Fight postponed

Leo's eyes widen just a little as Ryan shows her displeasure. Alec's eyebrows raise. Both men look at each other, then to Ryan, then back at each other again. Neither wanted to back down. For Alec, there was fear and jealousy there, just having Leo around. He wasn't used to having a relationship with a woman at all, let alone having ever dealt with an ex before. For Leo, he was still angry that Alec had stolen Ryan, plain and simple.

An awkward silence fills the garage until Eli rolls his eyes. "She's right. But for pete's sake, don't have it out here - we don't have time to waste tonight. Leo are you staying or not?"

Leo throws Alec one more glare, the nods. "Yeah... I'll stick around. I gotta return a key anyway."

"Alright then." Eli relaxes a little, though still shakes his head. "Come on. Alec, get this car started. Let's move."

Once the four are out of Mark's garage, they're on their way back through town and to the deserted auto shop. And once again, Eli has a snack for the hungry dog on the other side of the fence. This time though, Alec is safe and sound behind the wheel of Roth's car and doesn't mind driving in past the dog. It doesn't take long to get the car back into the right bay and the replacement back out again.

Eli tucks the tarp around Roth's car and snickers. "These guys are so stupid... they never even noticed there was a different car here."

Leo returns the key that he still told no one how he got, and wanders back to the other three, folding his arms and looking at the painted car, now hidden under the tarp. "Nice."

Eli nods. "Okay, lets hit the lights and get out of here. Leo, can you drive the extra car? I can take you back out to Mark's to get your own car afterward."

"Yeah... sure."

Alec quirks an eyebrow and looks to Ryan. "Guess that means I'm shotgun with you."

With the shop dark and locked up, the place is once again deserted. The deed was done. And tomorrow night they would revel in their victory.

Heading back to the apartment, Alec sits in the passenger seat of Ryan's car and is quieter than normal. He and Leo had managed not to fight, but there was still tension and now Alec felt it with Ryan too. He wasn't quite sure what to do, so silence, for now, was what he chose.


With Destiny snuggling in closer, Chance moves his gaze from the television and just looks down at her for several long moments. She was comfortably watching the movie... he liked studying her when she wasn't looking back at him. He could study her face... her hair... her eyes. He sighs.

Moving his arm from under her head, he puts it around her shoulders instead so she can lean into him and rest her head on his chest. Going after a couple more pieces of candy, he sucks on them, enjoying the chocolate. Or maybe he was just trying to think about the candy instead of everything else that was on his mind. In the end, would he really do what he'd set out to do?

Not much later, the bag of candy is set aside and Chance is burrowing down further into the couch, swinging his legs up onto the cushions too. Letting Destiny remain in his arms, he kisses the top of her head.