Morning

Scott finishes shutting down his computer, not acting like he was listening to Dalton, though he was. He just felt so confused right now, he didn't know what to do or believe.

Grabbing his jacket, he makes it all the way to the door before stopping and turning back around. "I've already been ripped apart. And I'm tired of needing Hope as a counselor. She can't fix what's wrong with me - nobody can. It's like a bad computer virus, 'cept my hard drive can't be wiped clean. I'm stuck with the bad and I gotta figure out how to live with it. If anybody's got a problem with it, they can take it up with the Agency." 

Shaking his head a little, he exits the office without saying anymore, slowly heading outside. It was just as well he and Hope had no plans tonight... he still had a headache and it was worse now. He just wanted to go curl up with Domino and go to bed.


The sun waits for no one, not even those wishing it wouldn't yet come. But even after a fun evening and a good night sleep, Gage had to pull himself out of bed for another day of service. He'd had a much better evening with Sapphire than he'd thought he would after what had happened with Scott. Just sitting and talking, then falling asleep through a movie... it was simple but warm and comfortable. And it was something Gage wasn't ready to trade.

"...you do, and you'll regret it." 

Gage pulls on his jeans, recalling Scott's cold words to him as they'd sat in the car.


"You drop that relationship with my sister or so help me, I'll call the Agency in on you and they can have you." 

Would he? Gage knew that by staying with Sapphire, he was calling Scott's bluff... but was it a bluff? The night before, Gage had soaked up confidence from Sapphire. But this morning, the doubts were back.

On the other side of town, Scott didn't want the sun to come either. He'd had nightmares all night and had gotten maybe an hour's worth of sleep. But Reese was in no mood to accept him calling in. So it was up and to work, faking a smile to anybody he met. He was fine... just fine. He just needed to make it through another day and hope all these feelings went away. He just needed to wait them out.

Making it to TJY, he downs the rest of his coffee before getting out of his car. Yawning, he shakes his head to get out the cobwebs and he heads inside. He needed to finish up what he'd dropped last night when he'd left the office. 

Once inside, it's down the elevator and onto the main floor. Taking the short route through cubicles, he greets some of his coworkers, passing by Sapphire's desk as well. Peeking over her cubicle wall, he gives her a little wave like he usually does. His smile was tired, but it was there. "Mornin'."