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It was such a beautiful autumn day; the sky was clear and air crisp and cool. I had been looking forward to the day for weeks it seemed. I took the stairs two at a time, hastening my steps down from my quarters to the main hall. I knew I should eat something before the day began, yet I was so looking forward to my day. I stopped quickly through the kitchen and noted the basket packed with fruits, cheese, and wine, smiling to myself, "Yes, that will be splendid in the meadows," then I spirited towards the stables. I grabbed a fresh apple from the basket and took small bites as I took the path from the cottage towards the pastures.

The moss-covered stone of the stables was glossy with condensation, the stone still cold from the night as the air began to warm in the sun. The jasmine that crept up the sides was heady and fragrant in the air, dark green vines a shiny background to small, white flowers. The old wood of the stable roof was old indeed, but it was thick and heavy, with a sense of sturdy protection, much like the courser I would be riding. With that thought, I stepped under the widow's peak and through the alley doors, looking at the rows of stables to my left and right.

The earthiness was as exhilarating as the scent of the strong horses that stood before me. There were two, strong geldings. A dapple grey I always referred to as Charles because his temper was always a bit haughty, even though controllable and my favorite of all of the horses, Apollo, a dark bay with huge, dark eyes, gleaming black mane and tail, and the shiniest red-brown coat one could imagine. He always looked as if he was glistening in the sun and he was as spirited as I was. "Perfect!"

"Perfect for whom?" I heard the silvery voice behind me inquire. Startled, I jumped as I spun around to see who had spooked me in my own domicile.

"OH! It is you!" I said as I playfully slapped at his arm. So handsome with his own dark hair and dark eyes, I couldn't help but to smile.

He embraced me quickly and spun me away from the horses, "Lilly, I certainly hope you do not expect me to ride that brown beast of yours. He nearly took my head off the last time we went riding."

"Then you shouldn't have stood so close to his apple tree, kind Sir." I gave my precocious grin as I was prone to do, always drawing a look and a laugh from the young Lover. "You will have Charles today and I will ride Apollo," I said with my most certain voice.

"I think that will be perfect as well. You will need Apollo's strength for today's ride. I am taking you to the ridge."

My eyes burst open. "I thought you forbade me from going there? I could fall over the edge, Lover!" Then who would..."

"Ah... I said," He was quick to correct me, "You were not to go the ridge alone. Have you been there, Lilly?" His look was more focused now. He was no fool. As soon as he forbade it, I wanted to go. I didn't for the longest time, but it was so tempting to just look over the edge, to see what was on the other side.

"Well, not directly to the ridge, my Lover," I decided to try for diplomacy, "I went just over the second of the three hills. It was quite a distance. I could see the ridge from the top of the second hill, but I was not as near to it as to cause any harm or danger to myself."

"You went anyway and tired before you summit the third hill, is what you are saying?"

"Well, it is a likelihood, Sir, that my head ached from the sun as I made the second summit." It pained me to say this because I knew he had worried of my headaches that had started late that summer.

"Yes, I thought that might be the case. I have brought something for your headaches, Lilly. Come here." He sat down on a large, square bale of hay as he pulled something from his coat pocket. I sat next to him, my skirts light around my sturdy boots, and I noticed how un-scuffed his were compared to the wear in mine. Certainly that was a tell that I had been riding frequently. I should remember to keep my boots more polished.

He handed me a beautiful stone, polished and simple on a corded chain. The incredible blue-green güvenilir bahis hue almost made my eyes water, it was like liquid earth and solid water combined to make a single truth - teal. "A teal topaz?" I looked up to him wanting to know more.

"Very good, Lilly. It is a topaz. This is a London Topaz. You'll wear this and I want you listen to me very carefully. He lifted my chin with his finger to make sure I was looking at him and not the stone, "when you feel the headache coming, rising up into your head, I want you let it go, into the stone. We will be riding hard today and you may feel a tinge, but I am certain this will work. All you need to do is say the word "teal" and let it go, let it fall back down that pretty head of yours and into the stone. Will you do this for me?"

"I will try, Sir," and I honestly would. Not having any headaches for days was a relief, but it often meant days of being cooped up indoors, no riding, or shopping in town, or going to any of the garden parties that were currently in season. If this worked, I could ... I could... do anything! Yes, I would try anything. Teal. How hard could it be? "I won't try. I will do it."

"Good girl. Now, let's go. You have a long day ahead of you."

"You are going, also still?" I looked to him quickly and questioningly.

He laughed, "Yes, I am going with you. But I am there as your escort for your ride to the ridge. I've been there and I am much more comfortable with the journey. You have eaten?"

