Annnd im back from my tour. What I miss?
Kade lept back when the door to the white truck was kicked open, its driver climbing out, hopping on one foot as she leaned against it. "no i dont forget to watch my back, where i've been you do that, and you get a bullet in the back of it" the anger still front and center, and she was not helping it out, and then came the moron comment. his eyes narrowed as he glared at her, those Hazel eyes of his with the Chestnut color around the pupil looked down when she mentioned her ankle being bruised, he'd seen worse. "yea yea, Karma" this chick was annoying. he could see two more coming this way from the place, and with a look he saw it was some sort of B & B, though is attention was snapped back when the annoying one said his name, and he finally got a good look at her, at the same time she was looking at him, and he groaned. "Vanessa Heartstrong" his anger being tempered a bit, that he could slid it back behind the small amount of control he had over it. "i should have guessed it was you, your the only one in all of Red Lake that could run into me, just as i got back into town" nodding then. "we could try but Karma as you said might not let us stop meeting like this, and the bike time, that was completely your fault, you crashed into me" pointing that fact out, just as Sarah came up. "oh" nodding. "Yes Ma'am a long time indeed, and we didnt do anything" smirking a bit, looking at Vanessa. "she, would run into me.. my grandmother.." going quiet for a moment, remembering he would have any of her folksy wisdom anymore. "uh... when i complained as a kid, she told me Vanessa was just crushing on me, its why she kept running into me"
he leaned against the hood of the trunk now, watching Mrs. Sarah apply the cold compress to the swollen ankle, as Vanessa talked to Little Riley Stark. he remembered her, vaguely but he did remember her, underclassmen and all, plus small town, everyone knew everyone. he leaned there, listening and watching, thinking from what he heard that Vanessa had taken off to, probably not in the same way he had, but to go explore the world no doubt. when she made the comment about being a nice guy, he had been.. before, and the war and service hadnt changed him that bad, just.. after that Massacre with his friends, leaving him the only one alive.. he was more angry after that, prone to outbursts, even to superior officers, which is why he got the General Discharge. "about the yelling, before Vanessa that really wasnt about you" not really he added in his head. "i just came from from the lawyer's office, my grandmother died while i was overseas. i was pretty much a powder keg searching out a match after leaving that place" crossing his arms over his chest, breathing, breathing helped with the anger. when she asked Riley if she wanted to help her paint her own grandparents house. "if your looking for anymore help, i'll help you out.. seeing as i almost bit your head off for nearly turning me into a bug on the asphalt.. least i can do"