Archer was the only one left sitting at the table, the doctor had gone into town in his pickup to do some errands. He watched as Riley walked in, adorning her night gown, obviously having not seen her clothes on the chair beside the bed for her. Her distorted vision caused her to stumble a little as she walked, Archer could only imagine the pain she was feeling after a wound like that, having never experienced anything like it before. She obviously hadn't seen the painkillers either, he noted.

"Woah..." He voiced, standing from his chair and walking towards Riley taking her by the shoulders to stabilize her, "He's outside, on the porch.", he directed Riley with his hand towards the front door. "You going to be alright getting there by yourself?" He asked, "Want me to help you?" His voice soft and sweet.

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Alex was resting on the porch swing, it was old and covered in rust. Only partial glimpses of the original white paint on the metal coming through. It squeaked with each sway, Alex gently propelling it with his feet, the heels of which were planted firmly into the porch floor. It was dark now, heading into the twilight hours. He stared down the long winding driveway which lead to the main road, the doctor would be back any minute now Alex thought to himself. He wondered how long they would be here and began to think that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to stay out here in this country home for a little while. That is provided the land owner, who happened to be the doctor didn't mind. The night in the country was a completely different animal to what you'd get in the city. It was something Alex hadn't experienced too often and was grateful for every time he did. The clean, crisp air, the black sky dotted with stars or at least on a clear night like tonight. It was beautiful. The chirp of insects and the endless rolling plains until the light of Seattle which lit up the horizon in the distance. A faux sunrise of sorts, that which was really just the glow of hundreds of thousands of city lights.

An oil lamp on a chain attached to the overhang over the porch was the only light source, except for that coming from the kitchen window and the bulb lamps down at the entrance to the driveway. It was pleasant.

The front door creaked open, bringing Alex back to reality as he snapped his head, lurching up from his resting position while remaining seated. "Riley..." He whispered as she came out the front, he examined the robe confused, thinking she would have at least put on some clothes before coming out. It wasn't at cold as most nights this winter but it was still nippy. "Hey..." He added, standing and taking off his jacket, wrapping it over he shoulders. He'd taken the liberty of putting on a t-shirt. He stood standing next to her, keeping his hands in the pockets of his black cargo pants for warmth.