Knock it off

Interested in the little commotion over Ryan, Axel pauses a moment in his work on a pickup truck and glances over at her. Flowers, huh? He had a feeling that even if Ryan was a tomboy, she probably still appreciated such a sweet gesture. Though the other guys were prone to merciless teasing, he refrains, just grinning a little at her reddened cheeks. 

When she turns and catches his eye though, something startles him. Something wasn't right. Her smile wasn't... complete. Had he been wrong? Did she really not like receiving flowers? He almost wondered for a moment if perhaps things were not good between her and Tal. Last he'd heard, things were going great, but... that look in her eye sure said something else was happening here. Those flowers were from Tal, right? 

Turning back to his work, Axel tinkers in the engine, trying to get his mind off of Ryan's personal business. It was none of his nevermind, and he had no right to be trying to figure it out. It might just be his imagination anyway. But as he glances over his shoulder to see her putting the flowers in water, that same feeling came back. It wasn't necessarily that something was wrong... but it wasn't right either. 

Chided, the other guys just grin, Jed letting out another low whistle before a rag from Leo lands on his head. "We don't get any entertainment around here," he complains. "We can't pass up this perfect opportunity to razz our girl!" 

"Right right," Miles agrees. "It's not every day this oil and grease mingles with the sweet aroma of roses." He puts his hands over his heart and bats his eyes before quickly returning to work before Ryan really did beat him up.

Needing an extra tool, Axel wanders over to the work bench behind Ryan's bay to rummage through one of the toolboxes. "Children," he mutters teasingly under his breath. "They just don't know when to leave a girl alone, do they?" 

Finding the wrench he was looking for, he turns around to walk past Ryan, pausing just briefly at her car. "I'll tell 'em to knock it off if you want me to," he offers quietly.

Mick shakes his head. "Nah, you don't need to bring anything." He pauses in thought. "Well... I guess you might want to ask Rosetta." He chuckles. "Since she's the one cooking." Rising from the table, he gives Katie and Hunter a nod. "I'll see you later then. Say... seven o'clock for supper." 

Once Hunter is left alone with Katie again at the table, he gives her hand a returning squeeze before turning his head to look at her. Giving her a little smile, he leans in to place a soft kiss on her lips. "So..." He'd caught what she'd said about going back to work, and he'd figured out that she'd probably be leaving before he could. They hadn't talked much about it thought - maybe both were just avoiding it. 

"...calling the boss man, huh? When are you planning to leave?"