Carriage House Room 5, Friday Afternoon

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Claire was very mopey. She'd been that way since the fight with Sam yesterday. She knew the fight was over something so stupid, but she was being stubborn. She did not want to be the first to apologize. So she moped some more instead

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Mack had no idea about the fight, and even if he did he'd be completely bewildered as to his own role in it.

So none of these things were on his mind as he wandered down to the Carriage House, Delores's lead in hand, and tapped on Claire's window. "Hey, co-anchor!"

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Claire went over to the window and smiled. "Oh, hey Mack."

She wasn't sure if he knew about the fight or not or if this would be awkward at all.

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Mack leaned against the windowsill and grinned at her. "I thought I'd bring Delores by. I couldn't remember if you'd met her or not."

Nope, no awkwardness on his part. Ignorance really was bliss sometimes.

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"I haven't," Claire admitted. "Hi Delores."

She was talking to a lamb. Not the strangest thing to happen in this town, but it was still a little odd.

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The lamb blinked at Claire, placidly, and let out an affable bleat; Mack laughed and patted her on the head. "Yeah," he said, "I have a pet sheep. It's a long story."

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"She's cute," Claire said, smiling at the sheep. "How'd she end up with that name? It's not exactly a name I would associate with a sheep."

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Mack's cheeks flushed slightly, and he shrugged one shoulder as Delores bleated again, apparently a bit put out that someone thought her name wasn't very sheep-like.

"I didn't name her, my friend did. I have no idea why she picked that one."

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"Oh. Well, it's a nice name," Claire said, hoping to make amends with the sheep. "So, what brings you by? Besides wanting me to meet Delores?"

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"Actually, letting you make friends with an adorable fluffy lamb was my way of saying thanks for helping me with the news the other night," Mack admitted; Delores blinked at Claire and seemed to nod before a clump of dandelions distracted her. "It seemed like a more original sort of gesture than, I don't know, ice cream or something."

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"You definitely get points for originality," Claire grinned. "So, uh, did you want to come in?"

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He hesitated, completely unsure of the protocol in these situations. "Is that okay? Do you mind?"

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"Not at all," Claire said. Sam might, but she wasn't really worried about that right now.

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Mack was, of course, completely unaware of this possibility. "Let me just get Delores tied to a tree out here or something, and I'll be right in," he replied.

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"You sure she'll be okay out there?" Claire asked.

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"Aw, she'll be fine. She's a lot tougher than she looks," Mack replied as he wrapped the lead around a sturdy branch. "Kind of like you, I bet."

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"You have no idea," Claire said, snickering a bit.