Runaway

Chapter 17 - Isolation

The drive was exactly what was anticipated over majority of the drive, they took turn in a sleep-drive ritual. It was boring, the only thing keeping Shaun interested was how the sun was rising and how they were finally over the Victorian border. It was still going to be a few hours before they got there.

Andy stirred awake at how the sun pierced through the windscreen, he looked over at Shaun and rubbed his eyes. Shaun quickly glanced at Andy then back at the road.

"Morning Sunshine" He smirked. Andy sat up, rolling down the window halfway to get some fresh air on his face.

"Where are we?" Andy wondered

"Fucked if I know" Shaun laughed "middle of nowhere"

And he was right, it was endless dirt roads and farms that had a lot of cows.

"We'll be there in a few hours though" Shaun let him know "Right on time"

"Oh cool, did you want me to drive?" Andy offered

"In another hour you can"

Surprisingly, for once, they were on time, possibly earlier. The estimated time got earlier and earlier the more they drove, allowing them to properly stop at a small town and take a quick pee break, get some food before Andy continued driving.

After half an hour they ended up on an open road in the middle of nowhere again, Shaun put his hand over to Andy's that idled on his thigh. Shaun was getting a bit too bored, he wanted something to take his mind off it before he went literally so insane. His fingers softly ran their way around his palm, and Andy entwined their fingers, focusing on the road. Shaun had an unmovable grin, looking out at the grass and trees either side of the road. There was literally nothing here but farms. Something suddenly clicked to him and it made him want to take advantage of this moment with Andy. It was possibly the last time they could be intimate, the last time they'd be able to hold hands while he drove down an isolated highway.

"How long have we been driving?" Shaun asked, Andy glanced at the time on the dashboard quickly

"About halfa, why?"

"Can we stop at the next truck stop and stay there for an hour?"

"How come? We have to get back as soon as possible" Andy told him, Shaun sighed, leaning his head over.

"We're early at the moment...and, you know" Shaun hesitated as he told Andy honestly "I'm never going to forget this trip"

Andy chewed on his bottom lip for a moment, wishing the next town were five minutes away so he could just hug him for a while "GPS says next truck stop is an hour away"

"Pull over" Shaun simply said, Andy shook his head "Why?"

Shaun just exhaled, wishing Andy would stop asking questions and just listen, pressing a kiss from Andy's shoulder to his neck, biting only softly.

"Shit" Andy huffed, realising what he wanted "Right now?" He came back, even though he could feel his insides getting all jittery

"Just once, before we get home and this is over" he whispered, they stared at each other quickly with such a longing sadness. They were missing each other already and no words had to say that.

He slowly moved off the road to a stop. Shaun smiled triumphantly, but he had a bittersweet feeling swarm the air. Andy needed a second to breathe. That's when it hit him, he wouldn't be intimate with his best friend ever again once they got home. Andy had to take advantage of it too, before it was all over.

"You're lucky I gotta piss again" He said as an excuse

Shaun watched Andy get out and jumped over to the backseat of the car, checking out his hair in the rear-view mirror, making sure he looked alright.