For Reasons Wretched and Divine

Meet the Guys and Through Sunshine's eyes

"Oh my god, her boobs are huge," Melody whispered reverently with her nose practically touching the window, and Sunshine turned to frown at her. Thankfully, she was the only one close enough to hear her odd little comment.

The door chimed before she could question the teenager, and two people walked in.

"Welcome to Big Jim's Diner," Melody called out with an absolutely voracious grin before Sunshine could stop her. "What can I put in your mouth today?"

"Oh my," the woman drawled, covering her laugh with her hand.

"Sorry about that one," Sunshine abandoned the table she was bussing and grabbed two menus off the counter. "We're working on her manners,"

"That's quite alright,"

"Is Happy here?" The man questioned, and Sunshine looked at him long enough to recognize him. He was from the group that Happy had brought over, the one that he got the puppy from.

"No, not for about a week,"

"Oh. Well," the man settled in the booth, smiling up at Sunshine. "Whenever I don't see him, I always assume he's here,"

Sunshine laughed, unsure of how to respond.

"Alexander tells me that you're the one that Happy gave one of our puppies to," the woman redirected the slightly uncomfortable atmosphere, and Sunshine was grateful. She wasn't sure if the man was intentionally so intense.

"Yeah, I am," she smiled. "She's such a sweet girl; I can't thank you enough,"

"Oh darling, absolutely, I'm so glad she got a loving home,"

"Do you want to see some pictures?" Sunshine asked, a little shyly. To be fair, she'd show any living soul pictures of her puppy, so she couldn't be all that bashful about it.

"I would love to see pictures,"

Perfectly manicured hands took hold of Sunshine's phone, gasping and cooing over the photos.

"Oh, she is just a precious little doll, isn't she," she crooned, flipping the phone around to show the man across from her. Though the woman had called him 'Alexander,' Sunshine assumed that she wouldn't be allowed that same privilege. She recalled the other men calling him 'Tig,' so that's what she clicked into her brain.

He nodded, smiling in a way that Sunshine knew that no one else was privy to but the woman across from him.

"What'd you name her?" she handed the phone back, voice laced with southern charm.

"Peaches,"

"Oh, that is just the cutest thing," she breathed, fingers splayed over her heart.

"Thank you," Sunshine grinned, liking the safe and adoring energy the woman gave off.

"Well, Alexander went on and on about the pies that you serve here," she winked at her boyfriend (Sunshine didn't see a ring). "Which do you recommend?"

"Well, whatever it is, we have to get some of the 'Better than sex,'" Tig said before Sunshine could begin her spiel.

"Better than sex?" she asked, raising an elegantly sculpted eyebrow. "Are you sure, my love?"

"Nothin' has anything on you, Venus baby," Tig responded, eyes creased and face full of adoration.

Sunshine wondered if she should walk away from the moment.

Venus hummed in delight and wrapped her fingers around Tig's from across the table.

"All right then, we'll take that,"