Solangelo One Shots

On the Open Road(p2)

Hi, guys here's part two to last week's one shot!

Will's POV

They're up when the sun is, tossing the mess that they somehow managed to make in the span of the night into their bulging duffel bags and checking out with the tired woman at the counter. Nico is sluggish, rubbing at the dark circles underneath his eyes and straying behind Will as they drag their tired bodies to the car. Will is warm, with a cup of hotel coffee in his hand and when he glances over at Nico, it looks like he could use a cup. "Did you get any sleep last night?" he teases.

"A little," Nico says with a shrug, hiding a yawn behind the sleeve of his sweatshirt. "I was thinking about stuff. I'll just sleep on the way there, though."

Nico's out almost as soon as they climb into the car, his head leaning against the window with light snores coming out of his mouth. He tugs the blanket further over his body unconsciously, and he murmurs something quiet as his body slips down further into the seat. The pastel colors of the sunrise, the blues and purples and oranges shed shadows onto his face, making it look as if it has dips and grooves and indentations. His hair is fluttering up and down with his quiet breaths, his lashes just barely brushing against his skin. His entire body looks relaxed and just before pulling out of the parking lot Will tugs the blanket higher up onto his body, patting it lightly before whispering a quiet good night and pulling out of the parking lot.

"Night, Will," Nico says with a small laugh as the car begins to drive. Will smiles softly. Maybe he wasn't totally asleep, after all.

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The car ride there is quiet, the roads nearly empty at seven thirty in the morning and surrounded by the fields that stretch for miles, he feels as if he's flying. Nico wakes a few times to ask how much longer until they're there, or how Will's doing, or when they're going to make their next stop but for the most part he sleeps through the ride, his head bumping against the condensation-filled pain as the car rumbles with the hum of the engine under the hood. Will had never been much of a driver; he had preferred to walk in a city that was packed so tightly together but when he's flying down an empty highway at seventy-five miles an hour, it begins to grow on him.

They make it to Salt Lake City just after three, their stomachs growling as they park the car at his family's house. "So, have I ever met this part of your family?" Nico asks, cracking his back. Will frowns, staring at the house. It's on the outskirts of the city so the driveway is long and there are trees surrounding the yard, bursting with green leaves.

"No. You've met both sets of my grandparents, I think, and my mom's youngest sister."

"Anything I should know about them?" Will frowns.

"You remember that time when we were fifteen and we saw my mom kinda tipsy but not totally drunk?"

"Yeah."

"That's what they're like the whole time." He cranes his neck to see inside of the window, watching movement as his aunt cleans a pan and his uncle sweeps the floor. "Just be friendly and they'll love you." He smirks, swatting Nico on the arm. "I know that won't be a problem for you." Nico rolls his eyes as Will steps up to the doorstep, ringing the doorbell.

"Oh, come in!" they hear from inside, and two pairs of tiny feet sprint up to the door. When Will opens the door a massive golden retriever jumps up onto Nico's leg, its tongue hanging out of its mouth and its tail wagging. "Will? Is that you?" They hear more footsteps, these ones human and a tall blonde woman holding a pan rounds the corner, her round face beaming. "Will! It's so great to see you again!" She wraps him in a hug, squeezing the life out of him and when she turns towards Nico she hugs him, too, saying "it's so nice to meet you!" with a wide grin on her face. "I'm Monica. I'll get the rest of my family, I made reservations for three thirty." She turns around and Nico flashes him a grin, raising his eyebrows. You were right, he mouths, and Will has to hold back a laugh. "Hal, Annie, Jack! Will and Nico are here!" she turns back to them, pulling a strand of hair out of her mouth and smiling again. "They'll be right down," she says. "You two use the bathroom, get cleaned up, anything you need and then we'll go!" She turns around, wiping the excess water off of the metal and Nico laughs softly, turning to Will.