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It's only one paragraph but I wanted to try to work on it tonight so:

A splash of light spilled across the aisle of the large rubber matted flooring of the barn revealing tiny dust particles dancing in the morning air. It was filled with the sounds of content as horses munched quietly on their morning feed. Lacey Evans stood in the tack room, reserved for private owners. She ran her fingers over the expensive saddle before her. It was old and well used but had been carefully taken care over the years, having belonged to the trainers daughter. She traced the letter B that was the brand so beautifully stamped into the elegant leather saddle. Not only was it the first day of summer vacation, it was her first day on her summer job.
 
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“Slurpie?” Lacey jumped at the masculine voice behind her. She spun around so quickly that she almost ended up with a giant red frozen drink plastered to her chest. “Jake.” She took the drink and fumbled in her pocket, hoping she had enough money to pay for it.
“How much do I owe you?” She asked and then immediately wished she hadn’t when his cheeks burned read and his eyes flashed.
“Can you just say thank you. For once. Can you just let someone do something nice for you.” He grumbled before stomping off. She watched him go suddenly feeling as if she were all thumbs as she fumbled with the straw.
 
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That girl got under his skin in more ways then he could count. Jake Cutter stormed across the parking area weaving through the mass of trailers that had hauled in for just one day of the weekend show. He scowled at a group of giggling teenaged girls sitting under a shaded awning. Lacey had been coming to the Cutter Ranch for several years now. As a small child she’d been shy and easily intimidated by people. He’d been two years her senior and had always felt a need to protect her from the meaner, wealthier girls but she’d quickly proven that she was strong enough to handle just about any situation thrown her way. He not only admired her courage, but he actually liked her. It really burned him the way she refused to see the way he tried to be nice to her.
It wasn’t like he wanted to date her; she was only sixteen while he would be eighteen by the end of the summer. Even if he had been that kind of interested in her, it wouldn’t have mattered. She had taken a shine to his younger brother. Not surprising, since all girls did.
 
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That girl got under his skin in more ways then he could count. Jake Cutter stormed across the parking area weaving through the mass of trailers that had hauled in for just one day of the weekend show. He scowled at a group of giggling teenaged girls sitting under a shaded awning. Lacey had been coming to the Cutter Ranch for several years now. As a small child she’d been shy and easily intimidated by people. He’d been two years her senior and had always felt a need to protect her from the meaner, wealthier girls but she’d quickly proven that she was strong enough to handle just about any situation thrown her way. He not only admired her courage, but he actually liked her. It really burned him the way she refused to see the way he tried to be nice to her.
It wasn’t like he wanted to date her; she was only sixteen for heavens sake! He would be eighteen by the end of the summer. Even if he had been that kind of interested in her, it wouldn’t have mattered. She had taken a shine to his younger brother. Not surprising, since all girls did. He would never understand the attraction to Chase and his bad boy persona. If only the girls knew him the way he did. If only they could see him with his oversized reading glasses and his eyes all scrunched together while he tried to capture words as the letters scrambled on the pages. His brother wasn’t nearly as perfect as they all believed, he would never tell anyone that though.
Jake Yanked the handle of his red pickup truck knowing that it would stick the way it always did. He sighed as he climbed behind the wheel. His father had ordered parts for an antique tractor he was restoring. When the dealership had called to let them know they were in, he had jumped at the opportunity to pick them up. He hated these big hunt shows. The competition was always fierce and the riders always had so many needs that he spent hours fielding complaints.
 
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At this particular show there was a women that insisted on having eight bags of pine shavings placed in her stall at all times. She also requested a stable hand to clean her stalls. Most riders and trainers at this level cared for their own animals or brought staff to do so. Jake had been asked to clean her stall morning, noon, and night. He was curious what kind of care the horse received at home.
Sighing he navigated his truck through the parking area and onto the gravel driveway stealing a glimpse of Lacey as he drove by. She was leaning against the in-gate and talking to his brother as she sipped on the cherry flavored drink. The drink he had just bought for her at the overpriced snack stand. The truck almost bounced off the road when he saw Chance take the cup and gulp the drink down before tossing it into a nearby trash can without a second thought as the little blonde laughed at something he had said. He told himself that it didn’t matter. She has barely sixteen. He was nearly eighteen. She was jail bate. Not only was she way to young for him but she didn’t fit into his plan. Dating wasn’t something he had even factor into his life at this point. There was school, work, training, and competitions. There was no time left to play around.
 
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Sighing he navigated his truck through the parking area and onto the gravel driveway stealing a glimpse of Lacey as he drove by. She was leaning against the in-gate and talking to his brother as she sipped on the cherry flavored drink. The drink he had just bought for her at the overpriced snack stand. The truck almost bounced off the road when he saw Chance take the cup and gulp the drink down before tossing it into a nearby trash can without a second thought as the little blonde laughed at something he had said. He told himself that it didn’t matter. She was barely sixteen. He was nearly eighteen. She was jail bate. Not only was she way to young for him but she didn’t fit into his plan. Dating wasn’t something he had even factor into his life at this point. There was school, work, training, and competitions. There was no time left to play around.

The twenty minute drive into town and the quick stop at the snack shack had given Jase time to come to his senses. That girl had no interest in him and he was fine with that. Not only was she too young but she had big dreams. Just a few days ago, he had heard her talking to her friend Rain about college so that she could have a career animal science. What exactly she hadn't decided.

He pulled onto the narrow drive back to the Cutter Ranch. He wasn't surprised to see the show was still running strong. These shows tended to run late into the night. This weekend the Cutters were planning a barbeque for the riders and Jason had been put in charge of the set up. He planned on asking Lacey to help but now he was questioning that decision...
 
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I'm kind of stuck right now and it's getting a little sloppy. If I could just get past this part!!!
 
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Sunday morning Lacey was surprised to the parking lot had all but emptied during the night. She had been so exhausted from the day before that she hadn’t bothered with make-up and her hair was piled in a sloppy bun on top of her head. It was held together by a rubber band. Waving goodbye to her mom, she zipped her jacket against a light breeze before heading to the show office. She noticed the show staff wasn’t bustling with the same fervor as it had the day before. They sipped coffee and munched on some sort of home made concoction that looked like a cross between a loaf of bread and an apple pie.
“Good morning Lacey.” One of the girls, she’d forgotten her name called to her as she headed straight for the coffee pot. “morning.” She mumbled. Holding the cup on her nose she took a big whiff before adding cream and sugar.
“Where did everyone go?” She asked.
“Those are the riders that didn’t place yesterday.” Drusilla told her. “Mr. Cutter called down here this morning, he said they were going to need extra help in the training barn this morning and wanted me to send you to Hank as soon as you get in. The show is going to run pretty quickly today so we can get along with out you.”
 
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