Garret was on his bed, curled on his side with the blanket haphazardly covering him as he shivered. A sandwich and glass of juice sat on the nightstand - a failed attempt by Rick to get him to eat. He hadn't eaten or had anything to drink all day, in spite of Rick's threat to hook him up to an IV.
Hearing Nate, Garret's eyes opened halfway. What? Go home with him? What time was it anyway? Wait, Laura insisted? Why on earth would she do that? Nothing was making any sense.
For a few moments, he just looked up at Nate dimly, trying to figure out exactly what was going on. The only thing that really registered was that he'd just received a direct order. And he was programmed to obey.
Sitting up, he winced as his head spun, but he nodded groggily. "Give me a minute," he mumbled. Every bone in his body hurt. Why was he going with Nate again? It took him just a few minutes to get his boots on and grab his hat, jacket and backpack, then follow Nate outside. He silently trudged to the car, too sick to offer any resistance. On the way, he just closed his eyes and leaned against the window in an attempt to cool his throbbing head.
Once they'd arrived at the house, Garret followed Nate inside, now so cold and achy just from being on his feet, that he cared little about anything but being in bed.
Meeting them at the door, Laura gave Nate a quick hug and kiss before pointing down the hallway. "Garret, the room is all made up for you." He looked absolutely horrible. Laura had planned to have him to the dinner table but one look and she knew he needed to go straight to bed. She looked to Nate and nodded - she'd let him get Garret settled and wait in the kitchen for him.
"Small. I can't think we'll enough to chew big pieces," Kirk teased. With Adison's help, he finished the omelets and ate breakfast with her before they both needed to head in to work. An extra cup of coffee helped, but it was still going to be a long day.
Walking with her to the door, Kirk smiled. "Thanks...for your help...and the entertainment. I couldn't have gotten this job done without you so...I owe you at least one, if not two."
Travis couldn't help but notice Ashlee's brief stare and the color in her cheeks, which brought to his lips a new kind of grin. He turned his attention back to the kitten and scratched her head gently, his fingers brushing against Ashlee's.
"I don't think it sounds silly at all. Actually...since I didn't get up quite early enough to see the sunrise, maybe I'll have to catch the sunset tonight."
He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "Except I'm directionally challenged so you might have to show me which way is west so I don't miss it."
10/9/16
Chunks
"Hey it's not my fault you are a pretty good cook. Start burning more stuff and I wouldn't want you to cook. I do that enough on my own."
Adison wasn't a bad cook, she just didn't do it enough and didn't have the pashent to sit there and wait. She always wondered off and got side tracked.
As Kirk comes over to her Adison lays her head on his arm thinking. After a few seconds she pops her head up..if she left it there to long she'd definitely fall asleep.
"PEPPER....definitely need pepper."
As he turns around she throws him a wink and sticks out her toung. Slidding off the counter and heading to the fridge she grabs the OJ and peppers before going back to where Kirk was and starts to cut them up.
"Big chunks or little chunks today?"
Nate thinks a long moment about his wife's suggestion. Maybe Garret needed to see what real true family love was. To be in a family and to be cared for. Still silent he nods even though Laura couldn't see him.
"I dont see anything wrong with that. It might be just what he needs. We'll both be home tonight. He can use the spare bedroom downstairs for now.. what would I do without you hmmm?"
Finishing his conversation with Laura Nate hangs up the phone before leaning back in his chair for a long moment. Hopefully Garret would be to sick to fight with him, because this was one battle he would lose.
Working just a few more hours it was finally time to go. Grabbing his keys and jacket Nate made his way to Garrets room. Knocking and opening the door he just looks at him a long moment. He looked terrible.
"Garret, grab you things. You are going to come and stay with Laura and I for a while. You need to get better and this is not the place for it. Laura insisted, so if I dont come home with you I'm a dead man."
Watching Travis Ashlee cant help the smile that spread across her face. Sitting down next to Travis she reaches over and and pet the kitten. How gentile he was with the small animal it made her smile grow even more.
"Most everyone is up this early. Everyone have there chores to help the ranch run smoothly. I don't always have the early morning shift but I am up that early anyways. I like seeing the sun rise, and I like seeing it set."
She is quiet for a moment before looking at Travis and smiling again. He was so adorable with the kitten just sitting in his lap. She hadn't noticed it before but he was pretty cute. Looking back down at the kitten she didn't want to be caught staring at him to long. Her cheeks turned a shade of red.
"Its just peaceful watching it. Kind of starts the day off right, and ends it washing away anything bad that had happened. I know that sounds silly, but...I just like it."
Adison wasn't a bad cook, she just didn't do it enough and didn't have the pashent to sit there and wait. She always wondered off and got side tracked.
As Kirk comes over to her Adison lays her head on his arm thinking. After a few seconds she pops her head up..if she left it there to long she'd definitely fall asleep.
"PEPPER....definitely need pepper."
As he turns around she throws him a wink and sticks out her toung. Slidding off the counter and heading to the fridge she grabs the OJ and peppers before going back to where Kirk was and starts to cut them up.
"Big chunks or little chunks today?"
Nate thinks a long moment about his wife's suggestion. Maybe Garret needed to see what real true family love was. To be in a family and to be cared for. Still silent he nods even though Laura couldn't see him.
"I dont see anything wrong with that. It might be just what he needs. We'll both be home tonight. He can use the spare bedroom downstairs for now.. what would I do without you hmmm?"
Finishing his conversation with Laura Nate hangs up the phone before leaning back in his chair for a long moment. Hopefully Garret would be to sick to fight with him, because this was one battle he would lose.
Working just a few more hours it was finally time to go. Grabbing his keys and jacket Nate made his way to Garrets room. Knocking and opening the door he just looks at him a long moment. He looked terrible.
"Garret, grab you things. You are going to come and stay with Laura and I for a while. You need to get better and this is not the place for it. Laura insisted, so if I dont come home with you I'm a dead man."
Watching Travis Ashlee cant help the smile that spread across her face. Sitting down next to Travis she reaches over and and pet the kitten. How gentile he was with the small animal it made her smile grow even more.
"Most everyone is up this early. Everyone have there chores to help the ranch run smoothly. I don't always have the early morning shift but I am up that early anyways. I like seeing the sun rise, and I like seeing it set."
She is quiet for a moment before looking at Travis and smiling again. He was so adorable with the kitten just sitting in his lap. She hadn't noticed it before but he was pretty cute. Looking back down at the kitten she didn't want to be caught staring at him to long. Her cheeks turned a shade of red.
"Its just peaceful watching it. Kind of starts the day off right, and ends it washing away anything bad that had happened. I know that sounds silly, but...I just like it."
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