Teasing

Jason smiles and pulls a blanket up over Misty, giving her shoulder a little pat before leaving the room. After shutting her door partway, he pads back down the hall and downstairs, checking to make sure Alec was still sleeping soundly before turning off the television and the light. Slipping on his shoes, he makes his way outside, locking the door as he leaves. 

Breathing in the night air, it felt a little strange to be out alone this late. He was glad he'd come though. Now all he needed was to get some good sleep in the few hours he had left before going to work. 

Still lying on the floor as he feels the tap on his shoulder, Hunter jerks his head around, totally startled. He'd had no idea Katie was anywhere near, let alone this close. He must have had quite a surprised look on his face, because Kaylee, still comfortably seated on his stomach, starts to giggle all over again. 

As Hunter smiles, he can feel a bit of color coming to his cheeks. He'd kind of... gotten carried away playing with Kaylee. He couldn't deny he'd been having fun though. Laughing at Katie, he shrugs then looks to Kaylee, bouncing her a little to make her giggle some more. "I don't know... she's awfully cute. You might just have to call me every day to make sure I'm stayin' faithful." 

Kaylee looks up at Katie, giving her a cheesy grin. "Kate!" She scrunches her nose and shakes her head, making her pigtails bounce all around. "Hi." 

Hunter grins and finally rolls over, letting the little girl slide to the floor so he can pick himself up - which wasn't easy with his sore knee. Finally getting to his feet though, he leans down and gives Katie a soft kiss on the lips. "Mm... well, maybe you don't have quite so much to worry about after all. It'll be a while 'til Kaylee gets the hang of kissing." 

Sitting by one of the windows in the dining room, Jeff leans back in his chair and moves aside one of the light curtains as he sees a vehicle pull up. He didn't recognize it, nor the people who got out. For all he knew, these could be some expected visitors, although usually they didn't arrive at suppertime. 

Watching for a moment, he cocks his head. For some reason, they didn't seem like the typical visitors, but who knew? He generally stayed out of that end of things unless specifically asked by Rosetta or Mick to assist with someone needing companionship or a little extra boost. Since he'd heard nothing thus far, it was none of his nevermind. 

Turning back to his table, he sips the hot tea Becky had made for him, hoping it would help settle his stomach enough that he'd be able to eat supper.

"So are you coming to supper, or am I going to have to pick you up and carry you there?" Mick leans over Rosetta's office chair from behind, sliding his hands down to her side as he looks over her shoulder. Wriggling his fingers, he tickles her ribs before grinning and kissing her lips so she can't yell at him. "Don't make me go to supper alone," he warns, his eyes dancing with humor. "You know I'll make you pay dearly..." He moves to her neck, giving a teasing growl as he kisses her, knowing it would make her laugh. 

Quite suddenly though, there's a short knock at the office door before it swings open. Straightening quickly, Mick just about knocks his own hat off his head as he tries to regain his composure. He'd been so distracted with prying Rosetta away from her work, he hadn't seen anyone drive up. 

Clearing his throat, he manages a rather sheepish smile before walking around the desk to greet these four strangers. "Well, howdy." He nods politely to the women. "What can we do for you?"