Just Like Old Times

The Watches

"So, what are we doin'?" Lilly asked Hosea.

"Sellin' it back to where it came from," he replied with a smug smile.

"Wait, seriously?"

"Well I ain't got a market for it. They made it, so they must have someone to sell it to." Lilly helped Hosea load some of the moonshine on the wagon. "Stuff looked kinda lonely out here. I think we'll cut ourselves a deal."

Lilly made a face of approval. "Ah, I see. Sounds promisin'."

"Arthur, Bill, and Dutch was just doin' their duty when they requisitioned it," Hosea said as they both climbed up. "Now I'm doin' mine."

Lilly started driving. "Wait, Arthur helped with this? What about his leg?!"

"Apparently he was too heated to care."

Lilly frowned. "Yeah, I did tick him off pretty bad."

"I'm sorry you two are fighting. It seems worse than the last fight you two had. Are you two not gonna speak for a month now?"

"If it takes him that long to speak to me. I already tried several times but he only ignored me."

"He must be really mad."

Lilly nodded. "I brought up Eliza and Isaac. Then he called me a freak of nature."

Hosea made a face of disapproval. "Both of you are idiots."

Lilly laughed. "I know. I heard love does that, though."

"Yes, but you two been idiots with each other since day one."

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Hosea watched as the little girl they met that day came back from the river to the shore, followed by Arthur. Him and Dutch just got a fire going.

"I'm goin' huntin'," she said with a sour face.

"Alright," Dutch said, grinning at her.

"Can I come with?" Arthur asked with a smile. He was still shirtless.

Lilly turned to look at him but stopped. "No, I'd rather ya not, Arthur."

"We...well, why not?"

"Because ya canna go with me!" she snapped.

"What do you mean I can't go with you?" Arthur, asked.

"I mean I prefer tah hunt alone!" Lilly shouted.

"Why? I won't get in the way!"

"It's not about that! You'd be too much of a..." Hosea saw her blush. He looked at Arthur, then at Lilly. Oh.

"Arthur, I think it's your-"

Lilly interrupted with wide eyes. "Can you please reason with Mr. Morgan before we all starve tah death?!"

Hosea held up his hands to surrender and looked at Dutch who had a look of amused awareness. So the kid liked Arthur, but did she even know it?