<div class="floatleft">(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh605/JennyFive69/Bailey_zpsf4324419.jpg)</div>The girl had to admit, it was a little disheartening to be brushed off.  Even if it was a torrid love affair she was offering, no woman wanted to be turned down.  But she simply smiled and gave it him the understanding he deserved.  Michael was a good man.  If he didn't want to run around on his wife, it was his right not to.  And Bailey wasn't a home-wrecker.  She only offered because she hated seeing her boss so down.<br/><br/><strong>"Sure thing, boss. You know where to find me if you want to to talk. And I mean that. The offer still stands for.. you know. But seriously, if you just need someone to listen, I'm here."</strong>The mare grinned at the man and jumped from the back of the tractor as he stopped.  She knew by the setting sun and how Michael parked his equipment that it was time to pack it in.  She waved at the other stallions and shouted.<br/><br/><strong>"Alright, you flea-bitten, sorry excuses for studs! Pack up and head out!"</strong>She took her hoe from Roman and put it away in the barn, then strolled in towards the house behind Michael.  She knew it was going to be a very tense supper, but Bailey didn't plan on staying at the table long.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh605/JennyFive69/Haley_zps6332d928.jpg)</div>Haley couldn't help but to beam at him.  She was so worried Nicholas would reject her offer that she'd just assumed the worst.  To hear him so adamantly accept to go swimming with her was music to her ears.  She picked up her water pail and walked backwards as she heard Bailey announce the end of the work day.<br/><br/><strong>"O-okay! Yes, Hanson's Brook. It's barely used since the boys grew up and left home. I'll- uh.. meet you there after d-dinner. Yeah.."</strong>She turned, making her pigtails fly to the sides of her head like a helicopter.  Haley quickly dumped the remains of her water and stored the bucket in the barn.  She was still smiling as she walked into the house for supper.<br/><br/>The girl set the long table as she'd done everyday.  Her mother was still busy in the kitchen with home-made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fresh biscuits, and steamed carrots.  She brought all the food in one by one to the table just as the others came in to eat.