You're found by the farmer's son

You sleep surprisingly well for sleeping in an old, drafty barn on a bale of hay. Sure, waking up with hay tangled in your locks and your clothes wasn't nice, but without the worry of being sold into the sex trade you slept like a baby. Too well, you come to realize, as you have a visitor.

When he calls out to you, you give a small 'eep!' In your surprise, you make an attempt to get away but end up falling flat on your face.

"Hey!" he says, rushing over to help you up, "Relax partner! You're okay, I ain't mad you're here!"

Taking a few deep breathes, you try to calm down. You're still shaking, but it's the best you're going to get with him still here. "I'm sorry." you say, wincing as your voice trembles, "I wasn't planning on staying long, this was the first place I saw and it was getting dark and I didn't have any place too go...!"

"Breath." he says simply, rubbing your back gently, "You're workin' yourself into a tizzy."

You do as he says and he smiles when you relax a little. "You're all good partner, you're not the first person to sleep in the barn!" he says, "Da lets people stay out here all the time!"

"Really?" you ask, getting a nod in the affirmative.

"You're fine." he repeats, "If you're going to keep stayin' here though, you've got to help out a little. We normally ask people to help with the apple pickin' or to help with the horses out back."

You nod, willing to do almost anything to make sure that you're place here is secure. "I can do that."

The boy smiles. He can't be much older than you, you realize now that you aren't panicking. He has eyes a shade of cobalt blue with dark brown hair mostly hidden by a cowboy hat. He's got a little gap between his two front teeth as well that makes him look... Adorable, for the lack of a better word.

"I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name." you say softly.

"Jackson, but you can call me Jack." he says, never loosing his smile, "And you are...?"

You know you can't tell him the truth. It's too much of a risk. Besides, you're trying to start a new life, might as well get a new name.

"Everett." you says, returning the smile, "I'm Everett."