[OPEN] a mile gone for every minute passed.

[sullivan]

"I'ma be careful." She told him, holding onto the baby carefully. She would hate to drop him into the water. He was too cute. She made sure her grip was firm, but not rough as he held him at the water's edge, close to her.

"It's alright." Sullivan said, continuing on the sketch he was working on. "I've never been much of a conversationalist myself.. Taiken has always been the one to do the talking, I guess. She's a lot more open and outgoing than I am." He shrugged, grabbing a pencil a shade darker than the one he had to add shadows to her hat.

[caine johnson]

Beau squirmmed. His arms and legs jiggling this way and that as he put his feet in the water and lifted them up at the cold touch. Caine laughed, quietly, at his boy. Dallas would be mad if she knew she missed this. Speak of the princess? He thought as his phone buzzed. But it wasn't Dallas, just a reminder he had set. He hoped Beau would be tired by the time they went home.

Caine yawned, covering his mouth with his hand. It had been a long day. "Hm.. There's always different ways to express yourself than talking.. Talking just never really meant something to me.. That whole actions speak louder than words thing comes to mind.."