Too comfortable

Scott grins as he keeps working, and accepts the wrench, setting it aside. "See that other tool over there? The one with the two red handles?" He's amused that "pliers" hadn't been understood. "How about you get those for me now?"

Waiting for what he needed, once he has it, he sees again the curiosity in BJ's eyes. Giving in, he stops working for a moment and gestures for the boy to join him. Lying on his back, he had full view of all the wires, and he starts to point them out. "See, these go to the computer, and then waaaaaay up in the sky, there's a satellite and that's going to help your dad talk to people all the way in another state. It's like a big puzzle I need to put together, but all the pieces need to be in the right place, or else it won't work."


"Awww..." Jade grins and follows a ways behind Dan as he starts to work. "You've got all these lovely horses to talk to... and the dog. I mean... how much better does it get?" Her eyes danced to accompany her teasing tone.

Moving to the next stall down, she dons her gloves, ready to clean as well. Just as she starts, her phone rings in her pocket. Taking it out, she sees the number is her mother's. Looking over to Dan, it's as if she suddenly doesn't know what to do. And for the first time, she shuts the ringing off, and places the phone back in her pocket.

Silently, she moves to start work again, but all the frivolity had been sucked out of the atmosphere. A tear surfaces. She didn't want to get yelled at again, or have to justify why she was still with her father. But at the same time, she hated herself for not speaking to her own mother.


"Oh yeah, everything's great," Carson comments, slinging an arm around Misty's shoulders. "Reese is still hunting for a way to keep me on the Elite so he can use me every once in a while." He gives a little smirk. "As if I thought he'd give up."

He gives Misty a kiss on the forehead. "What do you think? You think Ryder can fill in for me if I'm on a case for a day?" He grins. "At least you might get to see me a little more often."


"Mmm..." Leo groans a little, having not realized he'd fallen asleep. Shifting a little so his head is back in Ryan's lap, he stretches slightly, though careful not to stretch too much as his ribs warned him not to. He shakes his head to answer no, he didn't want anything to eat. "Not very hungry," he admits.

Sighing, he closes his eyes again as her fingers run through his hair. "I need to go home," he mumbles. "...and get out of your way. But I'm too comfortable to move."