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TW: blood, mentions of abuse, strong violence

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TW: blood, mentions of abuse, strong violence

The group pulled up to the Wreck, ready to enjoy a nice dinner after the day they had. It wasn't fully adventurous but it was really stressful to say the least. The main thing that stressed Willow out was the silence between her and JJ since they left the salvage yard. He hadn't spoken a word to her since they got back into the van, which was making her question a lot of things. It was weird to her and she didn't like it one bit.

Kiara swung open the passenger door after Pope opened the door to the back, hopping out of the van. "Stealing drones makes you hungry."

"What I would do to a beer and shrimp and grits right now.", JJ spoke as he climbed out, Pope following behind while Willow waited for the boys to get out fully. John B got out next, walking around the front to of the Twinkie to the other side as Willow hopped out.

"Good?", He checked up on her, watching as she looked up at him before nodding.

"Yeah, just... tired.", She gave him a forced smile as they walked behind the others, her focus on the restaurant as they made their way to the front door. Of course, John B wasn't buying it one bit. Hell, he wasn't buying any of her lies here lately. She had seemed more closed off than before she opened up about her mother and Kelce, which was a bit weird.

"Bullshit.", He spoke, making the girl scoff. "You need to talk it out, whatever is going on. Don't let it swallow you up and suffocate you."

"Who are you? My therapist?", She cracked a smile, making him chuckle in response.

"Shit, I'd be the best damn therapist ever."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that.", She laughed, walking through the door of the restaurant. While Kiara stopped to talk to her father, the four of them stood in the back of the restaurant waiting to see if Kiara could actually talk her dad into letting them get free food. It was something that would happen on occasions, but sometimes her dad would refuse depending on the day.

"Think he'll actually give us food today?", Pope asked.

"I sure hope so.", JJ commented with a grin, staring at other people's plates along with John B and Pope. Willow shook her head at the boys for how annoying they were being to the customers of the restaurant.

It wasn't too long after when they were all eating and Kiara stood up to drag John B a few inches from the group to dance. That left the three musketeers; Pope, JJ, and Willow. They sat there awkwardly watching as the two of them danced. Pope seemed a bit jealous while JJ just tried to keep his eyes away from Willow, but she caught onto it really quick.

"You good, JJ?", She smiled brightly, nudging his arm which resulted in the food falling off of his fork. He looked over at her with a questioning look.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"Not hard to notice your silence.", Pope spoke up, not looking at either of them. Willow laughed slightly as she looked at Pope, but she had just now noticed the awkwardness coming from him as well.

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