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  “Karen…I need you down here” Karen looked up at Todd, was that him speaking? She thought. But the heavy voice soon changed into a lighter one until Karen thought she could hear a woman’s voice. Finally as Karen strained to hear she understood it was her aunt’s voice.

  Why was Aunt Tracy calling me? Karen tried to listen, but it was all broken words “Karen, come immediately….emergency!”

  Karen jerked out of her sleep and opened her eyes, wide awake she thought Was the voice she heard a dream or was Aunt Tracy really calling her?

  Just then she heard her aunt bang on her door desperately “Karen” she shouted out of breath “Linda’s having premature labor and there is a problem.”

  Karen jumped out of bed and opened the door “Who, What?”

  “Linda, oh” aunt Tracy realized Karen didn’t know who she was “Linda, one of the pregnant mares… you need to come right now” she sounded incoherent in her excitement and she took hold of Karen’s hand and literally pulled her down the stairs.

  The stable was located a little farther down from the house on one side of the barn and as both aunt and niece ran on the slightly muddy ground, Karen asked her aunt for details “So can you tell me what happened?” she panted while trying to keep up with her hyper aunt.

  “You know Linda, right?”

  Karen understood this was not the time to clarify- her aunt was too excited so she nodded a yes.

  “Well she is not due till the beginning of next month” her aunt continued “but today Todd noticed that she was a bit restless all afternoon.”

  ‘Todd’, the name immediately reminded Karen of the dream she’d had and she felt confused Why did I dream that?

  They reached the huge stable and ran towards the stall where they heard Linda hoofing and being restless. As Karen reached the stall, she saw Todd standing there trying to calm Linda down. A rush of emotions and physical feelings came over Karen and it was with great difficulty that she overcame that and went near Todd to examine Linda.

  Todd turned towards her immediately and filled her on the details “It started when we were out in the arena, she started behaving a little abnormally, since I knew she was pregnant I tried to bring her back to the barn but she resisted. I felt she had started foaling so I let her be, but since then nothing has happened. She came to her stall out of her own accord and even lied down and seemed okay in the evening, but when I came to check on her I saw she had deteriorated considerably.”

  “Hmm, dystocia,” Karen muttered to herself “The water has not broken yet?”

  “No” Todd said

  Karen felt her fingers shivering, studying in veterinary school was one thing and actually handling something in person was a different ball game altogether. She found herself fumbling in her mind thinking of all the possible reasons for dystocia and Todd’s presence so close to her didn’t help. But at this hour, she could not afford this, so she closed her eyes and took a deep breath Relax and think straight.

  As Todd held onto Linda’s reigns to steady her, she stepped inside the stall and gently caressed Linda to assure her and then felt her stomach. She could feel the foal inside and then she went on to ascertain its head and legs Yes, I can feel its legs and its head, Karen thought of all the pre requisites she had studied in school. There doesn’t seem to be any abnormality in the foal and his head seems to be moving in the right direction…an ultrasonography would be a great help, but that’s not possible now…Karen let out a deep breath.

  Karen then came out of the stall “With the preliminary examination, I think there’s nothing too serious the matter” to which Aunt Tracy gave a deep sigh of relief “except that it looks like the foal’s head is blocking the birth canal and needs to be repositioned” Karen concluded.

  Todd turned from Karen towards Aunt Tracy as Karen looked at both of them, “Aunt Tracy you’ve done it before, I remember”

  “I know, but with my arthritis there’s no way I can bend down”

  “Okay, there’s not much time to lose, if we don’t help her now, we’ll lose both the mare and the foal” said Todd with urgency in his voice. He had gone into the stall and was prodding Linda to lie down “Karen you will need to guide me.”

  Karen nodded, she liked the authoritative tone Todd had acquired and he was in charge of the situation now - the man of the manor Karen found her mind wandering.

  Linda was lying down and Karen noticed how much Linda trusted Todd – a mark of a great rancher. He comforted her for a while and then tied her legs so that she could not kick him by accident. Todd said to Karen “I’m going inside, just stay with her and I’ll let you know what I feel.”

  Karen nodded, amazed to see Todd’s confidence, it seemed like he was his teacher at vet school.

  “I have gone inside approximately 5 inches and I still can’t feel the foal” Todd narrated

  “I am guessing you have entered the birthing canal” Karen said

  Todd folded up his shirt higher, he would need to go in deeper so he knelt on one of his knees and bent down. “Mmm, I think I just felt the baby…”he said probing in deeper. “You were right Karen, I can feel the birthing canal is blocked” he said expertly “but I don’t know if I’ll be able to reach in so deep” Todd was now on both of his knees.

  “But we don’t have much time, the birthing should begin in another 10 minutes or we lose both” Karen could feel the beads of perspiration on her back running down her spine.

  “Oh!” Aunt Tracy sounded very nervous as she cracked her knuckles

  Todd was now lying down to get in his hands, his eyes closed trying to concentrate “Uhh, I think I moved something, but I can’t be sure.”

