Right At Home In The Saddle

[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Doc was beyond excited! Just as he had seen Wyonna's reaction to what he learned was a motorcycle . . . well, he felt the exact same way about getting his hands on a gorgeous chestnut mare. He had spent some time grooming her, bonding with her and building that trust that a rider had with their horse. Yes. She was gorgeous! And Doc felt far more comfortable riding her than any car or other vehicle that this new age found convenience in.

So he'd told Wynonna to meet him here; in the open field. If she had him driving a car, he was going to teach her to ride a horse. A basic skill that everyone should know how to do. At least in his day, it was a given. He hadn't told her why to come here, only to meet him here . . . being purposely ambiguous so that she could not argue or reject the idea. So when he saw her come, he smiled, his hand stroking the snout of the horse. "Ain't she a beaut?" He asked Wynonna, patting the horse a few times.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

Wynonna parked her motorcycle and dismounted it. As she walked down toward where Doc was she stuffed her keys into the pocket of her leather jacket. As she got clothes her face took on a confused guarded look. Not from him, but because she didn't know what they were planning here. Was there something to shot? Was this a . . . was this a social call? Did Doc make social calls? Why was he petting the horse?

Stopping a few dozen feet from him she kept her hands in her packets while she answer. "Yeah, she'd very pretty. Congrats on finding her. You two make a handsome couple." She'd lived here all her life but even she hadn't been this country and gotten this close to a horse. They were big and . . . what was that smell? "You're going to make all the ladies jealous." Not a complete lie. He looked very handsome standing there. Rugged. Sexy. She'd tap that in the barn later--the man not the horse. "Are you really that opposed to a car?"

OWL

[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Doc's smile was unwavering as he turned his attentions back to the horse. "Why thank you," he said proudly. His excitement clouded his understanding of her sarcasm. He just took the compliment happily. It wasn't until her second tease that he actually realized that she was teasing him. "That very well may be," he said playing into it. "As there is only one female that will be getting majority of my attention in the coming days." This beautiful mare.

"A different kind of attention that is," he quickly clarified with a continued smile. She then asked him if he was really so against a car. "Entering this era I fully understand that I must adapt to the times. Including the accessibility that it seems only vehicles will provide." Patting the horse's side a couple more times, he took a few steps away from her and towards Wynonna. "But that does not mean I must fully neglect how we once used to travel to our destinations." With horses. "So just as you once had me learn to drive, I am now returning the favour." He paused again, his smile growing. "And I'm gonna teach you how to ride a horse." There it was; the reveal of why he had brought her here.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

Wynonna had to smile a little at how excited he was about this horse. Maybe he missed his past or something. She didn't have to understand it, she just had to be happy for him. That wasn't hard. Pulling out her phone she snapped a picture and texted it to Waverly, knowing she'd loved to meet Doc's pet. "So just as you once had me learn to drive, I am now returning the favor." The hell! Her face jerked up to his, "And I'm gonna teach you how to ride a horse."

Stuffing the phone in her jacket pocket she laughed. "If I wanted a stud between my legs I would have texted you to come to me." She teased, not moving closer. She was not getting on that thing. A car she could control. Stop and go at will. Not get kicked off of. "So unless that mustang is named Harvey Davidson, I think I will take a hard pass."

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

To be fair, he had expected some resistance. He did not expect this to be easy, and knew full well the stubbornness of an Earp. But, he also was going to be determined to teach her a thing or two. One never knew when the skill of riding a horse could come in handy. Especially in a town like this.

"Come now, Wynonna. It's not so bad," he assured her. "Far easier than manoeuvring one of those confounded automobiles you and Waverly insist I learn to steer." Which, he still hated but was getting more and more used to. He was embracing all this new technology, some of which was incredibly complicated. Riding a horse was a far simpler task. At least to him. "Which I still manage to do," he added on. "Surely, you can manage learning to ride a horse."

