"Pretty sure that winds up being the mentality of most guys here... but I don't know where you've been and I'm chock full of freewill presently. Thanks for the offer, though," Asher said, leading Beau out of the barn once he'd been saddled up. "And it's a saddle, not a seat. And, yes, you do need it, unless you want to fall off." Which Asher would have been okay with witnessing, truth be told.

"You wanted to do this, you know. So shut the fuck up and do what I say." Asher held out Beau's reins. "Now, hold him while I get the other one."