Adelle had finished putting her horse away and was Walking out towards her truck when she saw Abby leaning against Ryker. +Ohh, so that's how it is? I'll get them apart, soon enough I will...+ she thought angrily, getting in her truck and driving off.

Ryker glanced at Adelle as she came out, not really liking the look on her face. Probably planning another astounding feat. He shook his head slightly and turned back to Abby. "I'm going to go get Serpant."

Ryker walked to the barn, entering Serpant's stall. He was putting on the halter when Adelle showed up- how? Hadn't she left?

Adelle walked into the stall, smiling. "Hey handsome... you were right, things have changed quite a lot from back in highschool. You filled out nicely." She said quietly, batting her eyelashes before moving closer.

Ryker took a step back, then three, his eyebrows furrowing. "Oooookay crazy lady, your truck is over there, shoo." He said, gritting his teeth. She was WAY too close.

"I don't think so." Adelle said before leaning in, leaning in to kiss him.

Ryker - nope, too much. "DON'T MAKE ME SUFFER!" He yelped, adding in a couple "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, YOU ARE WORSE THAN IN HIGHSCHOOL, CONFUSION TERROR AHAHHHHHAHAHAHAH." And practically vaulting out of the stall. Yes he was being over dramatic. It was because he was absolutely terrified of most girls getting close to him even before he met Abby, but now that he officially met Abby there was absolutely no way and other female would ever be allowed within 5 feet of him and WHY THE RATTLESNAKES DID ADELLE TRY TO KISS HIM SHE HATED HIM!!!???

Adelle rolled her eyes, looking offended. "You can't leave me for that weirdo, Abby!" She whined.

"Get away from me! You are being absolutely disgusting! You know what, take your horse and leave! I don't want to see you around this barn again. We can get much, much better boarders! Go!" Ryker snapped.

"Ugh! You are so rude! I don't want to be here anyway!" Adelle yelled, grabbing a halter, leading her horse out, loading the trailer, and being gone in a matter of minutes.

Ryker tightened his jaw, narrowing his eyes as he watched her leave. He then looked for Abby... but she was gone? His gaze turned to slight fear and concern as he turned in a circle, scanning the fields, but not seeing her. "Abby? Abby!" He called, walking back towards the place the horses had been grazing before stopping.

Ryker's mouth dropped open and his eyes grew wide. He stood in shock for a moment before racing after her, wheeling around to stand in front of her. "Is that really what you think? You think I LIKE HER?" He asked with a voice so confused and grief-stricken it didn't sound like his own. It wouldn't be a big deal to most, but to him...he might've just lost his best, only friend. After a second he shoved his hand in a semi-hidden pocket in his pants and pulled out an old phone. Something started playing. A recording.

"Oh I am thrilled to see you here Ryker. I just wanted to say- I can't believe you are still alive! You are ugly, stupid, scrawny, weak, and horrible. Your father is a drunkard. Your mother hates everyone and never goes out of the house. You work in a WASHROOM just to eat- and you live a life of close starvation. You are lucky when you eat every 3 days. Everyone hates you. No one loves you, not even your parents. I'm thoroughly shocked you haven't run away."

A sneering voice, but very clearly Adelle's voice came from the speaker. "I recorded one of her worse beratings, just so I could bring it home to my mother and father. I showed it to my mother first, and she said I was being an idiot for using up storage space on my phone. Then I showed my father, and he finished his bottle of beer and told me to go out and chop some more wood for the fireplace. They didn't care in the slightest. I carry this with me today as a reminder that when you do find a good soul, a friend, that you have to grip onto that with all your might.. because the latter is torture." Ryker explained in a quiet voice, almost a whisper. "I would never like Adelle, even remotely. However, it hurts me 10 times more at the thought this small seeming thing might cause me to lose the best friend I've ever found."