Claire rose just as Landon finished the last bite, licking his fingers with a content grin of thank as he pushed back from the table and rose.  He didn’t protest verbally to her order, but he did start to stack dishes, only following Gavin out once the majority of them were beside the sink.  When he finally followed his friend outside he kicked his boots off and slipped into the sandals Gavin indicated, a soft chuckle shaking his shoulders as he realized how silly he had to look in the getup.  Not that he was likely to care with only Gavin and Claire to worry about.<br/><br/>Landon followed Gavin, only moving to walk beside him when they were a good distance from the house. The silence stretched between them, comfortable and familiar after so many years.  There was a difference this time however.  This time there was a curious tension between them, and Landon found that the silence was not enough of a deterrent as he reached out and punched Gavin in the shoulder just hard enough to send him off balance, but not actually hurt the other man.<br/><br/>“What the hell was all of that?  Do you want your wife to start asking questions about Daniella and Bambi… or how about Jessica, Malinda, Mika or Bethany?” he said, breaking the silence with an exasperated gesture as he glared at Gavin.<br/>