Picnic

"A panic, why not?" Grace commented and nodding I said, "A change of pace!" she nodded before looking down for a few seconds being looking up she said, "Wine, Mary!" Mary did and giving her a kiss on her cheek and grabbing the blanket I said, "Come on let's go!" we walked down the road and finding the spot that overlooked the river and was enclosed from any wandering Peggies. "Let's stop here, Rook!" Grace spoke throwing the blanket out onto the ground and lighting the candles which I put on the nearby rock heard her say, "Get the food out whilst I'll take leak!" I nodded as she walked off behind the trees as I started to get each piece of food out and popping the wine I looked over as I heard the brush move from where Grace left, "That was a long toilet!" I queried and looking up there I saw Grace guided Faith to the spot, “Thanks Grace!” Faith stated and nodding she said, “I’ll keep a look out for ya!” I looked up at her as she walked in front of me before sitting down nervously spoke, “Hi Ash, it’s been a while!” I nodded before hugging her said, “Too long, I was worried every single time I tried to knock at your house there was nothing. They said I was a bad influence; eventually I heard you went to Eden’s Gate and I tried to find you, but Jacob saw me as easy prey!” she nodded before saying, “I know, Jacob came back bragging on how well his wolves were!” I nodded before smiling I said, “Hungry?” she nodded as Grace walking back to grab a sandwich and beer said, “If you are getting emotional I am getting the food now!” Faith smiled at Grace who wasn’t afraid of her presence reached for the snacks she wanted, “Grace is friendly to you!” I remarked and nodding she said, “She said she was an friend of yours and she knew your feelings for me!” I raised an eyebrow as she said, “You know you could just come back with me and I could have you as security or bodyguard!” I looked down at her wrist and seeing the tattoo said, “What’s this?” she looked down and pulling it away said, “My sin and the chemical formula for the bliss plant! John made me have one!” I looked down and read the word, “Lust” she looked away before saying, “Something happened and John blamed me for their actions!” I looked down before growling asked, “Whose? All three, just the Elvis lookalike? the grandfather of Conor McGregor? Or is it the loony who believes God is talking to him?” “Jacob would never touch me, he was the only one who stood up for me and told the others to back off!” I looked down before saying, “And so it is clear they must die, this has become even more personal” faith pulled me back down before saying, “Stay, I don’t have much time before they will notice I am gone!” and nodding to rejoin her she asked, “I have Marshal what should I do with him?” I thought about it before saying, “Get a Peggie to put a bullet in his head, it’s his fault anyway. It was meant to go smoothly but what happens? He gets all high and mighty and starts attacking everyone!” she nodded before eating a sandwich said, “Could have been so different!” I nodded before saying, “At my house watching a movie or out in the town!” she nodded before suggesting, “Or at my bunker with me!” I nodded before saying, “No point thinking of what could have been but instead focus on what is!” and smiling she said, “But what if it still could be?” I shrugged before asking, “What you live in Falls End with me? Running off together?” she nodded or saying, “We could live together at my place or get married then Joseph will have to recognise it!” causing me to say, “Or to keep each safe return and act like nothing has happened until a later date and John is dead with Jacob as well?” she nodded as they thought.