CEO FALLS IN LOVE

onth of classes and I was still recovering. Every now and then he would cough and seek air. Someone pushed me during class break. My friend approached the boy, who teased her by ca

f this teenage love that filled my heart. At fifteen, Grace was in love with Colin Duke. And my friend was always one to talk and act too much, while I knew that the age difference between Jared and I was a big impediment to anything happening. Maybe upon coming of age, but at that moment, the cowboy was just what he always was. A dream. I was already trying a lot to survive school, find a future and hide in my ponytail, glasses and baggy clothes. My body was big. Compared to my best friend, I felt even worse. She was so thin and tall, like magazine models, whereas I had big breasts and ass, a wide waist and a short stature. We were two polar opposites in everything: personality, body, behavior... The closer I got to adulthood and my body developed, the more I realized my desire for Jared. The girls were crazy about the boys at school. I only had eyes for him. It was impossible to look away from the smile, from the sweaty muscles in the sun working with the horses. I was embarrassed to be caught in the act and became an expert at sneaking around the farm when no one was looking. The cowboy was still nice to me, distant and polite because he was just his younger sister's friend. And I remained as silent as on the first day. Somehow, the Richards decided I was just shy and started respecting my space. Jared entered the circuit when he turned eighteen. He rode horses, doing rope and drum trials. At twenty-one, he was already riding bulls. My heart sank every time I accompanied Miranda, Grace and Colin to watch. I hoped and prayed. He hit his head a few times, twisted a limb and was carried away, but he was never seriously injured. Jared made money, and the moment the farm started making a profit, he stopped participating in rodeos. They were intense years, in which Colin and Grace's brother did everything they could to make CJ work. While the oldest of the Richards attended the circuits to put more money into the business, the other cowboy studied at college, even after all the hours of work they had. — Jared is so handsome... so manly... — he heard in the school corridors of people who came to talk to Grace when they discovered that the man was he