The Plan (Re-Writing)

Chapter 8:Running Away Part 2

**Isabella's POV**

I slowly stirred and rubbed my eyes. I was still not fully aware yet and when I saw where I was I sat up with a start. Where was I? This was definitely not my small twin bed at home.

Then I remembered. I was with Chance now. In years past we had done the usual. Sneaking out to see eachother, texting, calling, etc. But our families caught on to that and only made it harder. So,now, we had done something really adventurous.

We had run away. This was our first stop in a nearby town where we had spent our first night. I sank back down into my pillow and lay there for a minute.

Then, I caught a whiff of something warm. Something delicious.

Something that smelled just like my favorite Carmel Macchiato from Starbucks! I sat there breathing in the delicious scent.

"Good Morning Babe.", Chance said.
"Good morning."

"I got you Starbucks, just like I promised."

"Just like you promised. Thank you."

He handed my the drink and I took a sip. The warmth of it filled my body and gave me a new sense of comfort.

"Oh. I almost forgot.!", he said."Pumpkin Muffins!"

"Just like at the cafe last summer!"

"That's right.", he said, handing me one.

Last summer we met at our downtown cafe. Every time it was the same for both of us. Coffee or hot chocolate, and pumpkin muffins.

"I got them at that small bakery across the street.", he explained.

"Mmm. They're good. And warm too!"

I slowly took a bite into the rich warmth of the muffin. They were full of a pumpkin flavor that I hadn't tasted since who knows when? They were spicy too. Not in an over powering way, but just enough to add extra taste.

Then I reached over for a sip of my Carmel drink. It too had a satistying warmth.

After a minute of anjoying my breakfast, I moved over closer to Chance and put my head on his shoulder.

"I never knew that coffee and muffins could make you so happy.". he said.

"Well, now you do. ", I said. "They make me happy because they remind me of being with you. They remind me of sneaking out to go to the cafe together to drink coffee and eat muffins. Now, here I am again with you and I'm once again eating pumpkin muffins and drinking coffee."

I know that those memories don't sounf like much. I mean, compared to most other rebellious teenagers, we were nothing. Most rebels would laugh at our memories and "adventures" and call us kids.

But to us, they were memories. We could never forget what we did to stay together. We would certainly never forget running away.

Chance broke my thoughts by saying, "Are you ready to get going today?"

"Yeah."

"Good because we have a long way to go."

"Mmm. I wonder if anyone noticed the we're gone yet."

"Maybe. I don't know. I'm just glad we escaped an awkward meeting with my sister last night."

I nodded, too caught up in my coffee to answer with words.

Chance smiled and said," I love you."

I took the coffee away from my lips and said "I love how you do that."

"Do what?"

"Just look at me and say 'I love you' out of the blue."

"I'm sorry it's just that every now and then when we're together I look at you and think to myself how perfect you are and how lucky I am to have you as my girlfriend and I feel like I need you to know that."

"Don't be sorry! I love you too." I said and I leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

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About an hour later at ten o'clock Chance and I stepped off the hotel elevator and walked into the lobby with our light loads on our shoulders.

Chance checked out of the room and returned our key. Then it was off to our next stop.

Out on the street Chance pulled out his map and looked at the route we were taking to get to his aunt's house.

"It's a fifteen to twenty mile walk today Bella are you ready?"

"Yes." I replied

Then we started off on day two of our bold adventure.

Author's Note:

Hello my lovely readers! So, I'm finally updating this now. Merry Early Christmas!!! Eeep!!!!! I'm so excited! So I'm not doing the co-write thing after all because I lost touch with her... :'( #sadness
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this short update and hopefully updates will be more frequent once I'm back from Christmas vacation. Who knows? Maybe if there's wifi I can update there!

Until the next update,
Sophie (CrystalClearAngel)