Damnations! How does he always know what I have and haven't done? Then I noticed the half-eaten apple I had left on the water barrel. "Some?" I said timidly.

He picked up the apple and gave it Apollo who seemed to appreciate the gesture. I was aghast at what was to be my breakfast being consumed in two bites by my favored beast. "The horses need to be saddled. You have time for breakfast before we leave and I want you to drink plenty of fresh water before we leave. I won't have you fainting on me before we reach the first summit." His voice was stern, but his eyes were soft. He was only looking out for my best interest, I knew, so I conceded to a real meal.

*****

We finished our breakfast of warm sweet bread, eggs, apples, and plump sausages just in time to meet the groomsman by the backdoor. Both coursers looked regal in their black, English riding saddles with polished, matching, black jumping boots. They had been watered well and were ready for the ride. I took the reins and put a foot in stirrup and commanded my own rise into the saddle. I was at home here and I had snuck off so many times to ride, I had perfected my mount and dismount with little to no help of the stone wall near the stables. Today I used the mounting block so that I did not ruin my riding habit. I did not question why I was not given a lady's side-saddle. Knowing we were going to be riding to the ridge, He had most assuredly requested that standard saddles be used on both mounts so that we would be safely balanced as we rode along the cliff's edge. I was excited and I knew my cheeks were flush already. I tucked the last wandering strands of hair under my hat or behind my ears and faced towards our goal. The sun was still low in the sky, but the morning mist had already burned away leaving a clear horizon of emerald grass against turquoise skies.

"Lilly?" He questioned to me as he motioned forward. I looked to him and smiled as we took to the grounds at a leisurely trot.

The meadows were vast and could see the kitchen server setting up the picnic basket under the large oak. Being so full from my morning meal I didn't think twice of it. I just wanted to ride. He watched me closely as I gave Apollo the reins and broke into a canter. "Not too quickly, Lilly. We'll get there soon enough. Just enjoy the ride for now." I wanted to run headlong into the wind, but his directness brought my hands back down to the base of Apollo's neck and the strong horse slowed his pace to a steady, yet still strong, rhythm. The ride was flowing and I could feel the strength of my breed beneath me. Some part of me was coming türkçe bahis to life that I had not encountered before. Every movement seemed to be centered beneath me, between my legs. I began to feel a soaring as the first hill came into view. "Keep riding, Lilly. Do not stop." We raced up the hill with a drumming cadence. The feeling of warmth and pressure of the saddle against me in harmony with Apollo's strides were beginning to create an rhythm within me. "Keep riding, Lilly," he encouraged as we began to crest the first hill. The pressure between my legs seemed to take flight to my head, as if the weight of the sun were pushing down upon me, forcing me deeper into the saddle, but the pressure in my head... "Teal, Lilly."

Was it showing? I realized that I must have had a grimace on my face. Yes, teal...teal... I repeated the word over and over, and I let the pressure fall away into the stone against my throat. Teal... and it as quickly as it started, the pressure in my head was gone and I felt lifted then pounded back into the saddle by Apollo's gait.

"Good girl. Just keep riding up and over the hill." I embraced the feeling and as we crested the first hill I began to feel exhilarated as if something were swelling inside of me. I wanted to race down the other side as fast as Apollo could go. "Just ride, Lilly. We are not in a race." I looked to him keeping stride on Charles with every pace I took. Yes, not a race. Just ride. Before I knew it, the first hill was behind us and we were half way to the second.

*****



"How are you feeling?" An air of concern was noted in his voice.

"The first hill was amazing non-stop. I thought I was going to have a headache, but the teal worked!" I was still moving forward towards our second feat happily and a little blissful after the first challenge was overcome.

"Good. Keep your focus and keep riding," he said as he gestured forward. I nodded and looked forward between Apollo's ears. I could see his gait now moving into the muscles of his long neck, stretching from head to hefty shoulders beneath me. The cadence was returning. Again I felt that sensation growing as the second hill took form. Broader than the first hill, it was also a bit steeper. I had to lean forward in my saddle, which made the movement of the gait even more prominent against me. I dare closed my eyes for just a moment just to feel it more. "Keep riding, Lilly. Do not stop." I heard his words but they were like a memory now. He had said them over and over. "Keep riding, Lilly."

