Pointless

Hearing Ryan's decision, Eli lifts his eyebrows slightly. He was glad though. As far as he was concerned, Ryan had already been way too nice to Alec in the first place. He did wonder why she felt like she'd needed to talk to him though. Had something else happened, even after he'd warned Alec? He wouldn't ask. As long as he wasn't bothering her anymore and she was happy, Eli would keep his nose out of it.

Smiling, he nods. "Good. It's-" He stops his sentence short as he hears a honking horn outside. "I think that's your ride. His leg was pretty sore today so I imagine he doesn't want to come in." Giving his sister a wink, he waves. "Have fun."

Waiting outside in the car, Tal couldn't help it that he felt just a little nervous. Even though Eli had shrugged it off earlier, Tal dreaded a "talk." With the way Ryan had been lately, he couldn't help but wonder in the back of his mind if this was the beginning of the end. He'd been dumped enough times now that he knew the signs. But if that was the case with Ryan, what had he done wrong?

Seeing Ryan emerge from the apartment, he smiles, getting out of his car to open the passenger door for her. "Hey there." She looked extra nice tonight and his eyes didn't miss it. She was always beautiful to him, but tonight especially, she seemed to have put a little extra work into it. That was a good sign, right?

Getting back in behind the wheel, he gives her a sidelong glance before pulling out of the lot. "You certainly look great tonight," he compliments. He was in casual nice clothes, but nothing special. "Definitely outshine me." He gives her a teasing grin. "So where are we going anyway? You sounded like you had something particular in mind when you called earlier." What he really wanted to ask right now was what on earth she wanted to talk about, but he'd be still and let her do things the way she wanted.


Curled up on the couch, Alec drifts in an out of a weird kind of nap. He'd worked a little bit outside this afternoon, but his mind had not been with it. He'd finally given up and come inside, turning on the television. Boring shows had made him sleepy until he'd dozed on and off. But what was worse was the pain he felt inside all over again. It was pointless. Everything. No matter how hard he tried, he would gain back nothing. He would have been better off just slumming until he'd either been killed or drank himself to death. Either way, it would have been a quicker end than this. 

Closing his eyes, his ears pay little attention to the droning television. Misty would be home any minute and he was not going to be good company for supper. Maybe Jason would come too though and Alec could avoid much interaction. Maybe he should just go out for the evening all together. Not that he had any money to go anywhere. He needed a job before he could have any money, and that route was just as dismal as anything else. 

Swallowing the lump in his throat, he presses his head further into the pillow, wishing he could just wake up and find it was all a bad dream. A tear escapes and he ignores it. Maybe Misty wouldn't notice how upset he was and he could pretend he was fine and not have to tell her what had happened. Fat chance, but it was a thought. Maybe he'd just sleep and nobody would bother him at all. Or maybe he'd just never wake up. At this point...he wouldn't mind.