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Chapter 28: Emmett
Overview
Emmett reels after spying on Julia’s date and gets roasted in the family chat. During a filmed riding lesson, Evelyn struggles while Riley shines as instructor.
Unable to resist, Emmett confronts Julia in the tack room; jealousy turns to a clandestine, rule-breaking hookup. They part, keeping their relationship secret from Richard and the crew.
Summary
The chapter opens with a family group chat mocking Emmett for crashing Julia’s blind date. Riley confirms Julia was tight-lipped, and Emmett deflects as Parker plays along. Oma calls out their lies, Opa is confused, and Emmett refuses details, masking jealousy and sleeplessness.
On set, Riley instructs the women in a riding lesson. Catherine, Jada, and Akira impress, while Evelyn—who had bragged earlier—struggles and stalls out, earning Riley’s pointed nonpraise. Teri nudges Emmett to help Evelyn for optics, and Richard’s anticipated spin hangs over the scene.
Consumed by jealousy over Julia’s date, Emmett slips into the tack room where Julia is hiding her amusement. Their tense exchange turns blunt: Julia accuses Emmett of mixed signals; Emmett admits he’s jealous and doesn’t want the date to have happened. Julia challenges him to act.
They lock the door and give in. Emmett kisses Julia and goes down on her, both acknowledging they’re breaking their pact to keep distance. Julia confesses she went home alone; Emmett is relieved. Aware the crew is nearby, they keep quiet, and Julia climaxes as Emmett savors the control and secrecy.
After, they hurriedly redress. Emmett pockets Julia’s panties as a teasing “souvenir,” and they agree to return to set like nothing happened. Emmett emerges claiming he couldn’t find spurs, concealing their liaison from Richard and the cast while the show continues.
Who Appears
- EmmettLead contestant; jealous over Julia’s date, confronts her, and initiates a secret hookup in the tack room.
- JuliaEmmett’s handler; amused by the chaos, challenges his mixed signals, reciprocates and hides their liaison.
- RileyEmmett’s sister; leads the riding lesson, teases Emmett in chat, subtly needles Evelyn on camera.
- EvelynContestant; boasts about riding but struggles publicly, becoming fodder for drama.
- TeriProducer/crew; urges Emmett to assist Evelyn for a better on-screen moment.
- RichardShowrunner; offstage presence whose appetite for drama shapes how the riding scene will be spun.
- CatherineContestant; rides well, unintentionally highlighting Evelyn’s struggles.
- DominicJulia’s blind date; off-page presence that triggers Emmett’s jealousy.
- AkiraContestant; surprising first-time rider who impresses Riley.
- JadaContestant; praised by Riley as a natural rider.
- ParkerFriend; covers for Emmett in chat about the ‘coincidental’ bar visit.
- EvanFamily; teases Emmett in the group chat about his jealousy.
- OmaGrandmother; calls out Emmett and Parker’s flimsy excuses in chat.
- OpaGrandfather; bemused participant in the family chat.