ㅤㅤㅤrebecca had been trying her hardest all night to ignore the rumble inside her core. really, she had. but every time she caught them staring across the crowded living room, the urge had only grown harder to ignore. but a few drinks and one too many lingering glances had worn down whatever patience she started the night with. so, eventually she finds herself crossing the room, slipping infront of them, only leaning forward to place her empty glass on the counter behind them, eyes flickering up to meet their gaze. "this party sucks." she announces, tongue gliding across her lips. "so here's an idea. take me somewhere else." it's bold, but she's confident she's reading the signs correctly. "unless all that staring was for nothing?"

       "you realize he'll get half of everything, including the hotel earnings, if i leave him, right?" blonde brows raise as she leans against the sunchair, the sound of the hot tub they just slipped out of still bubbling in front of them. tucked hidden in her guest house, joyce is glad her husband is out of the country for the side of business she has no interest in. nails click against her bare thigh as her head cocks, a grin spreading across her face. "only way i get outta that is if a semi-truck puts him out of my misery. — unless we wanna kill him."

knox had been minding his own business, heading back into town with one hand resting on the steering wheel, when a figure sitting on the side of the road caught his attention. he drove past it at first, figuring it wasn't any of his business, but the image lingered in the back of his mind long enough for him to mutter a fucking hell under his breath and turn the truck around. gravel crunched beneath his tires as he pulled alongside the stranded vehicle, eyes flicking from the street to the other nearby. knox sat there for a second, weighing his choices before he rolls down the passenger window. "ya'all good?"