Fairy Tale

Chapter 42: Mini Road Trip

"Okay! We got everything?" Sonya called, looking in the rearview mirror. "Snacks?"

Newt held up a huge bag of snacks, "check."

"Music?" Sonya asked,

Emily held up her phone with a road trip play list, "check!"

"Bags packed?"

"Check!" Emily and Newt yelled.

"Everyone has gone pee?"

"Yep!"

"Bear? You good boy?"

There was a woof from the back seat.

"Excellent! First stop coffee!"

"Second stop? Football game!"

Newt and Sonya and Emily decided to skip Thursday afternoon and Friday- with the permission of the Isaac's and Lee's and Jorge. They were going to show up at the game for a surprise.

Sonya pulled out of the driveway and they hit the road. It was the first time Emily ever did something like this. She used to go on trips with her dad sometimes, but since he passed she never went on trips. She was always left behind when Ava and Teresa went anywhere. She was okay with it, because it meant a week with Jorge and that was way more fun.

But this was a different kind of road trip. It was only a six hour drive, but it was just the three of them. Jeff and Clint couldn't come, so it was just the three of them. Mama Lee had booked them a hotel for the next two nights. The only condition was she needed to keep up with her homework and check in on a regular basis.

The road trip was amazing. Lots of loud music, snacks and bathroom breaks and giggling.

Sonya and Newt pressured her into telling them everything about her and Minho.

"Really? He's never gone that far? Huh. Didn't know that."

"Well the way his heart races and how nervous he gets...I believe it." Emily said quietly.

"He was the one to stop the other night."

"Aww. That's kinda awesome. Usually it's the other way around." Sonya glanced at her and back to the road, "how are you feeling about it?"

"Good." She paused and then continued quietly, "it actually scares me. I'm glad he did...it's hard sometimes to stop though...he just..makes me so..." She threw her hands around trying to find the right words.

"We get it Love." Newt said gently from the back seat.

Emily's face was pink, but she was glad she was able to talk to someone about this. She didn't have a mom to talk to, and it would be weird to talk to Mama Lee about her intimate relationship with her son.

"I love him so much, he's my safe place..and I trust him completely, and I know without a doubt I would not regret it, but I'm scared."

"Then there is no need to rush it." Sonya said simply. "You both sound like you're on the same page, so... Don't worry about it."

Emily smiled and nodded her head. At the next break it was her turn to sit in the back, Newt drove, Sonya was DJ and Bear sat with his head on her lap. Emily's phone buzzed.

Hey Baby!

Why hello Thunder Cat! How's the bus ride?

Sucks. Frypan is singing Katie Perry at the top of his lungs, Ben is being an ass, Thomas is snoring beside me and Gally has his headphones in and is constantly on his phone.