"Walter? Wha…what are you still doing here?" he and ralph had been playing computer games for several hours while Paige slept. Neither thought it was a good idea to wake her. "Ralph it's a school day, go get ready please" Paige ushered him off to his bedroom and scowled at Walter. "School…right. His day would be better spent at Scorpion, you know that?" Paige was trying to pack Ralph's backpack and make his breakfast at the same time. This resulted in a bowl falling off the bench, broken ceramic mixed with milk and cereal, the kitchen was a mess. "Damnit! Yes Walter I know that, but right now Scorpion is a mess, I'm a mess. I need to clean this up, Ralph is going to be late to school and I have some errands to run. I don't think I'll be in today". "I can take him to school if you like?" Walter offered and passed another towel to Paige "I can come back after and you can get your car from the warehouse?" she smiled and nodded. "Can you pass me that broom please?" The cereal had already soaked up the milk so the floor was a sticky mush. "Come on buddy, Paige I'll be back in 21 minutes" Walter passed Ralph his backpack and grabbed the car keys. "Ralph, I Love You" Paige called out as he left the apartment.

Happy woke to a pair of heavy arms shifting around her waist. Confusion struck her, she was in an unfamiliar room, an unfamiliar bed. She struggled to move as the arms tensed around her. "mmmhhmm" a soft grumble reached her ear and realization struck her. "Toby get off me" she shook herself free from his grip, even in his sleeping state there was a disappointed look crossing his face. She smiled and contemplated wriggling back next to him, but mentally slapped herself for thinking like that. "Where is your bathroom doc?" she mumbled to herself as she padded through the apartment, suddenly there was a sharp pain shooting through her foot. "God damnit" there was a steady stream of blood oozing from the deep cut on her heel. Her blood was pooling around her feet. "no no no not my floor, Jesus Happy, the Band-Aids are in the top cupboard on the left in the kitchen…actually stay there I'll get them there's no sense in spreading your blood ALL over my apartment" he had taken a sarcastic tone this morning "sorry" she mumbled. Toby returned with the first aid kit. "The glass would have had alcohol remnants on it, I'd suggest you have a shower and wash it properly. Oh, the bathroom is just through the second door on the left of the hallway" he answered her question before she had even asked it, she nodded in appreciation. "There are extra towels in the cupboard under the sink, help yourself" he threw the first aid kit and she caught it without looking. "Don't perve" she yelled as she reached the bathroom.

"Thank you for taking Ralph to school, I appreciate it" Walter nodded. Paige wound the car window down and stuck her hand out, she let the wind tangle her hair and breeze through her fingers. Walter smiled, Paige looked so carefree and that made him happy, despite that he knew she was far from it. "What? What are you smiling at?" she asked, he shook his head "Nothing". "Oh" the rest of the drive to scorpion was silent, a comfortable silence though. It was calming. They reached the warehouse but Paige stayed seated in the car. "Walter, have you spoken to Happy?" carefree Paige was replaced with worry and Walter didn't know how to comfort her. She took his lack of speech as a No and got out of the car, Walter stayed in his car as he watched Paige drive off in hers. He sat in his car for a long time, he was thinking about several things at once. Walter's brain was working overtime, writing mental notes to himself, listing things he needed to do, discarding details that were no longer important, reviewing details that may soon be useful. Walter was organising his thoughts.

There was a slow whistle as Happy emerged from Toby's bathroom. She had pulled her wet hair away from her face in a ponytail, she was wearing one of Toby's smaller shirts, it was white and clung to her in all the right places. The shirt was tucked into her black jeans and she looked hot. She rolled her eyes at the whistle but deep down she loved the attention. "Oi watch it, I might be mildly lame on one leg but I could still easily knock your teeth out" this wasn't real hostility this was Happy being herself and Toby knew that. "You cleaned up?" she questioned when she realised the floor was no longer littered with cans and broken glass. "Indeed, I also made coffee and let Walter know that Sylvester might not be in the best shape" a hot mug of coffee was thrust into her hand. "Can I drive?" she asked picking up the keys. Toby snorted and snatched them back, "I hardly think you're capable of driving". "Excuse me" she crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at him. Think before you speak he told himself. "I just mean, you sliced your heel, drank more than me last night and after… well yesterday, I think it's safer if I drive" she couldn't disagree with him.

Walter was still sitting in his car when Toby's pickup pulled up out front of the warehouse. "I should go talk to him" Toby nodded in agreement and Happy approached Walter's car. "Walt?" when he didn't reply she opened the door and sat in the passenger side. "Walter, earth calling Walter, come in Walter" Happy waved her hand in front of his face, she clicked her fingers finally drawing him out of his trance. "Happy you crossed a line yesterday, you know you crossed a line" his facial features had hardened and he refused to look her in the eyes. "No Walter, she crossed a line. And you would see that if you weren't so caught up in how perfect she seems. Admit it Walter, you like her and those feelings are clouding your judgment. She doesn't do anything for the team, she may occasionally suggest something that isn't totally stupid. But we do the real work, yet you're willing to stand up for her. Are you fucking serious" Happy had gotten out of the car and slammed the door "Don't do this to me Walter". "Happy!" there was a loud bang as Walter too slammed his car door. "TOBY! KEYS!" she stalked over to the pickup and caught the keys as they came flying across the car park. Tyres screeched as Happy spun the wheels of the truck.

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