Dr. Ryland Grace

Strictly riding a bicycle to work every day might be good for the emviornment and his non-existent cardio goals but that didn't mean a chilly and rainy day made it any easier. Even with his raincoat, Grace was chilled to the bone by the time he trudged through the doors of the school and shivering a bit made it to the teacher's lounge to hang up his yellow slicker and strip off his damp sweater to dry. 

The shivering didn't stop as he hurried to his classroom in the still dimly lit halls. He knew he had a cardigan stashed in his desk, his hands trembled a little as he fought the keys in his door longer than he should have before realizing that the reason the lock wasn't turning correctly because it was already unlocked. That wasn't right... 

He nudged the door open cautiously, looking around the room, scanning for disturbance and distruction  before his eyes fell on his desk. 

A tall travel cup, waifting steam from the top and laced the air with the warm scent of chocolate. Sitting next to it was an overlarge bag of that new "popped" M&M candy he'd seen around lately but hadn't managed to snag to try for himself. 

He shuffled over, tension melting as he bent over his desk to see a scribbled note next to the offerings. 

Filming in town! Dinner tonight! 

-Colt

Grace's heart thumped in appreciation for his brother, scooping up the hot chocolate and wrapping hands around it to let the warmth seep in. Maybe it wouldn't be such a miserable day.