Carina

Elias tried to shrug, but it came out looking like a twitch since he was laying down with his hands behind his head. "That works, since I prefer bows more ...

The next day was more or less uneventful. Jerica made him practice his horsemanship and was pleasantly surprised when he didn't fall off this time, even though his posture was ...

He watched her with a questionable look, but then grabbed the bow tube and tried to mimic her actions. "Like this?" he asked, but the string tension appeared to be ...

After he successfully cantered by himself, he slowed to a stop and looked back at Jerica with a grin he so obviously tried to suppress. He cleared his throat, relaxing ...

"Then what am I doing wrong?" he asked with obvious irritation in his voice. He seemed to detect this and then sighed, looking down to grip the reins. "Sorry," he ...

"I'm just saying," he said curtly, seeming to take the frustration out on the stirrups when he lifted himself back on top of Mellie. "I can't possibly become a master ...

They repeated the move, and although Elias was learning, it was clear that his technique was sloppy and unfounded. "I've heard it can take years to perfect riding a horse," ...

The second Jerica told Elias that she was down to have Mel join their little Bob-Marley-themed gettogether, he whipped out his phone and started to text Mel. He clicked away ...

"Of course. I'm sure it's mostly a courtesy visit just to keep you company." She watched as James seemed to eat the remainder of the food. "Are you done?" she ...

"The kids," Evaline said with a nod. "And maybe Kurt, and Liana, and Mateo, and Ava. Like I said, you're really popular."

Evaline dropped her hand, but still leaned forward, shaking her head. "Oh. No, I'm not joking," she said with a small smile. "Edna seemed to want to check in with ...

Evaline blew air out of her nose in amusement. "I should have asked you to put one on before giving you food so that you can use it as a ...

Evaline figured he'd say this, but she only smirked in response. "By the way," she said after a few moments of silence as he continued eating. "Would you want to ...

Elias snickered when he opened up his phone and saw Jerica's texts. Although their entire cumulative lifelong conversation was less than a minute long, he knew they were going to ...

Evaline had to suppress a laugh. "I'm not the one who's sick," she said, but she still appreciated the sentiments. "I'm okay, but I'll feel a whole lot better after ...