<div class="floatright">(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/jotunusmc/36827_421832359861_518524861_4822950_3819136_n.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Taras Ivan Markovski (Pronunciation: Ta-<em>rr</em>oss Ee-von Mar-Kovf-skee)<br/><strong>Title:</strong>Co-Leader / The Muscle<br/><strong>Location:</strong>In the open Dining Room<br/><strong>Tags:</strong>Ally, Nick, Adriano, Claire, Alisa, Piper<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Taras leaned there quietly and watched as a few of the other crew members greeted each other. It was good to see them all getting together, for some reason it had been quite a while since they had all been in one place before. He figured it was all due to age. As you get older, more responsibilities seemed to pile up, so it seemed to be less and less often that they could all come together and just hang out a little bit. When they were teenagers they seemed to have all the time in the world - but that just wasn't the case anymore. He smiled as his two favorite ladies greeted each other. Perhaps he got along with Allison and Claire so well because they rarely invaded his personal bubble of space... or maybe it was something else - he really didn't put much thought behind it.<br/>     When Claire came back into the room, she definitely caught his eye. She looked just fine before she'd gone to the restroom to touch up, so she looked even better now. When her eyes rested on him for that brief moment he just smiled slightly - it wasn't awkward, but it wasn't comfortable either. He knew that his crush on Claire was no secret to anyone in the crew - so he always felt as if eyes were watching him when he was talking or flirting with her. He felt just fine around Claire, she had a way of making people feel calm and comfortable - a trait that would help her greatly as a nurse. Though he never felt like he could truly relax around her unless the two of them were completely alone, but that didn't happen often. It was so rare in fact, that the few times they did end up alone together he never knew what to say to her. Even being such a confident, decisive man, Taras could never really choose whether or not to pursue her. He was torn between developing a closer relationship and not putting her in danger. He wanted both, but it was impossible.<br/>     Adriano pulled him from his thoughts as he commented on the food and the Ukrainian gave the man a nod and a quick response to his question,<strong> "Liza stopped for food and Rosha and Chris aren't quite back from a parts run."</strong> He felt no need to comment on Piper, she was usually one of the last ones to arrive. No sooner had he finished his sentence than the back door had opened down the hall, where Alisa and Piper came through it. He wasn't sure how he had managed to get along so well with Alisa, she was quite an in-your-face type... but she pulled it off in a fun and friendly way. Usually when she invaded his personal space - she was doing it for his own benefit, so he must have subconsciously seen the value in her intrusions.<br/>     One of the other reasons he got along with Alisa was the way she ate. Being a gym-rat and all-around fitness freak, Taras also carefully watched what he ate, though he wasn't quite as particular - and <em>definitely</em> didn't press his lifestyle on the other crew members like Alisa did. She just loved them all, and that was why she did it - but Taras wasn't quite <em>that</em> pushy. The young street-savvy girl wasted no time imposing her will as she came back into the room and ejected him out of his comfort zone. He didn't even bother protesting with her - that was just a battle that even <strong>he</strong> couldn't win. Alisa was too relentless. He also knew that she was doing it just to keep him from hiding off to the side like he usually did at most of these big get-togethers, and that was a good thing - even if he didn't like it. He just grinned and put his hands up in surrender, <strong>"My apologies your highness..."</strong> he said sarcastically. She was one of the few people he joked around with, mostly because she actually appreciated his dry humor.<br/>     He glanced back around the room then as Alisa greeted the rest of the group. Since he no longer had a good excuse to avoid conversation, he headed over to Allison. He probably would have gone straight for Claire, but he had no idea what to talk about with her. His crush on Christian's sister had been a thing that existed for years, since they had known each other for so long - but they didn't actually have too much in common. He did though with Allison, and it was easy to find a few words to say. <strong>"I heard you really giving your front end some hell."</strong> He'd heard her fighting with the car as he was leaving the garage, but he was running too late to offer her any help. <strong>"Did you get it where you want it?"</strong> His knowledge of mechanics wasn't quite as detailed as her own. He knew the basics and he knew them well, and he got by with that. Usually if something wasn't quite right Nick or Ally would notice it and help him make the adjustments before he went out on the street with it. <br/></div>