Chapter 5
As Jacob walked to his office in his short-kilted robe, he reviewed his night with Mary Jane in his mind. He went over her conversations about her family, her submissive actions and the way she followed any suggestions that he had made. He was feeling very good about the red-haired beauty and hoped that she felt good being with him. Although he tried to keep everything that happened in the friendship column in his mind he knew that Mary Jane was the one person who could be so very much more. After picking up some blank time cards he headed down to the exercise room to get his workout done.
Walking up to the time clock in the exercise room, Jacob replaced the used time cards with the new ones and took time to read the rules, which he placed beside the time clock when he moved the equipment in. There were only three rules on the placard and they read as follows: 1. Exercise time is one hour unless given other instructions. 2. You are to use the time clock when you start and when you end exercising. And 3. All exercising is to be done in the nude. After he was done exercising, Jacob changed the videotapes in the security cameras, took the used time cards, delivered them to his office and then headed to his suite to bathe and change.
After bathing, Jacob gets into some riding clothes and then walks to the stables to see how the new horses are doing.
"Hello, Mark, how are the new arrivals doing?"
"Come, I will show you." Jacob got in the cart with Mark and looked at the horses in their separate yards. Mark noticed Jacobs looks and said, "I have the breeds separated for right now. There are some people coming to look at our beauties in the next few weeks and it is easier to show them the horses and talk about them when they are together as a breed. That way they can see the differences in each breed and then compare one breed against another to get their perfect horse. This yard is for the Tennessee Walking horses; the one to the right is the Palomino's. On the left side I have the Hanoverian's and next to them the Arabian's. We are now coming up on the Lipizzan's and the Hungarian Warmblood's. These as you know are the breeds that have been here the longest. The newest breed we have is just down the road a bit. I wanted them to get used to the area and not put them in a competitive mood before they are settled. Here they are now. These are the Orlov Trotter's. I think that they will become very popular with the show and athletic crowd. I have Janelle assigned to them for right now. They were very skittish when they arrived but under Janelle's soft hands they are settlin' down right nice."
"Everything is looking very good. I am glad that Janelle is the one taking care of the Orlov's. I want to go for a short ride through the property. How about you take me back to the Arabian's and I use one of those stallions?"
"That sounds great. It is good to see you out and about with the horses. I have a couple stallions that would appreciate a good ride. I will have one saddled for you in just a bit."
"Thanks, Mark. I will make sure to brush him down good when I get back."
Jacob took the stallion and rode through the property for a while and remembered that he didn't dream about Dora last night. He wondered if that meant that he was actually ready to let her go. He knew that Dora would approve of his getting more active again in life and hoped that she would also approve of Mary Jane. As he thought of it, he knew that Dora would definitely approve and was probably the person who directed Mary Jane to move here.
After his thinking about Dora and his ride was through, Jacob took the stallion back to the stables and was brushing him down when Janelle came in.
"Sir, I was told to brush down Midnight when you came back. Thank you for starting to brush him but you don't have to worry about him anymore. This pretty fellow just loves to get treats while being brushed. I guess I spoiled him a little but he has grown into such a beauty especially since he has overcome his last abusive master. Anyhow, he makes a great stud even if he won't make it in the show ring. Get on with you now and I will send a report up to you on the Orlov's some time this week."
Jacob had to laugh. Janelle was such a city girl when she came here to the ranch and it warmed his heart to see her take to the horses as well as she did. He knew that Mark was probably the reason why but it sure warmed his heart.
When Jacob got back to the house he grabbed a few sandwiches and beer from the refrigerator and then went to his office to get some work done. The first priority for Jacob was putting together a business prospectus on the school and his resort ideas. When he had his ideas written down in an organized manner, he went down to the kitchen to grab a quick dinner and then headed back to the office.
Jacob decided to send a message to Franz, Grigori, Hazel, and Nicole that there would be a meeting the next day, Monday at 10:00. He then sat down with the tapes from the exercise room and the time cards and starting working on them. As he was going through the tapes he noted that he would need to take care of a disciplinary matter sometime during or after the meeting. He then started to edit the tapes and wrote down a quick agenda for the meeting. When he finished doing all this, Jacob then went up to his suite to catch up with some reading and to listen to the news before going to bed.
When Jacob walked into the exercise room on Monday morning Grigori and Nicole were already seated and waiting for every one else to arrive. Jacob moved the television set and the video machine to the front of the room and got it ready for use later in the meeting. Hazel and Franz arrived with a plate of fruit, cheeses, and some quiche and also some coffee and juice. After making sure that everyone had some coffee and something to eat, Jacob sat down. Nicole noticed that Jacob had a very big erection and went up to him and said, "Sir, if you wish I could assist you with your problem."
Jacob looked at her for a few minutes and said, "I don't have a problem. He is just happy to see everyone." Just as Nicole was about to return to her seat, Jacob said, "I have a feeling that my Nicole is feeling a little shaky. Why don't you take off your apron and then come and sit on my lap."