It was a tough day's work for everyone. The cowboys had to wrangle 5000 cattle from one side of the ranch to a new holding pen. That in itself was a job but when the ranch was almost 15 miles from side to side, it took almost all the day to get them all moved safely. The ranch was changing its branding and everyone needed to be on hand to make sure that nothing went wrong.

Silus and Grant took the lead on the drive with Chris and Joshua at the rear. Jonah and John, one on each side, made sure that any of the stragglers didn't get left behind or those who tried to go the wrong way were quickly herded back into line. It was a long and tiring day having started well before the sun had poked its head over the mountains surrounding The Broker Ranch and it was now early evening as the last few cattle were corralled into the pen.

"Holy fuckin' hell that was some day huh fellas?" Chris said as he closed the gate and made sure it was all locked up tight for the night.

"Gonna be another early start in the morning too" answered John with a grin wiping his grubby hands over his forehead leaving dirty streaks where the sweat and grime mixed together and then wiping his hands down his equally dirty trousers. "This sun is burning us up today and I need some serious cooling down. How do you all feel about some fun at the swimmin' hole? Get us a bit clean and cool off"

This suggestion was greeted with a general approval from the guys and they all set off towards the pool which they used for swimming in. It was only a 10 minute ride from where they were and they chatted happily to each other as they slowly rode towards the cool water.

Never had the water looked so good as they tied their horses to the trees and began to take off their clothes which were just all thrown in a heap as they hurried to get clean and more importantly to everyone, cool.

The pool itself was surrounded by trees and a small waterfall from the rocks on the south side kept the pool full and stopped it from getting stagnant. The main river was several hundred yards away and a small stream which flowed from it was all the water the pool needed to ensure it was always clean.

The water was clear and inviting and with a loud whoop Grant leapt in followed by Jonah who jumped in as close as he could to Grant so that his wash and splash completely covered him.

"There was no need for that" said Grant with his hands on his hips, trying to look serious and immediately sent a huge splash in Grants direction. Silus, Chris, John and Joshua all walked in until they were up to their waist but no further.

None of them could swim and didn't like to get out of their depth, much to the derision of Jonah and Grant who both swam really well. They had tried to teach the others to swim and while Chris was getting the hang of it and could splash about like a drowning dog, the others didn't feel that comfortable if they couldn't touch the ground.

They messed about like young guys do in water, trying to push each other off balance and send splashes into each other's faces. They were having fun.

Anna had been working hard in the kitchen today and the heat of both the sun and the stove meant that she was looking forward to a nice swim to cool off once her chores had been completed. It had been a busy day in the kitchen as today was bread day. It was always a hard day as it took a great deal of energy and time to make the bread for the week. The ranch employed about 10 people, she couldn't count so didn't know for sure, plus the family and they all had bread with every meal. She liked the Brokers and they treated her and her mother Maria very well and they didn't mind when she took a few hours off after her chores to go for a swim.

She told her mother that she was off and began the 5 minute walk to the pool. As she got closer she could hear the shouts and general loudness from the guys and knew that she wouldn't be alone. She crept closer using the surrounding tree's so that she could approach without being seen by them and finding a covered spot, crouched down to watch.

She liked to see men's naked bodies, as most young ladies do, and even though she knew that they were not interested in her she had fantasised about it and felt her nipples grow hard as she saw their fit naked bodies in the water.