Steve knew the look when he saw it. The way Billy was shying away from talk about before he left, the near haunted look he started to get when ever anyone mentioned it. All that mixed with the subject matter of his art, that Steve had seen, made it very obvious to Steve that it all still haunted the young man. The last thing anyone deserved was being reminded of the worst night of their life.

It's after one of the pushier people brings it up that Steve steps in with a frown. "That was a pretty dark time for a lot of us, don't you think it's the wrong place to bring it up." Shifting into the conversation Steve ran a hand through his hair and removed his glasses. "If you ladies don't mind, I need to steal Hargrove for a minute. You still good with cars Billy? Let one of the brats borrow my car and it's been making a weird noise ever since."

The look he gave Billy was one clearly meant to say 'I'm giving you an out, please take it' but he wasn't sure if the blonde would.