Santiago found the woman's company refreshing. She was spicy, spirited, but not in the ways that many women came to him. Maybe in his younger years the rodeo bunnies had been enticing and their own kind of riding challenge; but he was a business man now, a married man with a family with credibility and responsibility to his connections both above and under ground.<br/><br/>"Si, we're here for business," he started; casually answering her questions in a friendly conversational tone. "I was curious about the market here. Started my Bucking Bulls breeding program a couple years back and had some entries in the PRB first round last night. They did well; one of them, Total Eclipse, ranked up last night and will be in tonight's final," he stated with a proud grin.<br/><br/>The men chuckled at her joke about one of his hands and he added to the fire with his own comment of his own. "Well, you are kind of pretty, Oscar. Maybe one day that chin fuzz will catch up to your age." The man laughed and Oscar only muttered a few comeback obscenities in Spanish.<br/><br/>"Hey now, not in front of the lady. She probably knows Spanish, and even if she doesn't, it still isn't right. Oscar begrudgingly apologized for his remarks and Santiago waved his men off. "I'm going to take Senora O'Neill's invitation; the rest of you head on back to the arena and make sure Eclipse is good and ready for tonight. If he gets drawn by one of the top fifteen and wins, we'll be set for the next competition. Y'all want to make some money, right?"<br/><br/>They did. Money and prestige were the driving force behind breeders and riders alike and nothing brought out the spirit of manly competition like a fight between man and beast. They tipped their hats to Olivia, even Oscar, who's demeanor had changed to one of repentantly kicked down a notch.<br/><br/>Santiago turned to the woman with a friendly smile and a nod. "Show me the way, I'm not one to turn down good company and air conditioning."