Texas winters are odd. For someone used to California and Florida, having actual cold weather to contend with is odd for Ricardo. He buries himself in hoodies and watches his breath gust out in front of him, squinting up at the sky. Alicia joins him then, wrapping her arms around him and kissing the side of his face. He smiles and leans into her warmth, kissing her on the lips. "Morning," he says quietly.
"Morning!" She moves and sits in his lap, lacing her hands around his shoulders. "So what're your plans for today?"
"Training," he says. "Sabotage business. I also need to set up more charity things for the holidays." She hums and rests her head on his shoulder, watching the sun gleaming off of his hair, his skin. "How about you?"
"I may just stay at home and play with Harley," she says. "Until I need to pack for the UK tour, at any rate."
"I'm gonna miss you," he says lowly, and she pouts at him, pressing a finger to his lips.
"I'm going to miss you more," she chirps. "But I'll buy you lots of souvenirs and call you every day, and it'll pass really quickly and I'll be home before you know it." She wiggles closer and kisses him. "I'm just sorry I'm going to miss the last Sabotage event of the year, I know you've put a lot of work into that."
He nods. "Yeah, I have. But it's ok, I'm sure someone will film it and you can watch it later on if you want." His hands rest low on her hips and she smiles at him, toying with his hair. "Have a blast overseas, be careful, all of that. Ok?"
"I will," she promises, kissing him.
He holds onto the kiss as long as he can before pulling back, brushing his fingers through her hair. "How's Alexa doing anyway? She recovering alright?"
"Yeah, I think so. She'll be in UK with us anyway. She's been kind of tightlipped about things, but she's hinting that something big is happening for her at Survivor Series so maybe she'll be captain this year." Alicia almost looks sad about it. "That's a really fun role. I loved being captain last year."
Ricardo squeezes her. "Maybe she'll put you on the team."
"I hope so, I'd love to be involved." She smiles down at him and leans in to kiss him once more before agilely easing off of him and turning to run into the house. "I have to call her and see if she wants to go sightseeing with me when we get there! Mickie too of course!"
He laughs a little and turns back to stare out over the blue skies. Things feel like they're shifting, maybe getting a little better, and he breathes in the crisp morning air, before kneeling down to pet Harley as she curls around his feet, panting happily when he clicks her leash on and moves towards the sidewalk to take her for her regular walk. It's a calm, pretty morning, and he murmurs to the dog as they wander around the neighborhood, Ricardo sometimes waving to people he recognizes.
Texas is slowly starting to feel familiar, like home, and he thinks things will be alright here. For awhile, at any rate. Heath and Maryse are nearby, and there's Alberto and Sofia for him to visit sometimes when he's not busy with his own business. He misses Florida, and he misses California more, but he's never been one to stay in one place for a significant amount of time. Figures he may get sick of Texas at some point and find somewhere else to call home, but for now... it's pretty perfect. "Isn't that right, Harley?" he asks the dog and she barks up at him happily, causing him to laugh. "Yeah..."
