Broken Into New.

Chapter Two

 I open my eyes after my nap that was beyond blissful. Before I begin to move I realize I've been moved from the side of the rock and I am lying on fabric on the ground, maybe a towel or possibly a blanket? I can't say that I'm very surprised that moving me would have woke me.I could probably sleep through my own kidnapping and not even realize it.

 After I analyze my situation further I realize I'm lying on a blanket next to Alex.He must have moved me last night or I slept walked here. It must be about three am or around that time. I can tell because the morning mustiness sets in around then and the moon lays low. It's surprisingly darker than it was when I fell asleep.

 I turn my attention back to Alex and it makes me remember all the times I had longed for this moment. The sun will be up in about three hours and we must get on our way before that time. I sneak closer to him until we are sharing body heat. He really is adorable when he sleeps, so calm and so unlike any other sleeping person. 

I very gently fix his hair out of his face and lightly kiss him on the forehead in attempts of waking him up. I see a small smile twitch at the corner of his lips, but his eyes remain shut. I whisper in his ear quietly "Rise and shine sleepy head." Then begin kissing his neck and backup to his ear.

 I can hear him mumble something toward "Why would I want to get up if I can stay here and get this treatment?" I say back "So you are awake?" I bring my lips back to meet his for a good morning kiss. 

After that I start to lay out the days plan and when we must leave. He seems okay with it,but not at the level of excitement I have. I mutter a thought that I didn't realize I said out loud "We should have done this two years ago". He raises his eyebrow in question and replies with "That would have been a total disaster and you know it." Realizing he's right I go off to find my bag and my clothes for the day. 

I find my makeup bag in the bottom and start reapplying my eyeliner and mascara that had been tarnished by all the splashing last night. I opt out of putting on lipstick because I never have luck with that stuff even though it makes me look older. I brush my hair and put it up in a messy bun because who really has time to mess with anything else. I pull a strapless sun dress out of my bag and pull it on. For the first time in my life I can wear a dress without my family saying I'm a whore. I wonder if this is really what freedom is or if this is only the start of it. 

As I'm sorting through the millions of thoughts I have a feel a set of warm arms wrap around me and a kiss on my forehead. He says "are you ready to go Elvira?" I put everything back in my bag and zip it. I spin around and quickly kiss him and say "yep, let's get out of this old town." I skip to the car like I'm in sixth grade, how much of an embarrassment really am I? I'm like a mixture of an adult but a child still at heart. I must say it's one of my flaws.

 I slide into the passenger seat and ask "can we go to get coffee first or?" He looks over, smirks, and says "yeah how could you survive without coffee?" He puts the car in drive and rests his hand on my thigh. Road trips have always been a favorite to me. Two hours go by after grabbing coffee and talking about dumb crap we used to do when we were young. Such imperfect stories that I could never forget because they were perfect to me. One of the funniest stories we talked about was at the park we used to go to so often. It was my first kiss story that happened to be to him. You may be thinking that this is fake, but yes I fell in love with the first person I ever kissed. 

It just seemed like we found our way back to each other no matter what happened- I love that about us. He breaks the topic and says "so miss, where are we going?" I smile back and say "where do you want to go." He thinks for a few seconds and at that moment you could almost see a light bulb brighten in his mind. He replies with "let's go to California."Amazed by this recollection I say "Really? Can we? It has always been a dream of mine to even just visit there." He laughs and says "I know, you talked about it all the time. You used to go on and on about running away to California and never looking back." I reply "Then let's do it, let's complete this dream and never look back." 

We pass through state after state, stopping for gas in almost every one it seems. Unlike other road trips this one fly's by. The minutes flow swiftly into hours and hours into days. That's until I saw the sign "welcome to California" sign. It has a few yellow flowers on it that seem to be not as bright as they used to be because of the wear and tear over the years.

 It's beyond hot here and very sandy. Unlike anywhere I have ever been. It's defiantly not the New England side of the country. I analyze the people and how the culture is different. I see women wearing less than I was which now I feel overdressed. Before I could finish my analyses he interrupts my thoughts by saying "it's quite amazing isn't it?" I look around a bit more and say "yes it is, but what would you like to do first?" He replies saying something about looking for a place to stay but I'm too far occupied with the culture shock I'm under. I mumble something towards "yeah". 

We pull into this cheesy hotel and book a room. I didn't really care where we stayed because all we're doing in the room is sleeping. You don't sit and do nothing when you finally are starting a new life. Most importantly the life you have always wanted to have.I set my bag down and mention that we should probably go to a phone store to get my phone activated. I left my old phone at home, completely cleared with a note attached to it that said "you'll never find me, I hope your mistakes bite you in the ass." Yep, that was the last thing I said or rather wrote to my parents. I couldn't care less honestly. 

I switched my shoes and we went to find a phone store. I got my new number and so did Alex. I log into my snap chat to check things and find that everyone is posting that I'm missing. Road blocks are set up and everything. Jokes on them though, they don't even know who I am any more.

 After we finish at the Phone store we walk down the street and I notice that we are just a short walk from the beach. I grab his hand and pull him toward that direction which obviously catches him off-guard as he stumbles to catch his footing. Even after he decides to follow me I don't let go of his hand. I lost him once and I'm not going to make a mistake twice. I just hope he's okay with clingy because I am just that. 

We walk along the shore and I feel as if I'm in a movie. I almost am tempted to do something to make sure it's not a dream. In other terms I'm not ready to wake up if it is a dream. I swing my arm back in forth like a four year old holding her mom's hand to go into Walmart. We both laugh in amusement to my childish behaviors.

I admire how the sunsets here, this has to be the prettiest sunset that I've seen. I turn and face him and say "this has been the most perfect day I've had." He looks at me and kisses the top on my head and says "I'm glad I could make your day sweetheart."We had been walking a long time so we decided it was best time to be getting back to the hotel. I was tired from all the driving and I'm sure he was too. 

We get back to the hotel and find our room "115". I basically ran to the shower. I craved a warm shower to rinse off all of the left over pond water that must still be clinging to my skin. He yells into the bathroom " don't shut the water off when you're done because I'm going to take a shower too." I step into the shower and wash my hair first, which bleeds red from the dye. I finish washing down and go out to grab my towel from the counter which I placed it. 

It's gone,I walk out into the room and find my towel sitting on the edge of the bed right next to him. I give him a death stare and go to reach for my towel but before I get to it he snatches it and says "You look so fucking hot." I crawl across the bed and grab the towel from this hand and I state "Your showers going to get cold babe." I Put on my bra and underwear and sit on the edge of the bed,awaiting his return. I glance at the clock and realize its nine Pm and time to take my pill. I then make my way back to the bed and find his phone sitting on the bedside table. I decide on taking selfies. 

I hope he does the same on my phone honestly. A few minutes later I hear the water shut off and the door creak open. This is my cue; I spread out across the bed and take up most of the space. He looks at me in a playful matter and says "you know I'll move you if you don't move yourself". I quickly reply with "Maybe I want you to move me."