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

Oh he was good. She'd give him that. Getting her down here was a great move, but getting her on that would be impossible. "It's not so bad, Waynonna." She copied him, taking on his tone then laughed at herself. "A car has peddles. Stop and go peddles. I like peddles. The horse has to peddles, and I'm not steering anything I can't stop on a dine." She was laughing but she meant it.

"So giddy up cowboy, and steer that horse on into the sunset." Another laugh at her own joke. "When you want to ride a different find of filly, text me." She'd come for that. Laughing at her joke in her head. She would come from that! Standing there she watched him, but didn't move closer.

OWL

[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

She was making jokes all the while, still refusing to get on the horse. Talking about peddles and fillies and all sorts of things to avoid the actual process of mounting. The horse, that is. There was even mimicry involved. He looked at the horse and then turned to look back at her, moving closer and closer to where she stood.

Not failing to notice, that her position was at a significant distance from the horse. "I emerged from that well to enter a whole new era; a world of yours that I knew I had to embrace." He wasn't looking for sympathy, but he was trying to make a point. He was now standing directly in front of her, hardly any space between them as he tilted his head to the side a little, looking directly into her eyes. "Is it so terrible, to ask you to embrace a part of mine?" The world, the era that he was from. Really, he was trying to charm her into it.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

Son of a bitch! "You're such an asshole!" She told him, in a dramatic huff. She looked at the horse, and noticed how tall it was. Good grannies! "When I break my neck you are telling Waverly!" She told him, as if that would be scarier then her on a horse. Waverly would kill him. She was small but she was mighty.

Edging a little closer she moved to stand next time. "Just so you know, the car wont bit you." Reaching a hand out she hesitated for a second then touched it's soft nose. Pulling her hand back she looked again at it's size. "Have you seen how tight I wear my pants? There is no way I can get my leg that high." Maybe that would draw his attention to her ass and they could forget this and sneak off to the barn! Since she had no idea what to do, she waited for him to tell her.

OWL

[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

It worked! Doc smiled as she marched up to the horse, turning to face her but waited to approach. She was touching it as if it was on fire. "No, but cars have about a hundred different parts of it that can make a person go boom." Explode. Catch fire. He may be new to the whole thing but he'd seen pictures of car wrecks, explosions . . . and while he did love dynamite, he preferred not to be in something when it went kaboom.

He listened to her next excuse, complaining about her tight pants. That brought a smirk to Doc's expression. "Come now, I have seen just how flexible you can be," he said with a flirtatious tease in his voice. Even still, he went over to her, leading her to stand right next to the saddle. "I'm gonna help you mount her. Swing one leg over and slide each foot into the stirrup." His hands went to either side of her waist in preparation. "One, two, three," and with her, lifted her up a little, but she would need to hoist herself up too in order to get in the proper position.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

He joked about her being fixable and she laugh distractedly, while he told her that he was going to help her 'mount' and she should 'climb a stride' her. "I really wish you were talking about a threeway." She muttered as he moved behind her and grabbed her hips. Which was nice but then he lifted her up!

"Woah!" She yelled, grabbing his hands and leaning back away from the horse, which made her come down into his chest and the horse side step away not liking the sound. Clinging to his hands she stepped back into him to move away from the horse. "You're not going up too?" She asked, still not letting his hands go, which meant he had not let her hips go. "I thought we were going after three. You know, one, two, three, LIFT not one, two, and lifting on three!" She made the excuse of why she'd not 'mounted'.

OWL

[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Well . . . that had certainly backfired. Literally. Because she went back . . . into him. So instead of using her weight to support the movement, she just fell back into him . . . apparently deciding against it. The Earp heir . . . afraid of a horse. Well, Doc never thought he'd see the day. "The idea was to get you on the horse, not to get me on it," he told her, as if it was obvious. She went on about the count and he just looked at her quizzically. She was stalling. Clearly. But, he was determined to help her on.

