Summary: She runs away from what she knows and meets someone who will change her life. But will Kevin discover the secrets that Lucy hides from him? She tries to start over, because all she ever wanted was taken away from her.
She felt like she had been driving for months, when she knew it had only been days. Just a little further, she would tell herself when the urge to pullover and sleep took over her. She kept her eyes on the road as she drove the endless pavement in front of her.
She passed a motel and pinched herself when she imagined the bed that would take away hours of driving.
No, she thought again, it wouldn't be safe.
Just another hour or so, she reminded herself and focused. She needed to get to the city; it was the only place where she'd be safe. He wouldn't find her there, couldn't find her there. Too many people, too much going on.
The thought of him made her shudder; she swore that she'd never go back there. Not where he was.
Lucy sighed and brushed back the long blond strand of hair that escaped the loose pony tail that she had tied her hair up in days before. She looked down at the clothes that she had been sitting in for the three days that she had been on the road and wrinkled her nose. She needed a shower, a nice hot bubble bath would do but she wasn't getting her hopes up. Once she was in the city she would find somewhere to stay, a cheap motel maybe, just to get a nights sleep and shower. Then she would spend tomorrow searching for apartments, nothing fancy, a small room would be perfect for her.
She also needed a job; anything would do, as long at it paid the rent and kept her away from going back.
An hour and a half later she exited the highway and drove into the city. New York would always amaze her, bustling cars, crowded sidewalks, street vendors and sky scrapers. She loved New York. She had been once as a kid and had liked it so much that she came back after college. But she didn't stay long that time, only a day or two, she had to rush home when she heard about the accident.
Her eyes brimmed with tears as she thought about it. She had been shopping in Time Square on this particular hot summer day and when she got back to the hotel she had an urgent message to call her father. She now regretted the call, it changed her life and somewhere after the accident she had lost hope. Her mother, Ruthie, Simon and the twins had all taken a drive heading towards the beach. California was hot and school was out for the summer. The car had lost control and headed straight into a semi truck, her mom and Simon had been thrown from the car and were found a few yards away. They were all killed instantly.
Lucy shrugged off the thought; she wasn't going to dwell now. Instead she looked up at the buildings hoping that she could find a cheap hotel or motel. She sighed with relief when she spotted a hotel 8 on a side street near Time Square. She pulled her silver jetta over and got out.
After checking with the front desk she got an available room and lugged her suit case up the stairs to her room. She opened the door and couldn't stop the smile that appeared when she saw the bed.
"Thank god," she muttered and dropped her stuff on the ground. She lay back on the bed and after seconds of closing hers, she was asleep.