(Aaaand Ryker is .. nowhere to be found XD. Take a guess- is he sleeping? Disappeared? Or sleeping LOLL)

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Ryker was laying in the middle of a clearing somewhere on their property, he wasn't quite sure where, and staring at the sky as Serpant grazed nearby. His fingers laced behind his head and his leg propped up, he was rather comfortable. He had actually just woken up from a little bit of a nap, because he was Ryker, but now he was deep in thought about a lot of things. Mostly the wedding. It was a total of 5 days before the day Abby had picked, in the lush month of June. He had been worrying and being excited for almost ten months now. He could still replay the day he proposed to Abby, although he STILL wondered why he hadn't taken even longer to make a speech that rhymed- because that would've been hilarious. Ryker tilted his head slightly and blew out a slow breath. He wondered where Abby was. And what he should be doing. It had been pretty easygoing these few months, with mostly relaxation and riding. And cuddling, because you know, it was Abby. Ryker smiled at the thought, although his mind was more fixed on the horses by now. 8 months ago he had bought a 3 year old rescue QH at an auction that had been abused as a foal. It was a mare, whom he'd named Frynn, for her wild spirit. She was flighty, and needed a lot of work, but she'd come a long way- and she had turned out to be an amazing barrel racing horse. She was small, standing at only 15.1 hh, so she could whip around those turns so fast it was a marvel he didn't topple off every time.

Abby decided her small break was enough. She really needed to get the last finishing touches done. She also needed to try her dress on again. Abby pulled herself away from the beautiful view and walked through the trail until she spotted the beautifully redone house. She took off running until she reached the house "man I needed that" she muttered as she walked inside. "Hoooome sweeeet hoooome" she said in a sing song manner. "Ryker? Whatever." She plopped down at the counter and pulled a binder full of pages and notes out from a drawer. "Time for more planning" she worked on it for about thirty seconds before she threw her head down. "Why is it soooo tiring!?"

Ryker stared at the sky for a little while longer before climbing to his feet and yawning as he stretched. He could hear his bones popping. "That's a great sign." He mumbled, swinging up onto Serpant's back. The stallion barely twitched a muscle until told to go forward. Ryker cantered along the trails back, until he saw the barn. He jumped off and put Serpant in the stall quickly before greeting Shadow and jogging to the house. Slowing to a walk, he entered the almost brand new building, seeing Abby with her head on the counter and a notebook in her hand. "Planning getting a bit rough?" He asked, trying Not to smile, just thankful HE didnt have to do it. He walked over, peering at the list for a second.

"It's a love hate relationship at the moment" she said as Ryker walked over. She said up and leaned her head against him. "I just need to relax but I'm so scared something is going to go wrong" she sighed. "I really don't want anything to go wrong" Abby looked up at him

"You're right. Always. You're always right!" She giggled, leaning her head against him. "I need to try my dress on again though. Get it fitted one last time. Should I do that now?" She tilted her head up to look at him. "You haven't even seen it yet!" She grinned "it's so pretty. I designed it myself." Abby's hazel eyes studied his face

Ryker grinned at her words. "I couldn't have said it better myself." He laughed, lifting an eyebrow. "How many times do you have to try the dress on to figure out it fits?" He inquired with a slightly sarcastic lilt to his tone. "Of course I haven't seen it yet, I want to be hit with the full astonishment of beauty and amazingness as you walk down the aisle while nothing goes wrong." He pointed out with a dramatic flourish. "I'm sure it's beautiful, considering what an amazing artist you are." Ryker agreed, his blue eyes twinkling.

"All of the beautiful compliments and not a single joke? What's wrong with you? Are you ok? Where is it at? Spit it out!" She prodded. "Youre rubbing off on me!" She leaned back against him.

Ryker put a hand on his heart and faked an offended look. "Ouch. Aren't I allowed to just be supportive and kind and awesome?" He asked with a heavy sigh before laughing. "There is no joke. Unless you count.. you're spending more time with the dress than me, why don't you marry it? Or... if you try it on many more times it'll fuse to your skin!" He grinned widely, taking a small bow. "I'm kidding. Everything will go fine and you'll look great."

"Oh Ryker. I new you had it in you" she giggled then have him a slight push away so that she could stand. She faced him, kissing him for a hot second before grabbing her keys and dashing out the door "love you!" She yelled as she closed the door and ran to her car. Twenty minutes later she was at the bridal shop, putting on her dress. "It looks beautiful" Abby said. "Yes yes" the lady beside her mumbled as she stuck a pin in the side of the dress. "A little here and you good" she said, a strong Chinese accent pominant in her voice. "Thank you so much" Abby said, turning and hugging the woman. "I'm so excited!" The woman nodded. "I excited for you" Abby smiled. About thirty minutes later, she was home. She pulled out the dress, thankful that the bag was not clear. She skipped all the way up to the house and into her room. She carefully hung the dress up.