#kat.

It's a terrible plan. Well. Actually...it's a good plan, but Kat knows that there'll be hell to pay for it later. Still, that doesn't stop her from setting it in motion with Rory and Lia. Working at the supply depot means they can take what they need without raising the alarm. A few canned goods. Some extra water bottles. And asking Luna for an extra two weapons. The boys safely with Xo and Rhea, Kat waits until Hunter's gone off on a shift outside of town, before collecting Rory and Lia. Even if they're gone for a day, it'll be more time dedicated to searching for Lia's family than they've had before. Kat might not have been so keen to do this had it not been for that fight she's sure everyone in town heard. And she knows the three of them will face Hunter's ire when they get back. But she's been where Lia is before, and she knows that as much as she loves them, the Crosses will always come first. If her brother was still alive and missing, and she had to sit around waiting, hoping that they'd remembered to look for him, she'd be angry too. Even though she's sure Lia regrets her choices even more after the fight, she is family now. And that means Kat will help any way she can.

Once they're fifteen minutes past the town boarder, Kat finally exhales. Tossing off the blanket concealing her and Lia as Rory drives. She takes a breath of fresh air, "Jesus, that's going straight to the stables when we're back." Kat says as she rakes a hand through her hair and glances at Lia. "You good?" she asks, bundling up the blanket and handing it over to her as a make-shift pillow. "Rory, you alright driving for a bit?" She asks, clambering from the backseat to the passenger side to give Lia more space in the back. Crossing her legs beneath her, Kat digs out the map she'd put in the truck the night before. "Parsons is abandoned, but that don't mean we won't find any information. Then Brisco," she holds up the map for Lia to see in the back, pointing, "is next. There's a lot of towns between here and there, but I haven't heard anything about them being abandoned. Think we should stick to information gathering right now from the ones that've been confirmed," she glances at Rory, "don't wanna bite off more than we can chew." This time said with a wide grin as the adrenaline finally hits. This might been her craziest idea to date, but it's better than waiting for answers that might never come. @blackheartatl & @gloriouswhispers

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