"Look here," he told her. He waited until she was able to stand on her own, not relying on his hands or weight, and stepped towards the horse. Apparently, she needed some visuals to aid her. "You lift one foot up to the stirrup." His hands were on the saddle and he raised a leg so that his foot was hooked into the designated space. He then hoisted himself up, swinging his other leg over and tucking it into the other stirrup. Damn! It felt mighty good to be on a horse again. "And there you have it," he both told and showed her. Not sitting on it too long, he dismounted and went back to stand next to her. "Easy as pie," he added. "And I have tight jeans on too," he commented with a smile, and a hint of flirtation.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

He moved up to the horse and showed her. She knew how to do it! "I've seen westerns." It was doing it that was different. He climbed down and told her that he had done it in his tight pants. She grinned and tilted her head to look down at his jeans, then look up at winked at him. "We can go to the barn and compare if you want." She teased, but then sighed. Fine!

Moving back toward the horse she lifted her foot to put int he saddle, and hopped for a second while reaching for the knot at the top of the saddle, and trying to pull herself up. Thankfully she felt Doc's hands on her hips again, and it wasn't too hard to lift and swing her leg over . . . and "SHIT!" Grabbing on the horse she held on so she wouldn't over swing tot he other side. Once she was balanced Wynonna sat very, very still. "Where is the steering wheel?"

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

He extended his hand, motioning to the horse a if to say go ahead then. Resuming his previous position, he hovered close to her, fortunately making more progress this time around as she got one foot into the stirrup. He quickly extended his hands on her to help regain her balance before she got a little too swing happy -- which would have resulted in her falling over on the other side. But she regained herself and managed to sit on the saddle. Albeit, she was clinging to the horse, but it was a start.

"And what kind of Westerns did you watch exactly?" He said teasingly, considering that was one hell of a way to mount . . . and couldn't help but mock her earlier spoken confidence of how she knew how to do it. And then, she asked about the steering wheel. He reached over and took hold of the reins, passing them to her. "They're called reigns," he informed her. "Didn't your western movies tell you that too?" He asked, unable to keep the smirk from his face. "Now, you give them a little flick, and dig your heels in to get the horse to start movin'. If you want her to halt, you give the reigns a pull." He paused for a moment. "But you gotta sit up in the saddle," he said . . . an obvious thing but she had to first resume position.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

"They didn't talk about how to ride hores, they just wet around robbing banks, and shooting people. One they fought aliens." He told her to flick the reins, and dig her heels in. "I'm not about to piss off the hobby horse." She'd seen movies! She knew that they always kicked too hard and the horse always ran away with him and they never could stop! Well, NOT this bitch! She learned from Hollywood. You didn't kick, you didn't ride!

Slowly she sat up and straight. Not bad. Reaching for the reigns she sat there for a minute. Needing to say something to distract herself she looked down at Doc. "I'm taller then you," She told him. She gently pressed her heels into the horse. Nothing. She did it a little harder, and it finally took a step--BACKWARDS! "Breaks!" She hollered, but the horse stopped. Finally she did it again and the horse stepped forward. Three times. "It's broken." She told him. Before trying again, and this time the horse slowly began walking.

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Aliens? Well, that was a conversation for another die. Right now, they were learning to ride a horse. Which, was turning out to be quite the ordeal. But Doc cherished every moment of it. He just looked at her as she pointed out that she was taller than him, deciding not to react and just let her familiarize herself with the mare. He gently touched the horse's neck, meant to calm the animal when she . . . evidently hollered for the breaks.

"Small piece of advice. You shout on a horse before you two are familiar with each other, it can startle the animal." And, perhaps it was not best to start shouting things so early on. But, Wynonna seemed to be getting the hang of it because after taking a few steps back, it finally started to walk forward. Doc's lips curled into a smile as he watched proudly. "Well now there you go," he encouraged as he watched with a continued smile. And, well . . . damn, if she didn't look good on that horse. It only made his smile grow as he began to walk alongside Wynonna and the animal. "Her name is Betsy," he told her. "Talkin' to her helps her get used to your voice," he added on, casually walking alongside the two of them.