“A man's got to eat. Chasin' those ghosts is hard work,” Forest said with a smile. The eggs were easy and he handed the utensil over to the nearest man; that being Lex. “You can stir, can't you?”<br/><br/>Mason did look a little haggard but Forest didn't pay it much mind. He didn't see the violence bubbling just beneath the surface either as Lex poked and prodded. Forest found a fork when the eggs were cooked about as much as he cared to wait. He stood beside Lex and ate straight from the pot, not waiting for anything to cool. Instead, he blew out his mouth and suffered through the heat, not slowing down. There were things he wanted to get to that morning and he was used to shoveling sustenance in without tasting it.<br/><br/>“I'll leave y'all to some breakfast. I'm going to head out to see if there's anything out there worth huntin'. I'll take one of you next time, once I can figure out whose least likely to tromp around scarin' everything away. Take it easy today. The real work will start soon enough, but y'all need a bit of respite.” Mason it seemed especially. He gathered up what he thought he'd need for the day and headed out, hoping to be back before mid afternoon.<br/><br/>Once Forest was without a doubt gone, Mason rounded on Lex. The morning had been for the most part easy and friendly, and the sudden violence surprised even Wallis. He'd grabbed Lex, pushing him against the counter and hit him squarely in the ribs, no longer hiding his fury.<br/><br/>“What the fuck, Mase!” Wallis shouted, nearly dropping his plate. He set it down and pulled the furious man off of Lex, where he was turned in over on himself, the breath knocked out of him. Mason was trying to get around him but Wallis wasn't letting it happen without some sort of explanation. Eventually, Mason threw his hands up in the air.<br/><br/>“Here I am, just trying to make sure things are good for all of us, and Lex goes against what I say,” Mason said with a snort, justifying his actions. Really, he was sore about how the night had gone. Lex should have stayed. Mason pointed an accusatory finger at the model.<br/><br/>“I know what you're doing Lex. Wallis and myself not good enough for you anymore? You're just the slut that wants a taste of everything, aren't you?” Mason was shoving Wallis' hand away from him, still trying to go around, but the larger man just kept blocking him as he went through his jealous tirade.<br/><br/>“Relax, Mason.” Wallis figured something happened during the night he wasn't privy to. Forest and Lex seemed friendly enough that morning, but not<i>that</i>friendly. He'd witnessed some of Mason's jealousy when it came to Lex. In general, the young man seemed to flirt with just about everyone. Wallis thought it was just his different upbringing. Didn't mean he acted on it, not that it was really their business if he did. The arrangement was never meant to be something personal.<br/><br/>“Seemed fine this morning. What are you even on about?”<br/><br/>“Forest isn't like us. He's a man of conviction. We start making our habits known and he's going to turn us out on our ass. Lex, running around like the devil himself, trying to seduce our happy little farmer is going to ruin this for us.”<br/><br/>“Mason, you need to get some fucking sleep. You're starting to see shit.” Wallis pushed him back, out of the kitchen entirely, turning to check on Lex.