  “I think you did something right” said Karen “because Linda looks more relaxed now and I think she is preparing to birth.” Karen moved out of the stall so as not to overcrowd it.

  The process was a smooth one after that without any complications and Linda easily gave birth to a beautiful foal that seemed absolutely normal.

  “My baby” Aunt Tracy hugged Karen “thank you darling” she said as she ran off to get some hot water.

  Todd was still beside Linda allowing the foal to balance itself on its own.

  Karen looked at the wonder in front of her, she had actually made a correct diagnosis and had not only saved two lives but she saw a live birthing process! It was an amazing experience, which even four years in vet school didn’t afford her.

  “You’d better change” Todd’s voice brought Karen back, she didn’t understand much and looked down at herself thinking Why what’s wrong? But when she saw herself she didn’t dare meet Todd’s glance.

  Karen had forgotten to drape anything over her when Aunt Tracy woke her from her sleep – it was all so sudden! And now she found herself wearing just a flimsy nightdress. It was drenched in her sweat and clung onto her body revealing every curve, every crease and every mound. “Todd has been seeing me like this all this while?” Karen could feel herself blushing, but there was nothing she could do or say that could make it right, she simply stood there. The silence was unbearable because Todd didn’t say anything either, but she could not make herself walk away, she was frozen to the spot. Todd however understood her predicament and purposely got out of the stall and went onto the other side.

  Karen thought as she swiftly left the stable, Did he do that purposely? She ran towards the house clutching the nightdress to herself.

  Chapter 5

  It was late afternoon when Karen woke up the next day. Everything about the night before seemed like a blur, her dream, the foal birthing had all overlapped and she was left wondering about what was real and what was not.

  But something had changed and she could feel it, she was too aware of herself now and of her body. She kept on repeating in her mind what Todd had told her and she tried to reenact the scene of how he looked at her when he said that and Karen almost burned up inside. She felt embarrassed and didn’t know how to face him but she also strangely felt very aroused
– there was this hunger inside her which she could feel gnawing inside. Lying in bed didn’t get the thoughts off her mind. So she thought she would go out for a walk around the ranch.

  Aunt Tracy was with the foal in the stable and Karen didn’t want to disturb her. In fact it felt nice to make a cup of coffee on her own, she paired it with two toasts and she was ready to leave.

  The ranch was a huge one spread over 300 acres with almost the whole of the land being owned by the Olsons. It had grazing land, some of which was cultivated, a small wooded area and even a small stream that ended in a waterfall and a small pool. Even though Karen had visited the ranch almost once for her each birthday she hadn’t managed to explore it completely because of the size.

  “Should I take one of the horses?” Karen thought to herself but she changed her mind, walking would give her more freedom.

  The land inside had different textures, it was undulating in some places and ran as plain land for miles at other places. As Karen walked the barren land she came upon the arena for the horses, the scene was almost unreal, quite movie like. With the picturesque setting as a background and the horses running in unison it looked like a scene straight out of a western. Karen leaned on the railings to watch the horses. The galloping sounds of the hooves, the shiny bodies of the magnificent creatures, the dank smell of the earth, it was all too good to be true.

  She was lost in her thoughts when a voice startled her,

  “Would you like to ride one of them?” it said

  Karen turned around to see Todd leaning down from his horse and for a moment she didn’t know what to say. “Uh, huh” she found herself mumbling.

  “You seem to be dressed perfectly for that” he said looking down at her

  Karen smiled, she was wearing form fitting jeans with a denim shirt that day “Yeah I guess so, but I think I’ll walk” she said with a smile.

  “As you wish” Todd touched his hat and slowly galloped away

  Even though Karen’s heart had started beating fast on seeing Todd and the events of last night flooded back in, Todd’s cool, unenthusiastic reception somewhat cooled her down.

  May be he’s not interested in me at all she felt kind of stupid having erotic dreams about him. She headed off to the plains and after walking around a while it finally ended near the wooded area.

  The atmosphere in the wooded area was different from the plains with occasional birds chirping but the predominant sound was that of a continuous buzzing one from the crickets. Karen heard the waterfall in the distance and started walking towards that sound. She had spent so many lovely afternoons bathing in the waterfall and the pond. Owing to the small height her father had even allowed her to jump from the top into the pond below.

  While she was reminiscing about her childhood days, Karen hadn’t noticed a huge root of a tree that extended on the floor. She tripped on it and though she tried to balance herself holding onto the branch of the tree she twisted her feet.

  “Oww!!” she cried and fell to the ground, the pain was unbearable and she found that she couldn’t move. Karen closed her eyes and let the initial burst of pain pass “How could I be so silly?” she slowly moved her feet to see if she had broken something. It had already swollen up and Karen couldn’t feel much. She tried to get up but could not.

  “How will I get back home?” she thought “Should I shout for help, will it be of any use?”

