Stalker's Tango

31: Since You've Been Gone

【ωαяиιиg】: Excessive Swearing, Excessive use of the word "Fuck(ing)"

sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴs ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟ.

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Fucking finally you guys make it to Crescent City, holy shit! You stand up freely in the RV and stretch your arms high in the air. And look at that! You don't feel like you're going to lose balance all of the sudden!

It's only been a few hours on the road, so it's still very early in the morning; the Sun is barely starting to rise to greet the day. You've all reconvened in the bedroom since Jeff is still a crippled vegetable and can't move.

"We should stay a night or two before traveling again," Jack suggests, his back facing all of you so he can rub his face without showing it, "Since Tim here is the only one who can drive-"

You hold up a finger like the nerd emoji, "I can drive too, actually..."

"I wouldn't put it past your old man to file you as missing as soon as he could, so we can't have you at a window where people will recognize you. At least until we can get out of California," Toby reasons, twitching his neck suddenly while waving a hand at you dismissively.

You cross your arms, "That is surprisingly insightful of you."

"Fuck you, I'm a Proxy for a reason."

"You were a Proxy, bitch. You got demoted the moment you decided to join us."

"Shut the fuck up, Jeff. This is why you got gutted."

"Anyway," Jack turns around as he fixes his mask over his face, "I believe it goes without saying that Jeff and I will stay here in the RV while you, Miss [Y/n], and Tim rent a room. It'd be best to just get one to share to save the costs. Considering Tim will be paying for it."

You frown, "What? Why Tim?"

"Unless Toby suddenly took an interest in taking money from his victims, I am the only one with cash," Tim says casually, "And even if you have cash right now, it's best if you don't make any purchases for a long time, [Y/n]."

"Okay-Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." You wave your hands in front of yourself with a frown, "So poor Jack and Jeff are going to be stuck in here?"

You can see Toby grinning from behind his mask, "Aw, so you do have a heart."

"Fuck you, I'm a fucking delight."

He's wearing his mask, yes, but Jack finds himself smiling at your concern anyway. "You are very kind for worrying, Miss [Y/n]. Jeff and I will be okay for two nights. Especially Jeffrey, considering he's taken up the main bedroom."

You purse your lips and cross your arms, "How about tomorrow morning, Jack and I switch out so he can get a proper shower and sleep in a bed for that night before we boogie on to Washington?"

Simultaneously, Tim and Jack speak.

"Yeah, no chance."

Jack shakes head, and you can hear the smile in his voice this time, "You're very sweet, Miss [Y/n]. But regardless, it wouldn't be very proper to have you stay out here. You're a lady after all, it's only right for you to get a proper room."