What If? V

Punk just shrugged. "Whatever." he said and put his headphones on.

....and now Scott's mad. Awkward. Anyway, can you deal sitting there for the rest of the trip? Put on my ipod or something.

Lacy sulked in the backseat. I knew there was something I didn't like about your little friend.

You have it, and I don't want it anyway.

About an hour and a half later, Scott drove up on a diner. "Hey, I'm gonna pull over and we can grab something to eat."

"Sounds great." Ellie said.

"I'm cool with it. I'm hungry anyway." Punk chuckled a bit.

"Alright, cool." he said as he pulled off the freeway and pulled into the parking lot of the diner. "Doesn't look too shady." he said as he parked, got out and went to open Ellie's door.

"Thanks." she said as she got out.

Punk got out as well and opened Lacy's door for her.

"No problem." He said. "Aw, you gentleman, you." he teased Punk.

Lacy was about to open her door when Punk got it for her. She just got out and started to head inside.

"Tough crowd," Scott whistled lowly.

"Yeah well, I do have manners." Punk said. "If only somebody else had them too."

"I'm sorry." Ellie said. "She's mad at me and must be taking it out on you."

Punk shrugged. "Don't make excuses for her. She's not mad, she just hates the fact that I'm here. I've been nothing but nice to her and apparently it's hard for her to at least cut me some slack and be nice in return." he shook his head and headed inside.

"...yeah, maybe I shouldn't have come." Ellie chuckled a bit.

"Hey, no." Scott shook his head and put an arm around her shoulders. "I'm glad you're here. We can spend some more time together. Don't let them get you down... she seems just as moody as Punk is." he chuckled. "He's all nice now but he's actually a moody bastard."

"All the more reason why they're perfect for each other." she joked. "I won't let them bring me down then." she nodded. "...but we should probably head inside before we find out a murder is about to happen or something."

He chuckled and nodded, kissing her forehead and leaning her in with his arm still around her shoulders. "Now children, if there are any food fights I'm afraid you're gonna have to go on a time out."

"Ha, ha. Hilarious." Punk said. "I can behave." he told Colt.

"...well, good." Ellie nodded.

(going to bed now. night!)

"Are we gonna be seated or what?" Lacy asked. Just then, the waitress came up and grabbed menus for them before going to seat them at a booth.

Punk was going to slide into his seat, but stepped aside so Ellie and Lacy could sit first.

Scott wanted to sit next to Ellie, but would let Lacy sit next to her. He slid in the booth next to Punk. "now Punk, go ahead and get something because you know how cranky you are when you don't eat." he joked.

"I don't get that cranky." Punk joked as he looked over the menu.

"What are you thinking of getting?" Ellie asked Lacy.

"Probably just a salad, as usual."

"You're kind of unbearable." Scott joked.

"I should have known.'

"Ah but you've survived."

"I'm sorry that I don't live off of mac and cheese like you." she snorted.

"Barely." He teased as the waitress came by to get their orders.

"It's the best." she chuckled as she placed her order with the waiter, then waited for everybody else to order.

Everyone else placed their orders and the waitress walked away.

"So how did you guys meet?" Scott asked Ellie and Lacy.

"I moved here a few years ago and we met at the bar." Lacy said. "Nothing fascinating."

"Yeah, what she said." Ellie nodded. "I was in Chicago for a year already when Lacy started working at the bar and we just clicked." she shrugged. "How you two?"

"I feel like I've known this guy for forever." Punk chuckled.

"We trained together a lot when we were starting out." Scott said. "And then we got married and it's been wonderful ever since." he joked.

"He's the best husband ever." He joked.

"How cute." Ellie chuckled.