  She thought she would give it a try anyway and shouted “Hello, anyone there?” She didn’t expect any answers, so she shouted a few more times and then let it go.

  Maybe if she didn’t get home by evening her aunt would start searching for her, till then she would have to sit tight.

  It had been an hour since Karen had been hurt and was sitting there when she suddenly heard a sound in the distance “Hello” she shouted “can someone help me please?”

  The sound in the distance increased its pace and it got nearer, when in the clearing in the distance Karen saw the legs of horses. Her heart jumped Was it Todd? She could feel that familiar feeling in her stomach of unbridled excitement.

  It was indeed Todd, as he alighted from the horse and made his way on foot towards Karen.

  “Are you hurt?” he asked her walking up to her.

  “Yeah I think I twisted my ankle”

  “Let me see” Todd expertly took her ankle in his hands and felt her feet thoroughly “No it doesn’t seem like its broken, but you can’t walk back and that’s for sure.”

  Karen bit her lower lips thinking of what to do when Todd said “I think I’ll need to carry you”

  The closeness that it guaranteed made Karen’s heart skip a few beats and she gulped.

  “But where were you going through these woods?” asked Todd

  “To the waterfall”

  “You were actually going in the wrong direction” he said “it’s that side and hardly any distance from here. Would you like to go there?”

  “Uh” Karen hesitated

  Todd picked her up quite easily, Karen enjoyed being carried but she didn’t know what to do with her hands.

  “You can put them around my neck if you want” Todd suggested

  Karen reasoned there was not much else to do and so she put her hands around his neck. As she lifted her arms to hold his neck, Karen could feel the hardness of Todd’s farm seasoned body against her soft breasts. She was not wearing any bra inside and Todd’s movement crushed her breasts. Karen could feel a numbing feeling rising up her legs and leading in between her thighs. And from there the feeling reached out to all the parts of her body making her breathing uneven and fast. Karen couldn’t help herself even though she was wary that Todd would understand how she felt.

  “Here” Karen did not notice that they had already reached the waterfalls. Todd gently laid her down on the ground, “How’s your feet now?” he asked her

  “As long as I’m not putting it on the ground it’s okay I guess” she said looking up at him. She didn’t realize that the top two buttons of her shirt had opened up giving a peek into her plump breasts. When Karen looked up at him she thought she saw a different look in Todd’s eyes, but it was only momentary. The next minute he turned away.

  Did he understand how I felt? Karen wondered

  Todd suddenly opened his shirt, took his hat off and ran into the water. Karen followed his bronze colored sculpted body with her eyes as he dived in. Karen had never seen him without his hat before and now as he opened it, he saw his wildly tousled brown hair, slightly longer at the back and matted to his neck. Karen felt like running her fingers through them and she had that recurring familiar feeling rising in her groin now. She could feel her lips moisten and spread out and because she was not wearing any panties the rough edges of the jeans kind of hurt her, but she liked it.

  Todd raised his head from the water his hair gelled back by the water “Would you like to jump in?” he cried.

  “I’d like to dip my feet in the water”

  Todd got out, the water dripping off from his body, his jeans wet and clinging “But you’ll get wet anyways”

  “I don’t mind”

  Todd picked her up again and carried her to the edge of the water and she sat down with her feet inside the water. Todd got back in, he swam around but Karen noticed he kept his eyes on her. Though neither of them spoke to each other, Karen felt as if she was being penetrated by his gaze. Suddenly, Todd swam over to her side and waited for a minute, as if taking a decision and then he raised himself in the water, took Karen by her neck and pulled her down to kiss her. Karen gave in immediately and kissed him back and he pulled Karen inside. The water was shallow there and Karen could stand easily with the water reaching her breasts.

  But Todd was carrying Karen so that she needn’t put her feet down. Todd held her with one hand and with the other he held the nape of her neck, prodding with his tongue to open her mouth wider, deeper, as his lips devoured hers. Todd then slid his hand into Karen’s shirt, her not wearing a bra making it easie
r for him to cup her fleshy breasts. Karen could feel her breasts almost crush in his hard callused hands and the feeling went straight to her head, she twirled her tongue around his, reeling in her sexuality. She could now feel Todd’s member growing hard against her stomach and she put her hands down to rub them over his jeans.

  Todd made a grunt and pulled up her shirt, loosening it and opened it up. Karen’s breasts fell out, heavy and heaving, completely exposed for his eyes. This impetuousness was a new side of Todd’s which his polite behavior had never betrayed and it turned on Karen immensely, as a reaction she wound her legs around his waist, she could not take the longing that had rose in between her legs anymore. Todd took her up on his waist so that her breasts reached his mouth and then he put his lips on the brown areolas that surrounded Karen’s taut nipples. Todd sucked them, twirled her tongue around them and bit them slightly all the time looking up to see Karen’s reaction. Karen had her head bent backwards, her raven hair flowing in the wind, she felt like she was floating in air, the feeling in her groin now having reached such a point that she felt scared to move, lest she came.