Fatal Attractions (TO BE PUBLISHED)(CURRENTLY IN DISTRIBUTION)

Chapter Eight: RoadTrip Back Home

"That was an amazing spa day, I had a really great time, I look great and I feel amazing. Now we need to go back to my house and pack my bag so that we can get on the road to Knoxville," 

"I'm ready. Let's do it," 

In response I returned a smile to them as we walked back to my car; Feeling pampered from our girls day. They each had spouses to impress, and I had a family back home to surprise. 

"I'm going to try and pack as quickly as I possibly can so that we can get on the road faster, I haven't been home in awhile, I left for a reason, you guys know why, but I just I think this visit is long overdue honestly." 

"I agree," Andy said, clicking the seat belt as I was pulling out of the parking lot towards the street on the short journey to my house. 

About thirty minutes later we arrive back to my house, so I rushed to my room grabbing my bag and quickly packing it. Once I have packed all the essential things that I needed like my clothes for a few days, an extra pair of shoes, some socks, my feminine things, hygiene products, etc. I get my bags then hurry my friends out the door, locking it and packing my things into my car the other two getting into their car they came in. 

"Meet you in Knoxville, Blue!" Andy hollered from her car as they pulled away in her car. I laughed at my two silly best friends on the road home. My home. The place I haven't been in a long time, and I would love to be there because I miss my family, my people. 

"Ahh, I was wondering when I would see you again, apparently now is the time," A very familiar voice came from behind me. I turned around to see the Kane guy I met from the Country Music Festival. 

"Kane, hello, what are you doing here?" 

"Well, lucky for the both of us, my sister works around the area, and twice a month I pick up my nephew so I can have him for the weekend, to give my sister some 'me' time persay, but this time she cancelled last minute. So my weekend literally just opened up. What are you doing this weekend beautiful? Wanna go out to dinner maybe?"

"I'm actually going back home to Knoxville to visit my family, and my two best friends Andy and Kale," 

"I have family back in Knoxville as well. They just moved there for school, my little brother, Kaizer," 

"That's cool, well anyways I must be going now. I really have to be on the road. My best friends are waiting on me, I'm staying with them, I'll call you when I get back," I replied trying to get out of this awkward situation. 

"What if I came with you? I'll pay for gas, and I can stay with my brother. I'll also pay for the trip back here too, I won't hurt you if that's what you're thinking. I will protect any harm that comes your way during the trip there and back, I swear. I would love to see my baby brother, I haven't seen him since our parents divorce and I know that was really rough on him," 

"Okay, fine. Let's go, I don't have time to take you home and pack though," 

"I have money to stop and buy clothes on the way there, or while I'm there, that's not a problem," 

"Okay, very well then. Let's get a move on it then," 

With that I quickly called Andy. 

"Yes best friend!?" 

"Hey! So I'm bringing a guest on this trip! He's going to be dropped off at his brothers house. He's visiting his little brother at the university," 

"Who?! Do we get to meet him atleast!?" 

"It's Kane" 

"OOO Bitch, you better let us meet him!" They exclaimed in sync. 

"Oh you told them about me?" 

"Yeah sort of," 

"Anyways, bye," I told Andy hanging up. 

"What did you tell your friends about me?" 

"That I met a cute guy at the festival last night is all," 

"Oh, so you think I'm cute?" 

"Yeah, and that you're sweet. That's all I know about you, anyways, as soon as we reach Knoxville I'm dropping you off at your brothers, then I'm going to enjoy my weekend. You have my number and I have yours, I will message you when I'm coming to pick you up for the trip back to Nashville, okay?" 

"Okay great," 

"Great." 

About two hours into the drive Kane decides he wanted to stop because he needed to use the bathroom, and I agreed because I needed to stop for some gas, and let's face it yes I needed to use the bathroom too. 

"Alright, this looks like a great stopping point, even though we have forty-five minutes left" I said pulling into a gas station, parking at a gas pump. 

"I'll pump the gas and pay as well, once I use the facilities first," Kane replied, getting out of the car and speed walking into the gas station. I chuckled at the stranger I met just barely twenty-four hours ago. Somehow I got a good vibe from this guy, so out of the kindness of my heart, I decided to let him tag along, just so he could see his little brother in college because their parents went through a divorce and it was hard on him.

However, for all I know he could be lying and this could be some tactic for him to kill me, or lure me into bed with him, or even worse; Get me to fall in love with him just so I could find out something bad about him, and my heart be terribly broken into a million pieces. I merely doubt that though, that's just a stupid paranoia past. 

My first love did something of the sorts to me, but we won't discuss that; Ever. I don't speak of him. He was a Grade A Douche and no words could ever describe the scum he was on this planet. I made my way into the gas station, towards the women's bathroom to do my business, when Kane exited the bathroom. 

"I'll meet you out there," He said eagerly exiting. Wow, that was fast. I quickly washed my hands with soap and warm water after doing my business, then dried them off. I grabbed a bag of chips, paid for them and made my way back to my car where Kane was already sitting in the passenger seat hanging out, waiting for me. 

I returned to my warm driver seat in my car, with my newly bought bag of chips, and filled gas tank. I turned the key, allowing the cars engine to rev to life, the purr sounding lovely. I put my car in drive, and pulled away from the gas station, and quickly returned to the highway on my journey back home, the sooner I got my new friend to his brother, the sooner I got to my arrangements as well. 

About forty-five minutes later we hit the city limits of Knoxville, the Sign welcoming us, and the beautiful buildings of my precious home flashing before my eyes, making a huge smile appear on my face from ear to ear.