Travel hopefully in life.

DUE WEST
Stevie Budd/Alexis Rose, Patrick Brewer/David Rose, ensemble

I wrote a fic for the delightful Anthrobrat for the Chocolate Box Exchange (chocolateboxcomm) and figured some of y'all might be interested!

Summary: With a little help from their friends, Alexis and Stevie prepare to travel across the country together to take advantage of new opportunities in sunny Los Angeles, California.

“Seriously, David?” Alexis rolled her eyes and reached up with both hands to tuck the few stray curls that had fallen loose from her artfully messy bun back behind her ears. “According to our travel itinerary, we’re supposed to be on the road by nine o’clock at the latest.” She took a breath like she was about to lay into him further and then peered over Stevie’s shoulder and froze. “I’m sorry. Um. Are you doubling up your business suits in one garment bag?”

“No,” Stevie said, affronted, and Alexis breathed a sigh of relief. Stevie gestured to the three remaining sets of coordinating jackets and slacks laid out across the table and added, “I was hoping to get all five in there.”

Alexis’s green eyes went wide under her furrowed brow, mouth pulling down at the corners. She glanced over at David—who raised his eyebrows high and smug, as if his point had just been proven for him—and bared her teeth in a grimace.

“Okay,” she said, putting a gentle hand on Stevie’s shoulder and guiding her backwards, “yeah. No. Just, here, babe, let me. We’re not putting five suits in a single garment bag, okay?”

Read it here on AO3.