Quit

Scott scurries around his house, having arrived late from work. Domino trots at his heels, following him everywhere until he shuts her out of the bathroom and she sighs, lying in front of the door to wait. As soon as her master appears again though, she’s right back to following him around.

“What?” Scott looks down at her wiggling form. “How do you know I’m taking you with me tonight, hmm?”

Reaching down, he picks her up and cuddles her for a moment, receiving her enthusiastic licks to his face. “Alright, alright. Not too many kisses now, I’ll be getting plenty of those.”

Grabbing a leash, he sets the dog back down again, makes sure he’s got his wallet and keys and heads outside.

It doesn’t take long, and he’s on Katie and Laura’s porch, ringing the doorbell.


Reese raises an eyebrow at Angelica’s invitation. It had been a long time since a spontaneous offer like this. He was exhausted from a lack of sleep the night before and it had been an awfully long day. But…going home to an empty house just yet wasn’t that appealing.

He finds himself nodding. “Alright. How about subs? The Pizza Box has good ones.”


TJY grows quiet. Most offices are dark with the lights off, but some still remain, working late.

Laura types away, wanting to finish up this report before going home. Jason makes his way on crutches from his office, to the copy room, to Susanne’s office and back several times. Ty and Hal come for their nightly cleaning and others remain as well.

The clock ticks by the minutes. The entrance doesn’t open. No Con. The thunder shakes the building.


Carson tilts his head to see Misty, giving her a little grin and moving to lean an elbow on the bed again. “You certainly did.” He gives a little sigh. “I will say, you’re an expert at making a bloke worry. If you don’t cut this out, it’s gonna be me in that bed from a nervous breakdown here pretty soon.”

He reaches out to brush her cheek with the back of his hand. His tone goes quiet. “Quit getting hurt, will ya?”