Road Trip ⭐️

4 - The Trip

**FLASHBACK – 12 YEARS AGO**

Chris and I had been traveling for a few days. We drove from Sudbury to Fort Wayne Indiana. It took us around 12 hours to get there and since Chris was insistent on being the only one who drove we stopped so he could rest and be rested for the next day drive.

The next day we drove from Fort Wayne to Lincoln Nebraska. It wasn't as far as we wanted to get but we both got food poisoning from the lunch we got from a place on the drive. We stopped so we could just relax and be sick somewhere other than the side of the road.

"So what time are we leaving tomorrow and how far do you think we will get if we are still sick?" I asked laying in one of the double beds the room had. I had a damp washcloth on my head trying to help me feel better. Chris was lying covering his eyes with his arm willing the room to stop spinning.

"I'm hoping to feel better and be on the road no later than 10 tomorrow. We can figure out where to go from there." Chris said and I just grunted a response.

"Frankie..."

"What?" I asked. Neither of us turning our heads to look at the other.

"I'll listen to you next time when you say some place looks shady." Chris said and I huffed a laugh.

"You would think after years of friendship you would believe me." I said and he chuckled.

"Well, I trust you now." Chris said, I sighed and then turned to look at him to find him already looking at me. I smiled and reached my hand out and he took ahold of my hand. I felt the jolt of electricity as he did this. The problem was I had felt it once before with Chris, that was when he kissed me good night after Prom. I knew he didn't feel anything though when he just left me in my house and went home.

Chris soon let go of my hand and I sighed as we just laid in the bed, and I just stared at the ceiling until I heard Chris snore in his bed, and he was fast asleep. I turned off the light in the room and joined him in getting as much sleep as we possibly could.

The next morning Chris and I were up, moving and out of the hotel by 9am. We weren't feeling much better, but we wanted to get on the road.

"Okay so I figure since we both still feel like crap we will drive until we think we absolutely can't anymore." Chris said and I nodded.

"Sounds like a great plan." I said and Chris smiled as we drove. As we drove Chris snuck his hand over to mine and intertwined our fingers. I looked down at it then at Chris and he was smiling keeping his eyes on the road.

"Chris, I want to thank you for taking me California with you." I said and he shook his head.

"I like that I'm with someone who means a lot to me on this trip. We are both going for our dreams Frankie, we got this." Chris said and I smiled at him. He pulled my hand he was holding to his lips and kissed the back of my hand.

We made it all the way to Grand Junction, Colorado before we absolutely had to stop. We grabbed our suitcases and Chris was still holding my hand as we arrived at the hotel, and he dropped my hand as the desk.

"Can I help you both?" The girl working behind the desk asked in a chipper tone.

"We just need a room with two double beds for one night." I said and she looked at Chris and I.

"2 double beds?" She questioned and I knew what she was insinuating.

"Yes, 2 beds." Chris said.

"Okay give me a minute." She said as she started typing on her computer. I noticed a lot of people in the lobby coming and going.