Raincheck

For some reason, Justin finds himself looking down as an almost-sheepish grin curls his lips. Why Beth's last words made him react so, he really wasn't sure. But for some reason, it didn't seem like the description of a good friend applied only to Scott.

"Yeah, well..." He tries to think of a way to shrug it off, but his mind draws a blank and he just laughs. "I guess we all need a friend, right?"

Still smiling, he shakes his head and looks to Beth again. Things had been a little rough lately, especially as the days without hearing from his mom continued to add up. But Beth had definitely been a bright spot.

"So what are we doing for dinner tonight anyway? My creativity for the day has run completely dry."


Eli doesn't even try to smile. He just didn't feel like it. He knew his sister was hurting without her saying so, and in turn, it made him hurt and made him mad - mad at the man who could hurt his sister.

Nodding at the offer for a beer, Eli retrieves his own bottle and opens it, taking a swig. Wandering to the table, Ryan's question makes him sigh. "No... no, we didn't do anything tonight."

He sets his beer down and moves behind Ryan, putting his hands on her shoulders and giving them a gentle rub to try and get her to relax. "I was too uptight and I wanted to be here in case you came home. So... I took a raincheck with her."

Beer

Beth can't help but let her smile grow at Justin's complement. She'd never had one of those in a long time. Her first instinct was to try and brush it off, but for once why couldn't she enjoy it? Justin was her friend after all.

"Thank you. I just...wanted something different to make me feel good. So I got it done this morning."

Leaning back a little and hearing that Scott did want Justin to come back Beth gives a little nod. Not only would she be able to see Justin for dinner, but she would see him in the day time as well. So even on days there was no dinner because she had to work Beth could still see him and that made her happy.

"Well good. I'm happy Scott wants you to keep coming back. He's got a might good friend trying to help him. That is for sure."

Turning around to look at her brother Ryan lets out a long sigh looking down at the beer bottle she held. She wasn't going to come home tonight. She'd thought about driving to the river, or just siting under the starts but no matter where she went she'd see Alec so what was the point.

"Yeah just peachy. Couldn't be better, I guess. Want a beer too?"

Ryan takes a sip of the beer before moving over to the table and sitting down. Letting out a long sigh she gave her head a shake to try and chase those tears away that wanted to come so bad.

She wanted to sleep, she wanted to run she wanted to do something to forget at least for even a little while. But though she felt drained she new she wouldn't be able to sleep. So drinking was the only thing she could think of that would do any good. It would be a long night, and work tomorrow would be heck but right now she didn't care.

"Did you end up going out with Scarlet tonight?"