"Listen I'm just thankful we're nearly done with it, been rebuildin' since Halloween, a light at the end of the tunnel is a welcome way to start a new year- especially if it means getting in out of the cold." His conversation trails off as he and another of the construction crew make their way into the hardware store- Ziggy adjusting his beanie down over his ears further as he makes a concerted effort to go unnoticed by the man behind the counter- of course the day he's sent to pick up more screws would be the day Louis was in. He'd pulled a gun on him last time, and that had been for the sin alone of being back in town. He's loathe to learn what might come of being around Bri again- of being around Natalie. For a moment, there's a flicker of his old self- that devil-may-care sort who'd dare Louis Ryan to pull the trigger. Instead, he moves back to the counter, sits a baggie of screws that he hopes will fit the repairs they're making after eyeballing the stripped out ones on top of it, and fishes his wallet from his pocket.
"Alright, what's the damage." He's avoiding eye contact. He's crossing his fingers that this won't be the kind of trip to the store that ends in having to answer for his time with Briana- or the newfound tension that's surfaced between them since Christmas. He spares a look at Louis. The expression on his face implies he should uncross his fingers. "What, Ryan? What about me just bein' in your store makes you look at me like I took a shit in your frosted flakes?"
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