I kept riding, and the surge that I felt in my loins was moving upward again. I was prepared. "Teal. Teal." Only twice and as fast as I said it, the pressure dissolved from my head and back to my belly, which was now the focal point for me. The exhilaration from the end of the last hill was already upon me and we had not yet reached the summit. But I had to keep riding. Just keeping riding. Not stop. Just as we reached the summit I thought I was going to bask forever in glorious feeling of the lean into the saddle, but the feeling was gone quickly as the second summit dropped off quickly and I was forced to lean away from the sensation. I leaned into Apollo, to gather a few more seconds of that sweet sensation and his pace picked up. I thought He was going to stop me again, but he only looked at me with interest.

"Are you enjoying the ride, Lilly?"

"Yes... Sir..." What was the shaking in my voice? I couldn't look at him. My whole body felt as if it were shaking. The canter was brisk and my lean into the saddle was too much a pleasure. I realized now what I was doing, but I didn't want to stop.

"Keep riding, Lilly. Do not stop. Up and over the last hill and you'll see the ridge." He was riding strongly himself. His britches were tight around his legs as they gripped the sides of silvery Charles. Both horses were moving fast and Apollo seemed to be taking his lead from Charles in pace. We approached the third hill and I was already in a divine state. I could feel the moistness between my legs and I didn't care. I knew had I worn the bloomers I was güvenilir bahis siteleri suppose to wear under my gown they would have been soaked through, which would have been much more embarrassing. I let myself move against the saddle horn as we began to climb. While just as steep as the second hill, this one was more narrow as the meadow gave way to a narrowing pass to the ridge. Charles was very close to Apollo and I could almost feel the heat coming off of his leg through my riding dress and into me.

*****

I was becoming too familiar with the rising of this feeling. It was stronger than either time before. Teal, I told myself before it started. Teal. "Keep Riding, Lilly. Do not stop," he repeated again.

Teal. Keep riding, yes... Teal, teal... it was as if I was keeping more than the headache at bay... the other thing that I wanted so badly now was right there. I looked and we were atop the third hill and the ridge lay before us, not like a horizon, but it pointed at an angle to some indiscriminate point. I wanted the ridge. The backside of the third hill was not steep at all. It seemed to magically slope into the ridge and I could hold back no more. I gave Apollo full reins as we raced down and along the ridge.

"Ride! Ride!" He said firmly as he sprinted next to me. "Ride the edge."

I trusted him and Apollo and let them guide the race along the edge. I could see the fall but I could feel the edge holding me back. The harder we rode the more I wanted to close my eyes to the growing feeling between my legs. I was ready to succumb to it all.

"Ride, Lilly! Don't stop now!" I kept riding. The intense feeling was cresting within me. Teal. "Ride Harder!"

Teal. Teal. Teal...

Both horses came to a slow trot almost unprovoked. We had reached the end of the ridge. I was breathless and my head was spinning. There was something there... right there... when we were riding the edge. I knew what I had been doing, but I had never... I wanted that feeling back.

"Lilly, how are you feeling>?"

His timber was different. This was not concern. This was inquiry of a different sort.

"I... I ... feel quite at odds. On the ridge... when we were riding hard and fast along the edge..."

"We need to let the horses rest before we return." Return? I wasn't ready to return. I wanted to ride. Keep riding and not stop. He had dismounted Charles and was already by my side with arms outstretched before I could say a word. Again, I conceded to letting go of my want to ride and let him guide me from saddle to ground. My legs were shaky and I still felt that weightlessness of the edge about me. We let the horses graze freely as he took my hand.

*****



"You need to rest, also. Come here," he said as he pulled me down with him into the grass. "Did you enjoy your ride, Lilly?" he asked as he took my hat from my head and pushed the stray hairs back away from my face.

I looked to him in awe. I didn't know how to explain it and I tried to tell him so.

"I can't put it into words, but to say it was very ... stimulating." I tried to sound matter-of-factly about it all, but it was pointless. I had no words.

He laughed! "Stimulating, yes, I imagine it was." Then he cupped my face in his hands and kissed me. He pulled me on top of him and my legs instinctively went on either side of his to keep from falling off. I could feel his hardness against me as he growled something unintelligible.

He rolled to his left, taking me with him and pinning me to the ground and kissed me harder. I could only kiss him back with the same fevered passions left to me from the ride and now this. I was engaged by his stare as pressed himself against me and watched my face. I bit my bottom lip, not knowing what to do or say. He began to rock against me, taut riding pants hiding nothing, he lifted my skirts and my bareness was shown. My face instantly reddened and I could feel the pressure rising.

"Teal." He said as he kissed me again. He rocked against me... "Teal" and kissed me again. His hand moved down and he unbuttoned his pants, freeing himself.

"Lilly. You are going to ride again. Only this time, you are going to ride me and you are going to go over the edge with me. Would you like to do that?"

He knew. Of course he knew. I could only reply, "Yes, please."