10.00am
"Still nothing." Nathan stated unnecessarily. They had all been looking out of the same window for four hours. All seeing nothing.
All of them that was, except Ezra, who was sat by one of the monitors in the back, arms folded, one leg balanced on the other knee, eyes fixed on the screen in silence.
Buck sat back with a sigh.
"Aw come on Ez, we was just messin', you look fine. Really." Buck's empathy was shattered by an ill-restrained chuckle, and Ezra rolled his eyes.
Buck tried again,
"Come on Ez!" he looked around for inspiration, finally hitting on something, "Here, this'll cheer you up,"
Ezra rolled his head to the side to take in the ladies man, one eyebrow raised, almost challenging his teammate to do something to make him laugh.
He watched curiously as Buck reached over to JD. The boy had been wearing a baseball cap for the entire morning, something which Ezra had noticed and wondered about, but failed to ask.
In one swift movement, Buck snatched the cap from JD's head and held it away, a growing smile spreading across his face.
JD reacted wildly.
"What the – BUCK! You promised you wouldn't!" JD battled wildly for his hat, but it was too late, Nathan and Ezra had seen it. It. The hair! The black waves, looking almost…crimped.
Ezra, who had been taking a sip of his sixth coffee choked loudly at the sight as the bubble of laughter interfered with his mouthful of coffee,
"Good Lord," he spluttered, suddenly beaming.
Nathan sat quietly, trying to hide his own amusement. Buck let the hat drop slightly, and JD snatched it back, though he let it rest in his lap rather than shoving it on again.
"Yeah? So I got a bad haircut. So what?" he muttered, trying to sound threatening, but failing. Ezra was still laughing. JD shot him a death glare, "Since when'd you cheer up?" he snapped.
Ezra grinned back at him,
"Since you Mr. Dunne, starting employing the services of a blind barber!"
Buck hooted loudly, and Nathan turned his head away so JD wouldn't see.
The sound of the van doors opening provided welcome relief, and Nathan stood as soon as he heard the handle turning.
"That's me up then," he crowed, grabbing up his jacket.
He was out like a flash, throwing a nod towards Vin who watched the medic whiz past at super sonic speed. The Texan turned his head towards the others, looking cautious.
"What have you boys been up to?" he paused, and as Ezra and Buck continued to laugh, voiced a more prominent thought, "What happened to your hair JD?"