Vaughn's p.o.v

I just couldn't get that girl out of my mind. She seemed so familiar and when her skin brushed mine its like an electric pulse went through me. No I couldn't like her she seemed to perky and took to many risks. But then when she first looked at me it was like she'd seen a ghost.

I ran a hand through my silver hair wondering how I got stuck with this freakish silver hair and crazy purple eyes. She was definitely a mystery and I didn't know If I wanted to run or figure her out. I came out of my bedroom into the kitchen where my aunt and cousin were making some breakfast so I grabbed a Tablet and began to read, frustrated that my tablet was so slow.Julia stared at me so I glared back at her. Then nearly threw my tablet when it froze.

"Oh Vaughn if you're having trouble with that maybe Chelsea can look at it and fix it for you, she was able to fix our computer when it crashed.", my aunt suggested. Julia had grabbed her phone and was now texting who knows as my aunt began to place breakfast on the table.

"Hey mom, Chels just texted back, she says she'll be buy in an hour to look at some livestock after she's done meeting Denny and Lanna for fishing" my cousin yelled. I looked up at the clock and noticed it was already eight.

"Oh good hun ask her if she's ate yet, we might still have some breakfast leftovers.", shouted my aunt back.

My cousin kept up her annoying tapping, "She says she's fine but thank you anyways.", Julia shouted which was irritating me, but I just glared her way.Eventually breakfast was on the table, my aunt made some huge omelets, luckily being a guy, I can take a few down on my own.

 I was just finishing up when that perky farmer came in. I noticed this time a bit of purple hair was peeking out from under the red bandana she was wearing and she had on a pair of jeans and a light orange long-sleeved shirt. Her brown eyes spotted me and gave me a sweet smile that made my stomach do cartwheels for some reason.

"Hello again Vaughn.", she said as she walked over to the counter to lean on it as my cousin went over and hugged her.

Chelsea's p.ov

"Hey Chels, want something to eat?", Julia asked as she put in a fresh scrunchi. "No thanks, but I'm really looking forward to looking over the livestock. I was planning on getting a cow and a chicken to startI said with a smile.

"Well since Vaughn is here when he's done eating he can take you in to pick your chick, and cow and then he can take them over to the farm for you, " Mirabella said happily.

"Wait a minute what about fodder, how's she gonna feed them.", Vaughn said skeptically. Mirabella's face lit up.

 "Chelsea stocked up before you got here after she heard you were bringing animals.", Mirabella said with her face glowing. I let a bit of the mischief back into my smile. I wasn't annoyed with him, I knew he's always cared a lot about animals.

"Oh Chels, could you look at Vaughnie's tablet, he seems to be having problems with it?", my blonde friend asked with a little bit too big of a smile as her eyes twinkled.

"It's fine." he said irritated with his cousin glaring as I cocked my head slightly but kept that same mischievous smile on my face.

"It's no problem if you change your mind my doors open, now since your done eating how about looking at those animals." I asked. He glared at me and got up grumbling, boy I just wanted to snatch his hat off his head and make him chase me like old times.

Alas these weren't old times. I followed him first to the chicken coop where I picked out a supper fluffy baby chick, I decided to name it Lilo, like the little girl from the Disney movie. Then we went to the cows, I settled on a black one like my friend Angela's first one was and named her after a Disney Princess and called her Tiana, since she was a pretty girl. Now you'd think I'd get my animals and get them home and myself far away from Vaughn, but I was thinking about the Horse from the day before.

"So Vaughn" I said as I exited the barn with him so we could go inside and fill out the paperwork on the animals. "How's the mare from yesterday doing. ", He looked at me with another glare, and once again I thought about snatching that hat If I was gonna have to deal with him I was gonna have to figure him out again. And I couldn't help it I didn't care if he glared at me all day, even irritated he still had great eyes.

"She's calmed down but she gets skittish if I get to close, so my aunt and my cousin are feeding her", he replied coolly. I thought for a moment and then a light went off in my head, that means that like me she was hurt mainly by men no wonder we connected.

"That tells a lot , Cain used to say that horses tended to gravitate towards the opposite gender of their abuser." I said as I absent mindedly chewed the inside of my mouth.

"You know Cain." he said snapping me back to the present.

"Ya, a friend of mine once said I had a gift for animals, so before I decided to become a rancher I decided to learn from the two best ranchers on Castinet while I stayed there." I said truthfully I figured he'd figure out I knew them eventually being he was an animal trader and Cain and Angela's ranches bred some amazing quality livestock."Before I left Angela and Cain's daughter, Renee had decided to take on rescue horses. I helped with where they'd let me and Angela liked having me around because like my other friend she said I had a gift to connect with them. Up to this point I think the horses helped me more than I helped them." I suddenly realized I was rambling and I'd said too much. But he continued to stare at me and it felt like he was trying to decide what to make of me. "Sorry, I get going when I start to talk about the horses.", He tipped his hat and I thought I saw a little blush as he grunted.

"Well then I know who to have my cuz contact if she has trouble rehabbing the mare. " he said. Did I hear right, did my former best friend give me a compliment. I finished filling out most of the paper work and he walked with me and my animals to my ranch.He led my cow Elsa by his lasso, and I carried Lilo. I was silently berating my self. I needed to be more careful. When if the people found me and Vaughn got hurt because he realized who I was. I'd never be able to live with myself. He took Elsa to the barn and I took Lilo in the coop and sat down with her so we could bond while he settled Elsa in.

"You know Lilo, It's nice to finally have you and Elsa join my family, It's so nice to have someone I can tell anything to and can't tell someone else. Or worse isn't writing it down in book deciding if you may need some more medication." I sighed, I hadn't realized how lonely this ranch had been.

I then went to the barn where Vaughn was brushing Elsa, he was humming, it reminded me of when we were kids, he always did it when he was working with animals on his dad's ranch or helping on my grandparents farm. I almost didn't want to disturb him. I was reminded how much I missed him, and I remembered a time before I lost hope when I dreamt he would come for me. But that was just a silly girls wish who was desperate to escape circumstances beyond her control.

He looked up towards me and I felt the pink creep up in my cheeks, Because I'd been caught staring."Thank you for helping me get the animals settled in Vaughn.", I said as he walked to me and handed me the animal brush. I felt that same tingle as our hands slightly touched for that moment. I looked up at him and our eyes met and he had that penetrating stare he used to give me when he'd try to get me to talk, like he was trying to figure me out. I felt my heart rate quicken as he looked at me.

"Something isn't right about you and one of these days I'll put my finger on it.", he said as that glare returned to his face. I cocked my head and gave him my trouble maker smile.

 "And one of these days I'm going to knock that frown off your face Mr. Grumpy. " I said as I stepped aside so he could leave. I watched him from the barn door and admired the view from behind as the cowboy left my property. I let out a big sigh and went to tend my cow.