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Jade giggles as she's left on the straw and she sits on her hands, still watching Dan work. "I'll probably take the bus, so you can take me to the station if you want... I'd like that."

Staying with Dan a while longer, she eventually knows she needs to do some work herself, so she wanders back to the main buildings to see what she could do. She would come back to the barn for the evening chores when she could help out again. Being with Dan made the barn work totally worth it. But she had to wonder... once her father was back, would that change?

Kip keeps his arm around Karla, helping her step back through the debris and walk towards the car. He doesn't say much - there wasn't much he really could say. He felt badly though and just wished he could fix everything.

More than just sifting through rubble needed to be done though, so it's several hours before they can finally get a bite to eat then head back to the house. By the time they get back, the others have been to Theo's and back again as well.

Seeing the two enter the house, Twila is there and immediately comes over. "Oh, Karla... Erik told us what happened." She gives Karla a gentle hug. "Anything you need, you just say so, okay? When you're ready, we're going to do some shopping so you've got some clothes and anything else you need."

"Oooh, Ryan in a dress," Ron teases. He holds up his hands, pretending to use a camera to take a picture. "Don't give the guys a heart attack now."

Getting back to work, the subject of Leo is dropped. Minds focused on engines instead and the day progressed quickly. In a matter of hours, the guys were wrapping things up and heading out, leaving the garage for another day.

It wasn't too much later after the sun had set that Eli had Ryan's arm linked through his on their way into the auditorium. Though having put up a fuss, he'd relented to dressing a little nicer tonight - still in jeans, but they were black, and a light blue collared shirt was tucked in  under a black blazer. His hair was a little unkempt, but it usually was at that length.

Wandering down one of the aisles, Eli scans the crowd, coming to the front row. Others had already filled up the other seats, leaving two. Eli looks down at Ryan with an annoyed look. "Two seats... your boyfriend got two seats. You do realize that this means he set us up, right?"

"Hey, Bree?" JT sits on the edge of the bed, giving his niece's arm a pat. It had been a slow day, but stress still hung in the air. "You feeling up to talking to Hope? The sooner she can write an evaluation, the sooner we can start winning this thing. What do you say?"