The Road Trip (Colby Brock)

Chapter 31

( Colby's POV )

It was around 3 in the morning and we had been laughing at just about everything for the last few hours. "You don't like pickles?!" y/n asked almost yelling at me "Fuck pickles, those little fuckers taste like shit" "Not even the spicy ones?!" she asked shocked "Especially not the spicy ones" "They're fucking fire what do yo- wait, they're fire because they're spicy" she said laughing so hard she was crying "Someone's tired" I said laughing. "Pull into the gas station. I gotta pee" she said in between breaths. I pulled up to a gas pump so I could fill the tank up while she went to the bathroom. She came back with 2 bang energy drinks and some doritos. "Fancy" I said faking an accent "Stop it, I don't need to piss myself. Lemme calm down thank you" she said trying not to crack up "You just peed woman" "I have a small bladder" "And Sam got stuck with small nipples?" I said sounding serious. She lost it, I didn't think it was gunna be that funny but we were both sleep deprived so seeing a road sign was hilarious. "God dangit Colby I'm gunna cry" she said trying to catch her breath. I was loving how normal and free I was with her.

Around 5 she fell asleep after finishing her drink and stealing mine. I woke her up when we had 30 minutes left. "Good thing I brought warm clothes, I didn't think it would snow though" she said stretching. I'm not sure why she didn't think it would snow, it's December. It's still kinda warm back home though. "You brought winter clothes, but you only packed one pair of pajamas?" I said almost laughing "I wasn't really excited then so I half-assed packing" "It's okay, I brought extra because I didn't think there would be washing machines." She looked out the window and watched the snow fall. "Oh. My. God." "What?" I said confused "Christmas is in 3 weeks. Do you think the big Christmas tree will be up?" "I think so, we'll have to see" I said smiling. We finally found the hotel and checked in. Our room wasn't small but it wasn't big either. Before I could suggest going somewhere for breakfast, y/n was pulling me to the bed. "Nap time" she said before cuddling into my chest and falling asleep. I fell asleep not long after her enjoying the time we had spent together and thinking about us. When we woke up it was 6:48 in the evening. "Wanna go out or order food?" "i wanna see it at night" she said quietly. "Wanna shower?" "Yea, I'll be quick. Can we walk? I don't wanna drive in this traffic" "I was hoping you'd say that" she smiled and walked off. I looked up the closest pizza place and found one a block away. I changed before I walked out onto the balcony to see the view Sam told y/n about, Central Park. I looked down at the cars and people. There was a man at a hot dog cart handing out balloons to little kids, on a park bench across the street there was a couple holding hands looking up at the sky. Since it was December, the sun has been setting around 5 so it was dark outside. The city was loud, cars honking at each other, people yelling, and the large video screens playing ads. I went back inside and decided to look around the room. The bed was in the middle of the room with a little kitchen area beside the door and a tv opposite the bed, then the balcony was at the very end of the room. The bathroom was opposite the kitchen. I sat down on the bed and y/n came out of the bathroom wearing a white t shirt, baggy ripped jeans and black, one black high-top convere and one yellow one. she walked over to my bag and took one of my hoodies "Didn't you bring one?" I said almost laughing "Yes, but this one is yours and its big on me. It'll keep me warmer." I nodded and told her about the pizza place. "I've never had New York pizza before, is it really as good as people say it is?" "Even better, plus its huge so we may only get one slice each" I said with a small laugh "Holy shit, what do they put in the pizza?" she said shocked. "Ready?" she nodded and we headed out.

We got to the little pizza shop that was on the corner and ordered. We sat by the window and waited, we decided to walk around the park while we ate. We got the pizza, paid, and left. "It's bigger than my face" she said with wide eyes "It's huge" "I don't think I'll be able to finish this until later" she said laughing. We walked around the park for a little while while we ate. "Wanna go out?" "Like to a club? Isn't it too late for that? Plus I look like shit." "Yes, no they're open for a long ass time and it's not really that late. You look beautiful." I smiled at her "Alright, where are we going?" "Wanna walk around until we find one?" she nodded and grabbed my hand. We threw our trash away and started walking. It didn't take long to find one that we could go in, we showed our I.D.s and they let us in. The music was blaring and the lights were crazy, we pushed our way through the ocean of people not letting go of each other's hands. We made our way to the bar and I got a drink. "Want anything?" "Nothing strong, I don't wanna drunk tonight" she said hugging me. I got her a whiteclaw and we sat at the bar for a little while. A few dudes came up to her but I had pulled her onto my leg so hopefully they would go away. "i'll be right back" she whispered before getting up and walking to the bathroom I assumed. When she was out of sight I turned back around and finished my drink. I asked for a few shots and took them fast. I was feeling it now. After a few more drinks I was drunk and wondering what was taking so long. Maybe it took a while for her to find her way. Just then I felt someones arms wrap around my chest and a soft kiss was planted on the back of my neck. "Heyyy babyy, what took so long? I missed you" she laughed as I turned to face her. I planted a soft kiss on her lips and she moved her hands to the back of my neck playing with my hair. I moved my hands to the small of her back. She pulled back and grabbed my hand pulling me up off the seat. "colby?" she asked quietly except the voice was coming from behind me. I turned around and saw her with tears streaming down her face. I turned back to the girl who was holding my hand and she laughed. "Baby-" "save it" was all she said before taking off my hoodie and making her way to the door. I took off after her. They looked so similar and I was drunk. I should've been paying more attention. I fucked up. I ran out the door and looked around trying to find her. I saw her going back the same way we had come so I chased after her.

When I finally caught up to her she was sitting on a park bench with her knees to her chest. She was crying. I think the alcohol had worn off. "baby-" I whispered and she looked up at me "don't. don't talk to me. you kissed her colby" she said quietly "i'm so sorry, I was drunk and I thought it was you-" "stop" "she came up behind me, i didn't know it wasn't you. i was waiting for y-" "Stop" she said standing up and walking away. I can't lose her, I fucked up.