"Yeah, we'll just have to see about that," Derek says with a smirk, watching Thomas as he screws the lid back onto his water bottle and jerks his chin towards the door. "Stop dragging ass and let's go. I thought you were fast."

He laughs and knocks his shoulder gently against Thomas' as he heads for the door, popping the last of the protein bar into his mouth and tossing the wrapper before gripping the door handle and pulling it open. He bounces eagerly from foot to foot, ready to get moving. "We're losing daylight."