Liberosis

Chaos Theory

Rachel and Chloe had been on the road for a little while now. After some small conversation, the two settled for comfortable silence, enjoying the music and the fresh air. Rachel couldn't believe they were doing this for real, it felt like a dream come true and it really was. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed about not having a driver's license, though. Rachel should've thought about it before, getting the license on her own. But oh well, she always had fun while doing illegal things, it was like saying a big "fuck you" to the law.

As her train of thought ended, she looked out the window, taken aback. "Please don't tell me our first stop is Mount Hood."

"Hell no," Chloe denied quickly. "It's way better."

But we're getting closer and closer, Rachel wanted to say, but she trusted Chloe so much... To sum it up, she had broken her arm there when she was little. That wasn't even the bad part. Her dad had her carried her down to safety and that memory just really hurt lately because, at the end of the day, he's just a piece of shit and moments like that makes her miss him.

"We're here!" Chloe stopped the car, parking to the side of the road. "First stop: The Columbia River Gorge!"

Right. Rachel should've seen it coming. Mt. Hood and The Columbia River Gorge are practically next to each other. Meanwhile, Chloe took out a Polaroid camera. "Ooh, that's so cool!" she commented.

"Yeah? It was my dad's and he would always annoy us by taking random photos."

"Us?" Rachel repeated.

"Me, my mom, Max..." Chloe looked up. "I thought I would keep up the tradition and annoy you."

"Too bad for you, I'm gonna be a model." Rachel grinned. "I love photos!"

"Of course you are..." she trailed off, daydreaming for a moment. "Yep, definitely. You're so gorgeous."

Rachel's cheek heated up. "I know, silly. So are you."

"Oh, I said it out loud, didn't I?"

"Dummy."

Chloe grabbed her bag and her tripod case. "Anyway, let's go explore!"

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They walked in the forest for a few minutes until they found a trail. They followed it and were amazed by the big waterfalls in front of them and the colorful butterflies roaming around.

"Holy sh—!"

"Oh, my God, Chloe we need pictures together!"

"Yeah, yeah."

The couple ran closer to the waterfalls and Chloe took out her camera. "First, you. Maybe you can add some to your photobook or something."

Rachel smiled and began posing for her girlfriend. She started out serious, regarding the model thing, but once she felt she had enough, she made some flirty poses and laughed at Chloe's face. "Okay, now let's take photos together. I want lots of them."

"Haha, alright." Chloe took a tripod out of its case and set it up, putting her camera on a timer. "Okay, ready, set, go!" She pressed the capture button and rushed to Rachel's side. The first photograph was of them smiling, the second and third were funny faces. For the fourth, Rachel caressed Chloe's face and the fifth wrapped with a kiss. "And I'm the corny one," Chloe said.

Rachel admired the kiss picture and held it up to her girlfriend. "Don't act like you weren't into it. Now I have proof."

"Oh, you set me up."

"When do I not?" Click. Rachel took a random Polaroid of Chloe, who just had a cocky expression. "Hot."

"Hey!" Chloe stepped forward, now inches away from Rachel. She didn't move further though.