March 21, 2017

Same Old

Suddenly realizing he was no longer alone, Hal stopped his punching combinations short. Sweaty and breathing heavily, he turned down his music before smiling at Nate. He was just as glad for a distraction from his muddled thoughts. "Hey. Welcome back."

He took off his gloves and grabbed his water bottle. "Well... same old, same old... unless you count that we've all been questioned about the vigilante sniper 'cause they think there's a leak around here. Oh, and Jason and Katie just went to Texas 'cause their issues are back and it's hit Jason with a vengeance - but the public word is that they're there as security for the ranch. Oh, and we all gotta go see the new building this week and put in our two cents worth."

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, other than all that, nothing's new." In all reality, things had been stressful the last week or so. Nate was fortunate to have been gone, but there was a lot to handle now that he was back. "How was your vacation?"