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"Who took the car out?" Joe asked walking into the kitchen and giving Nicky a quick good morning kiss on his forehead.
"Hmm? I'm not sure, you're the first person I've seen since I got up around seven."
"Maybe Nile and Quynh took it. I thought they were planning something last night but I figured they'd tell us before they went anywhere."
"I'm sure they'll be back soon." Nicky said.
"I doubt it." Booker said joining them in the kitchen and getting a coffee mug from the cupboard. "Look at the text Nile sent me." He showed them his phone, revealing a selfie of Nile, Andy, and Quynh outside a restaurant with the caption 'this better be worth the four hour trip.' under it.
Joe huffed. "They drove all that way and didn't even ask if I wanted to go?"
Nicky tried not to laugh at his husband's dismay but couldn't stop his amused grin. "I'm sure they meant no offense, maybe next time you can join them."
"When did they even leave? Who goes and gets food that far away? I mean they still have to drive all the way back." Booker shook his head in disbelief.
"I can see Nile and Quynh doing something like that, but Andy?" Nicky asked.
"I'm sure Quynh didn't have much trouble convincing her." Joe said with a grin.
"True." Nicky and Booker said at the same time.
"Guess I get the remote all day." Booker said.
"Not if I get it first." Joe took off for the living room with Booker close behind him yelling threats in multiple languages.
Nicky chuckled and went back to making breakfast.
**
(Earlier that morning)
"Andy." Andy heard Quynh call her name but it was such a faint whisper she was sure she was dreaming.
"Andy." Quynh said again this time with the lightest shake of her shoulder.
Andy sat up with a jolt. "What's wrong? Is someone... Nile? What do you need?" It was so dark out Andy didn't have a clue what time it was, only a faint glow from the hallway allowed her to see Quynh and Nile's outlines.
"Shh shh, nothing's wrong everything's fine." Quynh reassured her. "We just wanted to let you know we're leaving to get some breakfast, you're welcome to join us but you don't have to.
Andy rubbed her eyes trying to process what was going on. "Breakfast? What time is it now?"
Nile bit her lip. "It's, uh, four a.m." She said sheepishly.
Andy groaned and flopped back down on the bed. "I hate you both."
"Quynh pecked her on the lips. "No, you don't." She said with a sly grin.
Andy cracked an eye open, half her mouth quirking up in a smile. "No, I don't." She sighed looking back and forth between the two of them. "You're crazy. What's even open at this hour?"
Nile's grin somehow looked even more sheepish. "The place doesn't open till eight but that's fine cause it's four hours away and it will be open when we get there."
"You're telling me going to drive for four hours? For breakfast?" Andy asked shaking her head.
They nodded in unison, neither of them giving any indication they would change their minds.
"It's alright." Quynh gave Andy a reassuring pat. "Like we said we only wanted you to know where we are, no need to get up."
"Oh, you're not getting rid of me that easily." Andy said, as she pulled off the covers and stood up. "Let me change and then we can go."
"Yes!" Quynh asked too loud in her excitement.
"Shhh. You'll wake the guys." Nile said bringing her finger to her lips.
"Sorry." Quynh whispered. "Really? You're not too tired?" She asked.
Andy snorted. "Yes, really, I might be mortal but I'm not an invalid. Besides, I have to see for myself if this food is worth it or if you both are going on a wild goose chase."
Quynh laughed and kissed Andy's cheek. "It will be an adventure either way!"
"I'll go start the car." Nile said with amusement.
**
After hours of would you rather, guess my animal, who can finish the alphabet first by collecting letters from license plates and signs, and non stop singing, Andy was finally pulling off the much anticipated exit they needed.
They all needed to go to the bathroom and Nile and Quynh were so hyped up on energy drinks Andy didn't even know how they were sitting still anymore. She'd only had two coffees the whole trip and was feeling every second of the long car ride.
"There it is!" Nile shouted poking her head between the driver and captain seat pointing in her excitement.
