Aaron wasn't surprised that Sam stayed. He'd actually been betting she would. And although he didn't respond to her words at all, that didn't mean he wasn't tucking them away to revisit later when he was alone.
He grinned as she opened the box. "Easiest way is to follow the directions." He pulled out the illustrated booklet and handed it to her. "They sorta separate the pieces in bags but I usually just open them all so I can find what I'm looking for." He started by opening one bag and carefully dumping the contents on the table. Once all the pieces were in one big pile, he motioned to the directions. "Okay... what do we need first?"
It didn't take long to get a small start on the large project, and Aaron was glad to get his mind on something other than his knee. Reaching for a piece, his hand brushed Sam's, and he was surprised at how soft it felt. He couldn't remember when his hands weren't rough with callouses and scratches from all his jobs.
He retrieved the piece and added it to the growing model. "I know you can't stay here all day," he mentioned. This set was going to take quite a while to build. "But I can always work on the other ones myself and save this for when you have time."
Hunter sighed with content and closed his eyes as Ryan's fingers ran over his face. Her touch was so light and soft... he wouldn't mind if she did that all day....
Opening his eyes again, he laughed at the unfortunate nickname. Reaching down the side of the chair, he pulled the lever to lean it back and put his feet up, pulling Ryan down on top of him as his smile widened. "Well if you're gonna go to sleep, you might as well be comfortable," he reasoned.
"Funny... funny...." Eli ran his finger along their collection of DVDs until finding a comedy they all liked. After putting it in, he went for the couch and settled in with his arm around Scarlet, giving her a kiss on the forehead. "Comfy?"