If this is us//Jack Duff//Road Trip

Part 8: What's going on?

"Where have you been my little butterfly? What are you doing Friday night?" -Doing that thing we do, Road Trip

Olivia flattened herself into her hiding place, as both Jack and then the woman walked past her, clearly signaling the end of their conversation. She slowly followed them out, back to the rest of the group, bumping into Brooklyn on the way.

"I found you," he said grinning, as Olivia had almost forgotten that they were playing hide and seek. She gave him a half-hearted smile, still shaken by what she had seen, and he seemed to get the message, walking back to the boys and leaving her alone. Olivia was no warily watching Jack for signs of what she had seen, so she was the only one to spot when he slipped out of the room whilst Rye was filming his part. Knowing she wouldn't be needed for a while, Olivia quietly followed him, hoping to corner him about what she'd seen.

When she got outside, she saw Jack curled up in a ball behind some crates. She approached him nervously, as she did, realising he was crying. She slowly knelt beside him, not wanting to scare him and put her arm around her. She felt him flinch at her touch, and then relax slightly as he realised who it was. They stayed there, in that position for what must've been about ten minutes, before Jack had finally cried out all his tears. He looked up at Olivia, tears staining his cheeks and it hurt her, but she knew she had to find out what had happened.

"I know this is going to hurt, but please I need you to tell me what happened." Olivia said, moving herself so that she was facing Jack. He looked down at the floor first, clearly reluctant to tell her, for reasons she hoped he would help her understand, then slowly he started speaking.

"She wanted me to do stuff, and I told her that I wouldn't, she kept telling me that I had to do it and I kept saying no. Then she said that if I didn't do what she asked, she'd...she'd find my family and..." He started crying again, and Olivia just hugged him.

"It's okay, you don't have to tell me anymore. But you do have to come with me and tell Blair," Jack shook his head, moving himself back closer to the crates. "It's the only way to make all this go away Jack, please. Blair can help us sort all this out." She was almost begging him, because she knew it was for the best. Finally, Jack lifted his head, there were still tears in his eyes, but there was also a look of steely determination.

"Let's do it!" He said, and he followed Olivia as she led him back inside. He was shaking slightly Olivia noticed that, so she told him to wait in the doorway and she went in and got Blair so that the other boys wouldn't have to see him. Just before she went to get Blair, Jack grabbed her arm,

"Thank you, Olivia," he said, "Thank you!" There were no other words for what he wanted to say.