I smile at him."I tell you what, Marco.If it's as good as you two say it is, I will offer an apology by dancing for you."I pat the bar top.
Boom!Aurei's eyes flash thunder at me.
"Eccellente!"Marco beams."I will clear the bar for your dance."
Aurei rises quickly and takes my arm, leading me outside under a porch with chairs and tables.When the door closes behind us, he locks his green gaze on me."What exactly are you planning?"
"I thought I would get on the bar and give him some Coyote Ugly."
"No."
I laugh."Relax, Aurei!I will tone it down for him."
Aurei's stare doesn't waver."You are NOT dancing on the bar for Marco."
I put my hands on my hips."I'm dancing on the bar, and I'm doing my Coyote Ugly dance.He will love it!"
"No Coyote Ugly on the bar."
I swat him."Mr.Moore, I'm not only a dancer.I'm an entertainer."
"Siri?"He warns me.
"Aurei?"I stand up to him."I'm dancing on the bar.I'm dancing my Coyote Ugly dance.Deal with it!"
I stomp off the porch and stand with my arms folded under my squished tits.He walks up to stand next to me.
"I am an entertainer," I state firmly.
"I know that."
"Do you?Do you truly understand that?I don't think so because if you did, you wouldn't be giving me a hard time right now."
"I don't have a choice, do I?"
"No.You don't.I'm dancing on that bar for Marco, and I'm dancing my Coyote Ugly routine because he will absolutely love it!"I look at him without wavering."To be honest with you, I'm almost insulted we are having this conversation.I dance because I love it, but I entertain because they love it."
He puts his arm around me and hugs me into him."And you're all about those happy faces."
I sigh and put my arm around him, too, "Exactly."
"Come on.Let me show you the stables."
3
We walk along the path next to the fence railing of the exercise paddock, and I ask questions, too curious not to.I discover they own about 20 horses of various breeds.They are purely pleasure horses for their enjoyment.
When we arrive, Aurei shakes hands with a small man who isn't much larger than I am, then he introduces me to Paolini."He runs the Ranch.Excuse me for just a second," Aurei says and walks away.
Paolini explains."He's looking for his horse, but he won't find him.We haven't brought him in yet."
"I was raised on a ranch," I tell him."Tell me about your daily operation while we wait for him then."
"Ah!Very good," Paolini says, then launches into their routine on the Ranch as we watch Aurei look into each stall.
When he returns, he asks."So, where is Caesar?"
Paolini grins."He's still out to pasture.We will round him up later today and give him a bath.He will be ready for you in the morning."