Andy cocked her head to the side at the sudden noise in her ear, but chuckled all the same at Nile's unbridled enthusiasm. She parked and they all got out, happy to stretch their legs and backs.
"I hope you're hungry, dear." Quynh said grabbing Andy's hand and leading her towards the door.
It was eight in the morning, but the restaurant was already busy.
Andy flipped open the menu to study it. They hadn't even told her what type of food this place served.
"So, the reason Quynh and I picked this particular restaurant is because it has a huge breakfast and if you finish it in an hour by yourself you get it for free, and we wanted to see how far we could get. Of course you can get whatever you want that's just what they're famous for." Nile explained eyeing the menu as well.
"It ends at ten so we wanted to get here early, since they can get really busy and we didn't want to wait." Quynh added.
"Well if that's what they're known for I'll give it a shot." Andy said.
"Should we choose a prize for the winner?" Quynh asked, leaning forward like she was conspiring.
"The losers each have to buy dinner for the winner, whatever meal they want." Andy suggested.
Nile laughed. "We're not going to want to look at food for a week after this."
"No, expiration date. We'll want to cash in eventually." Quynh grinned.
"Deal."
"Deal."
They ordered and the food just kept coming even Nile and Quynh who had read about the breakfast seemed surprised by the large portion sizes. They were served eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, pancakes, waffles, fruit, hash browns, and coffee. It all looked delicious and smelled heavenly.
"You have an hour to finish if you want your name on the wall." Their server said gesturing to the far wall. It already had a few names on it but not many.
They all shared excited glances, then dug in.
"They have different flavored syrups too." Nile said happily dousing her pancakes in blueberry syrup.
"Is blueberry syrup your favorite?" Quynh asked.
"I like them all, it just depends on what I'm feeling."
"Would you like some coffee with that cream?" Andy teased as Quynh added a ton of vanilla creamer to her coffee.
"You have no room to talk, you put ketchup on your eggs." Quynh shot back grinning and handing her the bottle of ketchup.
"That's how they were intended to be eaten." Andy argued with a smirk.
Nile made a disgusted face. "No, eggs are best with cheese."
"You can still put ketchup on that and it's delicious."
Quynh and Nile shared a 'not on a million years would that taste good' look and laughed.
They ate so much they all felt like they might explode. They were forty-five minutes in and only Andy was still going strong.
Quynh was still giving it her best shot but she had slowed down a lot.
Nile was only picking at her food by now but she had finished a lot more than she thought she'd be able too.
Right before their hour was up their server came over to check on them.
Andy was just putting the last bite of waffle in her mouth.
Quynh and Nile still had some food left over unable to take another bite.
"Looks like we have a winner!" Their waitress said. "Just follow me and you can sign your name on the wall."
Nile and Quynh followed Andy over to watch.
Andy hesitated for a split second trying to decide which name to write then chose Andromache.
"Yay!" Nile cheered and clapped.
Quynh gave her a kiss and congratulated her.
"And if it's alright, we'll take your photo and keep it on the wall for a month." The waitress said.
Andy shook her head. "No pictures, but thank you."
Before Andy could reach the car Nile said. "I'll drive home."
Andy nodded, climbing into the backseat, and laid down. "Thanks, I'm not going to be able to stay awake after all that."
"We'll keep the noise down." Quynh reassured her, sitting in the front seat so Andy would have some more room, and she could keep Nile company.
"Appreciate it." Andy mumbled already drifting off.
Quynh smiled fondly, giving Andy's knee a gentle squeeze. "Sleep well." She murmured.
They started the long drive back to the safe house talking about nothing in particular, music playing softly.
"Was it worth the trip?" Nile asked Quynh.
Quynh thought about how much fun they'd had on the way down, the delicious meal, all the shared laughs, and Andy sleeping peacefully in the backseat. "I would do it again in a heartbeat."
"Me too."