Enough trouble

Cindy snuggles in next to Wes to watch the show, a smile pasted on her face as she hears the music and sees Jason on stage. She was so proud of him... he'd come so far...made it through so much.

Her fingers find Wes' to wrap around his, settling further into the couch.


Clint drags Jason around for a minute, then hearing Wendy, he stops for a moment, his eyes widening.

Jason his hunched over under Clint's arm, panting. "Yeah, man...go for it."

Clint pulls to a halt before getting to the back door, thinking. Looking at Jason, he gets a crooked grin, knowing that Jason had meant nothing other than a tease by kissing Wendy. "Okay."

Dropping Jason, he whirls around, takes Wendy into a dip and presses his lips to hers.

"Yo, Clint!" Jim yells at his son from across the room. "Did you forget where you were, Bud?"

Clint breaks the kiss to straighten up, his face red, but his humor still there. "Nope. It was a matter of principle."

Jim shakes his head, a wry grin toying with his mouth. "Well take your principles out of the mess hall the next time before you and I have to have a talk."

Clint's grin widens from ear to ear and he turns back to Wendy, taking her hand again. Flopping down in a chair, he pulls her down next to him, looking up at Jason. "So...now that that's over. Hi."

Jason chuckles and sits down across from them. "Hi." He throws an amused look at Wendy. "Sorry. But...I really do like the room. What you did was incredible."

"Oh, that." Clint nods. "She's amazing, isn't she?"

"That she is."

A few others in the room walk by, greeting Jason and stopping by to say hi, offering smalltalk. Jason looks around though, one person seeming to be absent. "Katie around here?"

Clint quirks an eyebrow. "You planning on thanking her too like that or what?"

Jason can't help it that color creeps into his face. "I wanted to tell her how much I enjoyed the room, and thank her for her contribution, yes." He smirks at Clint. "But I got in enough trouble by thanking with a kiss. I'm not sure I could handle a second round."


Trent turns his head a moment as he hears a ruckus in the mess hall, then looks back at Katie. "I know...the darkness...it can seem like it goes on forever. But even the dimmest light will eventually reach it's destination."

He reaches over to gently pat her shoulder. "Hang in there, Katie... Just hang in there."

Standing up, he stuffs his hands back in his pockets and trudges toward the barn.