[Klayko]

"Maybe," Cass stated. "But if you're like some of them who freeze up, I might have to either slap you back to attention or just leave you behind. Not letting stray mortar roast me back on a free trip to the states and casket for that matter."

Oh, this guy most certainly said pair, but from the way he had to closely correct himself, Cass might have unintentionally read a little more into it. Was he trying to say couple? Fancy that. One of those possible happy men was right among his company. It wasn't Cass's place to judge though. Of course, it wasn't talked about nor discussed among their company. Frowned upon, even. But, he's had a lot of judging to do all things considered the place they were in. He was still doing sorts of judging, right now to be exact. He downed the liquor, chuckling as Forrest's face twisted a little at the taste of it.

"First time downing Bourbon? It's straight fire. I cringed when I first had a little of it."

As he watched Forrest ease back on the tree, Cass got the ingenious idea to be a little humorously bold. He removed his Boonie, letting water fill it as the other male rested his eyes underneath the tree.

"You don't appreciate rain the same way, huh," he inquired. "That's a shame. I happen to enjoy playing around in it when I get the chance. Something about the cold feel."

And when he mentioned cold feel, that's when he let Forrest have it, the water ready to splash down upon the unsuspecting male.

"There's plenty of dry weather and air in Texas, I've been told."

A slight suggestion of his own, in a way.