Ray stood next to his truck in the parking lot of the small apartment complex. It had been a long drive and he was antsy. The sights, smells, open wilderness, he was taking it all in. The mountainous region was much different to what he was used to, a not so big forest on the outside of town in Illinois. He'd already carried a few boxes of his belongings up and was going to continue when his phone rang. It was Ethan, his younger teenage brother, a smile crossed his face with a sigh as he answered it. 

"Hey. Yeah I made it. No I'm not coming back to get you." Ray chuckled, "Look...look...LOOK! I haven't even finished taking things up to the apartment, so just text me later. Yup, Love ya, and tell Abi I love her too. Okay, Bye." Ray shook his head in amusement as he shoved the phone back into his pocket. The kids missed their brother and Ray understood that, he missed them the same but him staying away was what he thought was best for them.

After a while he was almost finished taking everything up, resting his elbows gently against his truck, staring up at the tall pines in the distance. All he wanted to do was shed his clothes and go running, it was almost becoming too much to bear, his skin was even itching. He enjoyed the cold and the snow so he was looking forward to it. Ray knew he should probably get a feel of the town and it's layout before he decided to wolf out and run off, but after that long drive he wasn't really sure he had a choice in the matter. 

Ray huffed silently and straightened up, running a hand through his hair. [i]Work now, play later.[/i] He told himself as he hoisted another box. Maybe later he'd drive out to one of the nature trails he'd seen signs for on the way in, park his truck there for safe keeping then go for a run. The idea of it was enough to keep him content for the time being, he was here now so he had all the time in the world for that.