Asleep

Jade sniffs and nods to Dan, thankful that he wasn't upset like she was. Maybe he was right... maybe her dad wasn't totally against it and was just too surprised was all.

Wiping her eyes with her sleeve, she joins Dan back where the ropes were. "Okay. I gotta go help Becky in a while but for now I'll stay out here with you."

Looking up at Dan again, she musters up a smile. "Thank you for..." She shrugs. "Just being you."


Mick walks slowly from the scene, his mind reeling. Dan and Jade were engaged. First they'd gone against his will to date at all and now Dan hadn't even waited for him to ask his permission. He didn't know if he would have granted it anyway but it would have been nice to know this was coming.

Reaching the corner of the barn, he stops and stares out into one of the pastures. He wasn't really... angry. Just... upset. Turning around, he heads out back behind the main house where the wood pile was. He had other work to do, but right now, he needed to release some of this energy before his mouth got the best of him.

Taking off his jacket, he rolls up his sleeves, knowing that though it was chilly now, he was going to get warmed up. Grabbing the axe, he checks to make sure it's still sharp, then goes to work on the wood. Each swing was represented by his frustration. Every crack of the wood was his emotions driven out through the physical activity. Each bead of sweat was a sign of hard inner turmoil.


Dylan wanders around the perimeter of the ranch, having been hiding out the last couple days. He knew his sister was back but he hadn't even seen her yet, avoiding everyone. So far his dad hadn't made him come be sociable, and thankfully BJ hadn't found him yet either.

Leaning against one of the large oak trees, he eyes the ranch, his gaze finding Dan and Jade not all that far away. Boyfriend? He didn't know. He looked nice enough. They looked like they were having a good time together at least.

He sighs and kicks at the ground, his hands stuffed in his pockets. Why was it him that had to be miserable? He hated this place and just wanted to be freed. Lack of motivation keeps him under the tree and he finally slides down to sit on the cold ground, finding a twig to pick at.


"Alright. Come on." Leo walks with Cassy to the door. If he hadn't known her from the studio, he probably wouldn't have offered to be a ride, but she was a nice young woman and he didn't want her going and getting herself hurt, taxi or not.

"Car's over here," he directs, pointing her to his car. Getting in, he pulls out and makes sure Cassy's buckled up before heading to Lincoln street. He's quiet during the ride, still uptight from the day's events.

Arriving at the apartment complex, he stops on the street curb, putting his car in park. "Well..." He turns his head to Cassy. "You gonna be alright?"


Scott still sat in his car. Domino was asleep in his lap and he didn't even know how long he'd been dozing. His head rested against his window and it was quite uncomfortable, but he'd been so exhausted that he'd simply drifted off.

It was getting to be evening though, and he was still parked outside Dalton's apartments. He'd planned on leaving before Dalton got back, having decided he wouldn't stay, but having been sleeping now, he had no sense of time.