[center][u][b]David[/b][/center][/u]

[b]”Clear,”[/b] David’s head moved to the side as he examined the inside of the car. Relief flowed through him. Whoever had abandoned this junky piece of machinery had clearly not suffered any misfortunes. At least, not while they were inside. Free from blood, and smelling like fresh pinecones, the dingy little vehicle would do its job well. 

Luanne had settled in the back seat quickly, and confusedly stuttered out some nonsense directions before deferring to her sister.

[b]"It's down Red Wolf Boulevard ... I think. The way the car went. It's pretty much straight ahead."[/b] David couldn’t help but feel the twins underestimated them in some way. For example, Dot spoke slowly, and while it could have just been that she was trying not to confuse them out of the goodness of her heart, a sensation prickled in the back of David’s mind telling him it was more than that. And Luanne’s body language seemed to scream condescension. But, then and again, David and fam were foreigners to Arkansas. It was better Dot clarified the directions, rather than allowing them to loose themselves. 

[b]"Shotgun, by the way."[/b] She called, and David watched as Selina’s mouth twisted sourly. He nearly relinquished the driver’s seat to her; Selina was a fantastic driver. But David was just as fantastic, and his sister-in-law could do with sitting in silence for once. In the back seat. Besides, surely she would be glad to cuddle up with Kate and spend some peaceful, slightly intimate moments, on what David assumed would be a very empty road.

[b]"In case ya need anything pointed out to ya."[/b] Dot was saying. David nodded, prying open the rusty sedan’s door. Were cars supposed to rust? Not the cars of the modern era, that was for sure. This old fossil had probably been time traveled here, David decided. And he didn’t really mind that it didn’t make sense. Nothing made sense anymore, anyway.

[center][u][b]Selina[/b][/u][/center]

“You go in the middle.”

Selina pushed Kate forward, guiding her freckled lover to the middle seat of the shitty Sedan David had found them. Hesitantly, Kate moved in, squishing herself against Luanne. 

It would be a tight squeeze; two adults, a preteen, and a young boy needed to fit back there, plus any equipment they held. 

Selina slid after her, motioning for the boy to follow. Kate would be most protected in the middle, Selina had decided once they were glued together in the back. She threw her arm over Kate’s shoulders, just so that her fingers jabbed near Luanne’s face. 

Ever so slightly, she purposefully flicked the girl’s hair, just barely brushing the dirty blonde locks, teasing the belle dress girl. She was too wound up, easily set off, with a peppery mouth prone to cussing. And, Selina decided, she herself was similar. It would be a positive change if the tone of the group changed from deadly serious, to playful but weary. Even if that meant she got cussed at a little. 

[b]"It's nice ta see two sisters gettin' on so well in times like these. Who's the dad, if it ain't too rude ta ask? What happened ta him?"[/b]

Selina blinked, and just out of her peripheral vision, she could see Kate’s lips purse with withheld laughter. 

“Didn’t you hear when I was cursing your sister out back there?” She jabbed her thumb back in the direction of the walker filled pharmacy.

“Besides,” here she held up Kate hand against her own, assuming Dot would look back from her seat in front, “Do you really think we look like sisters? Look how pale Freckles is compared to me.”

“Sweety,” Kate said, sounding warmer and less amused, “Me and Selina are [i]married[/i]. She’s my wife. And this baby, it’s hers. Biologically, by blood. This little girl is going to be born 100% the child of both her parents.”

Selina watched with affection as Kate gently caressed her own stomach, looking lost in thought. 

“But what about you girls. You two seem really close. That’s pretty nice.” David began attempting small talk as he turned the keys in the ignition. The dinosaur of a car roared to life noisily. Looking back, Selina felt her heart thudding loud in her chest as several walker were aroused awake by the loud drawl of the engine. 

“You better drive fast, Davie.” Kate, who had turned to look back alongside Selina, warned. She was eying the walkers with tense apprehension. Selina could feel Kate pushing herself closer to Selina’s body, burying her shoulder her partner’s breasts. She was scared. And so was Selina. 

David nodded, but kept up with the small talk, trying hard to lighten the mood in the vehicle, “So, who’s the older one?”