Unlocked

JT smiled and shook his head. "I wouldn't expect any less of a reaction from you. This whole thing sorta happened fast. I've only talked to Rick, then Reese, and he said he was going to try and catch you when you got here this morning, but you must've slipped under his radar." 

Not hearing anything from inside the room, he held up a finger for Sam to wait a moment. Opening the door, he saw Aaron not moving. "Hey. I said five times. Get on it." Closing the door again, he grinned. "I've been working with patients too long to think they do what I tell them to do." 

Reverting back to their conversation, he glanced at the lock on the door. "Um...about him being cuffed or not - Rick warned me that Aaron's caused some problems and could get violent so I expected this door to be locked when I got here. But...it wasn't. Aaron was in there and he hasn't tried anything, I just wasn't sure what your policy was with him, and whether or not I'm supposed to leave it unlocked or...?" 


Kirk just grinned at Adison before he started taking other pictures of the building. "Maybe," he teased. "Probably." Moving back down to the second floor for more pictures, then the first, he was finally satisfied that he had enough to show Reese. 

"Okay." Standing in the sunshine outside, he glanced around. "Let's try that coffee shop, then we'll head back to base." He slid his arm around Adison's shoulders as they headed down the sidewalk. Having her under his arm felt...nice. "If this works out, and the coffee over here is good, I have a feeling we might give them quite a boost in business." 


Hunter chuckled at Ryan's text before replying.
Coffee is always a given. 
See you Wednesday bright and
early then. 

The next few days moved quickly. Hunter had another race which he was won, and was very glad of since he'd done some heftier betting than normal. It would be a nice little something for the ranch once he got there. 

Before he knew it, Wednesday morning had arrived, and he was pulling up to the curb while the sun was barely making it over the horizon. 

Inside, Eli glanced out the window as he saw headlights. "Your carriage awaits," he called to Ryan. He hoped this trip would do her good. Justin still seemed to think it was a good idea, which helped, but Eli was still worried. He didn't want it to go badly and just hoped Hunter would do right by her and take care of her while they were on the road.