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Con returns a bear hug to Katie. "See you tomorrow, Kat." He chuckles at her teasing. "I promise I won't be mean...mostly." He throws Jamie a glance before slinging an arm around her. "Alright, you.... home."

Scott grins as he heads out the door with Katie. "I'm alright. But let me tell you, as soon as I get home, it's crashing time."


Reese stands on the sidewalk for a moment, his hands in his pockets as he watches Lockheart's taillights disappear. He heaves a sigh...he's not sure why he felt disappointment, but that's what it felt like. Lockheart had done a lot for TJY, and he was more than grateful. But apparently she was set on going back to California. Or had she not understood he was asking her to stay?

Shrugging, Reese heads back to his own car. He had one more thing on his list to do...one last effort maybe, but after that, it was up to her.

"Dad, you okay?"

Wyatt and Aerith head toward his jeep, Wyatt glancing to his father.

Reese nods. "Yeah, why?"

"You just looked a bit spaced out."

Reese chuckles. "Guess I'm just tired. Goodnight, you two."

Wyatt nods his goodnight and keeps on to his jeep. He takes Aerith for a quick stop to her grandmothers before going on to Jamie's where Con is just pulling away.


The night seems all too short for those exhausted, but the morning insists on coming. Lighter spirits seem to help, though, and everyone seems to get to TJY a little earlier than normal.


"Morning, sunshine." Scott leans on Katie's cubicle, his eyes much brighter than the evening before, a smile playing at his mouth.


Reese glances across the main floor, then wanders down the hall, knocking on Jason's office, then entering. Frowning, he turns back around, glancing at his watch. He spots Carson. "Hey, Jason coming in?"

Carson shrugs. "I don't know. Haven't seen him."

"He wasn't up by the time you left?"

"He didn't come home last night."

Reese's eyes widen. "What?"

Carson shrugs again. "I'm not his keeper. He didn't come home. Figured he was out and about or something."

Reese shakes his head and aims back for the main floor.

Carson takes his route back down the hall towards the restroom, spying Misty. "Hey." He takes his rolled up papers and swats her bottom as he passes her in the hall. "Don't you know better than to look so pretty on a morning like this? You could drive a man crazy."


"Katie?" Reese approaches her cubicle, seeing her and Scott. "Sorry to interrupt. You didn't feel anything last night about Jason or anything, did you?"

Scott frowns. "What's up?"

"Carson said he didn't go home last night."

Scott's eyebrow quirks. "Odd."

"Well when was the last time anyone saw him?"

"He left Mom and Pop's with Camryn last night," Scott recalls. "That's all I know."

"I just want to make sure he wasn't in any trouble." Reese looks to Katie again with question.


"Room service!" A woman knocks on Lockheart's hotel door. A bright bouquet of flowers is in her hand with a note. Thanks for all your hard work. We appreciate you, and all would be thrilled if you reconsidered staying in Nevada.