Git!

Gage leans his head into Sapphire's hand a little, his eyes never wavering from hers. He was so inquisitive... always thinking, always analyzing and digesting information before speaking.

"Okay." He smiles a little and reaches to take her hand, running his thumb through her palm. "As long as you're okay... then I'm okay too. I won't bring it up again."

Wiggling her hand around playfully, he grins. "I gotta go. You still coming over for supper?"


Scott remains quiet and doesn't move as Hope talks. He was awfully tired and almost had a hard time not falling asleep. He was just so exhausted.

"I care," he insists quietly. "I'm just not hungry."

His head sinks into her shoulder just a little more. "I'm just... tired of fighting. I just wanted to deal with it myself." He was only repeating himself whether he realized it or not. "You can't understand," he disagrees. "Not until you have these things in your head... or seen what I seen... You may be determined to be here... but I'm still alone. It's better that way though."

Scott's eyes fall shut. Up all night with nightmares and not enough food to keep up his energy and his body just didn't have the gumption to get up and go anymore. "You can go now," he mumbles. "I wanna take a nap."


Dylan hadn't had any idea he'd been followed, so BJ's voice makes him jump, thinking he'd been found by someone who actually had authority. Seeing it was just BJ, the surprise on his face turns into a scowl.

"You came all this way to show me a stupid frog?" The little boy's eyes were enough to make Dylan think twice about his words, but he opted for the brutality he wanted anyway. Angry with the world, lashing out at BJ wasn't hard.

"I don't care how big that amphibian is! How many times have I told you to leave me alone?! Why do you think your dad wanted you to stay out of the barn, huh? So you wouldn't get in my way. So what are you doing here now?"

He glares at BJ, showing absolutely no interest in the frog whatsoever. "You shouldn't have come out here, kid. I don't want your company and if you don't leave, I'm gonna kick you so hard, you'll fly back to the ranch on your own. Got it?"

He points back down the trail. "Git! Or I'll tell on you and Mick will hate you just as much as he hates me."