And gym socks

Chance grins and stands up, eating the rest of his ice cream cone before dialing his cell phone. Pacing a little by the table, he still keeps an eye on things while talking. "Hey, Toby... yeah, yeah, I know I should have called earlier. What? Yeah, things are going fine. Everything is in place and going smoothly. Mm-hmm."

He nods and paces a little more, glancing to Destiny then back out to the street as he listens. "I was wondering about that. Jut gonna find the right time and place, ya know? Yeah, I'll let you know. Hey, is my desk still empty? Thank you."

Turning around, Chance wanders beside the table, to the curb, then back again. "Yep, I got those files. I'll shoot them back to you tonight. Give me the list of other things you're working on and I'll start on them too. Okay... yeah. Bye."

Hanging up, he sinks back down in his chair and sighs. "Okay. Now that that nasty work is done... what's up next, princess?"


Justin is very surprised to hear Beth actually considering joining him to go fishing. He hides it though, not wanting to make it seem like a big deal. Hearing her stipulations, he turns to look at her, a warm grin spreading on his lips.

"No counselor." He holds up his right hand as if swearing an oath. Even if the other day his intention had been to be a friend, it had come across as a counselor and it was obvious now she felt that way. He would be more careful, no matter what he really wanted to say to her. "I promise. All I want to do is catch my supper."

He nods. "The dogs can come. They'd disown me if I didn't bring them along anyway."

Beth's last request makes him laugh. Not at her though. "I wouldn't ask my own mother to ride with me. My pickup smells like dogs, fish and gym socks. I would highly recommend you bring your own car and yes - stay as long or short as you want. If you want to fish too, it's a private pond so you don't even need a license and I've got extra gear."

He cocks his head, studying her eyes. She was scared, but she was saying yes. There really was hope there somewhere.

"I gotta see Scott and that'll take a little while. If you wanna go and come back in an hour or two, we can leave from here, or you can stick around. Up to you. The pond's about half an hour from here."