Chase sat at a table in the corner of the cafe, eating his lunch mindlessly as he watched Kendall and Jeremy. It had been a few days since Jeremy had come to town to look after Kendall, and he seemed to be living up to his word. Everywhere Kendall went, Jeremy was right behind her. He carried her books, her bags, drove her to work and home and even sat in at a doctor's appointment with her. And Kendall seemed to enjoy it. She had been devastated when her brother left. So much so, Chase had worried for her health. Kendall wasn't a very open person. She didn't bond easily. Yet something about Jeremy was different. To have that ripped away from her broke her.

So Chase had stepped up. If Kendall needed someone in her life to lean on, he wanted to be the guy. He knew she always had Koda. Those two shared a weird, yet amazing bond. However, because Koda was still adapting to this life, he did more leaning on Kendall than the other way around. He protected her, of course. He could get her to open up. But there were some things even the soft-hearted caveman couldn't do. That's where Chase wanted to step in. He wanted to be the person she could always turn to. The strong shoulder she could cry on when she needed it, without having to worry about looking weak.

But now that Jeremy was in town, Chase no longer felt like he had that role. Jeremy seemed to be the person Kendall depended on. She was smiling with him, laughing with him, joking around with him. She was the Kendall Chase always wanted to see, and always knew existed somewhere deep down. But he wasn't the one to bring it out. He was happy she was happy. He just hated he wasn't the reason.

"You know, they invented these magical things called cameras," Riley said as he sat down with his own lunch, more than eager to take a little break from serving other people food so he could fill his own stomach. "In seconds, now, you can snap a picture and save moments forever. No need to hurt your brain staring at something for hours, memorizing details."

Chase frowned and turned to the green Ranger, "What?"

"You're staring. It's rather creepy," Riley told him. "What's so interesting about Ms. Morgan and her brother?"

"Nothing," Chase shook his head and picked up a fry. Riley rolled his eyes.

"You've been out here for twenty minutes. You haven't looked anywhere else, and I think you've only blinked twice."

"How long have we known Kendall for?"

"Six months," Riley shrugged. "Give or take. More for you and Koda. Why?"

"She has one dinner with the guy, and suddenly they're best friends."

"You mean her brother?" Riley frowned. "I'm sure they knew each other before dinner."

"It's just, we've done a lot for Kendall," Chase said. "She knows she can trust us with anything, right?"

"I thought she didn't," Riley said. "I thought that was the problem. Ms. Morgan's a private person. Always has been, probably always will be."

"Really?" Chase pointed to the other table.

"There are exceptions," Riley answered. "There's always someone you feel you can open up to. Even Ms. Morgan's got to have that person in her life. First there's Koda, now..."

"I've worked my ass off lately trying to be there," Chase muttered. "Then this guy walks in..."

"Flew across the country."

"And she's melting into his arms."

"He's her brother," Riley frowned. "And Ms. Morgan isn't melting. I just cleared their table before coming here. They're joking around about the annoying stuff their parents used to do. They have a shared history. That's bound to bond them."

"We have a shared history. Do the energems mean nothing?"

Riley shook his head, then started to laugh. Chase, finally, turned his attention away from Kendall and Jeremy to frown at the green Ranger. "What? What's so funny?"

"You're jealous!"

"What?"

"Of Ms. Morgan's brother. You really do like her, don't you?"

"Me? Liking Kendall?" Chase scoffed, waving his hand and shaking his head. "What? No way."

"You're always the first to volunteer to help her out lately," Riley said. Chase continued to shake his head.

"Mate, you must not know me at all," he said, then got up. Riley watched him walk over to a table of girls and try to ease his way in, only to be quickly turned down as soon as he used one of his infamous pickup lines. Chase then came walking back to the table and took a seat. Riley smirked.

"Maybe there's a reason you always fail at flirting in the museum," he pointed out. "You wouldn't want Ms. Morgan to think you're not available."

"I'll flirt with any girl. And I've done so directly in front of Kendall," Chase said.

"When was the last time?"

"Just now."

"I meant that you flirted with someone else in front of Ms. Morgan?" Riley asked. "When was the last time?"

"Just now," Chase pointed over to the girl's table, then to Kendall and Jeremy. Riley shook his head.

"Doesn't count. She didn't notice you. She's too busy talking to Jeremy."

"Alright, fine. Then... the other day."

"The other day? Which day?"

"Uh... Wednesday."

"Last Wednesday? With who?"

"This blonde," Chase shrugged. "I tried my cut to the chase line, she didn't bite, but that's flirting, so there."

"And where was Ms. Morgan?"

"Watching, obviously," Chase rolled his eyes.

"What did she say?"

"Bro, I don't know," Chase answered. "She brushed it off. She didn't care. She's learned to ignore my flirting..."

"Chase," Riley smirked and put his hand on Chase's shoulder, "Last Wednesday, Ms. Morgan spend the day in the hospital. Unless you were flirting with the male nurse, I think you're misremembering."

"I could have been," Chase muttered.

"You haven't flirted in front of Ms. Morgan... or really much at all, in a while now," Riley said. "You're too busy with Ms. Morgan."

"Am not."

"Are too."

"I'm just frustrated, alright," Chase rolled his eyes. "I've done a lot to try and get Kendall to trust us, the whole team, and then this guy walks in and gets my job done in a matter of days."

"She likes her brother. Brother," Riley shrugged. "Isn't that a good thing? Isn't that what you're working for?"

"I... it's just complicated."

"Uh huh," Riley nodded his head, but continued to smirk. Chase sighed loudly and got up, taking his tray.

"I've got to get back to work," he said. "And I'll bet you, by the end of this shift, I'll have some girl's phone number."

"Twenty bucks!" Riley called out as Chase walked off.