the horses away." He told her and kissed her cheek.

He took Scream, Aero, and Journey's leads and took them to the stalls. He put Scream in his, and then put Aero in Journeys. He took Journey to the pasture where he could eat some grass, which he needed for his old body. He put out Chinook as well. He fed Jack and Pirate, his mustang colt. Then fed Aero and Scream. He then jogged out to his truck and got in. He patted teh dogs and rewarded them for being so patient and drove them to his house and put them in teh back yard with food and water. He drove to the hospital.

[[kk lets make new thread at hospital]]

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