(I can't sleep and I'm in the writing mood, so here we are. I'm thinking about writing a ton of one-shots and making one of those stories where each chapter is a different scenario. Imma do that. Read on and enjoy, leave reviews and stuff. Peace.)

Chloe and I are finally going on that road trip to Portland. We've been on the road for about thirty minutes. Chloe's punk songs are blasting through the radio, and my blue-haired, insanely adorable girlfriend is singing along.

I watch her, the giant grin on her face making me giggle. Perfect picture opportunity, Max, I think to myself as I pull my Polaroid camera out of my bag. Chloe flips the camera off, her smile only growing wider.

I shake the photo and study it for a moment before slipping it into my bag. Another picture for the Max Caulfield Memorial Wall.

"Dude." Chloe randomly blurts out, looking over at me with wide eyes. "When we get there can we pretty please go to the aquarium? I will totally love you forever if you take me there."

I smile softly, taking one of Chloe's hands. "Yes, Che. We can go to the aquarium. And you already totally love me forever, you dork."

"I know that I do. Nerd."

"Punk."

"Hippie."

"Stoner."

"Totally fucking hot."

"Awww, thanks. You're pretty damn hot yourself." I giggle, playing with her long, slender fingers.

Chloe pulls into a gas station, stopping the engine. "Hey, Maxaroni, let's go stock up on snacks n' shit."

We step out of the Death Trap, which is the nickname that I've given Chloe's old truck. Chloe holds the gas station door open for me, bowing deeply. "After you, m'lady."

I walk in, rolling my eyes. "For cereal, you are such a giant dork."

Chloe grins her famous shit-eating grin. "I know I am. But that is exactly why you love me. You can't keep your hands off of the dorky punk girl in front of you, Caulfield."

"True and even truer, Che. C'mon, let's go get snacks." Chloe grabs my hand and drags me through the store, grabbing, pardon my French, a holy fuck-ton of snacks.

"Geeze, Chlo. All of this stuff could last us a million road trips, let alone one. To Portland. This is like, half of the store."

Chloe rolls her eyes as we walk up to the cashier. She dumps the stuff on the counter, making the man sigh softly. "You obviously haven't been on enough road trips with me. I need half of the store."

"Sure you do." I poke her side. The cashier, who looks thoroughly unhappy with his job, hands us a few bags and tells us our total. Which is nearly thirty dollars.

I pay him and take the bags, walking outside to the Death Trap with Chloe. "You spent thirty bucks on snacks, Che. I am seriously reconsidering the aquarium trip."

Chloe's eyes widen. "Noo! Max, I will die if we don't go to the aquarium. You know how much I love it." She pouts, getting this pleading look in her eyes that makes me practically melt.

"I was just kidding, baby. Of course we're going." That brightens Chloe up instantly. She grins and leans down slightly to kiss my forehead.

After that we get back into her truck. Chloe drums on the steering wheel, practically bouncing up and down in her seat as we continue on our trip.

True to her word, almost all of the snacks are gone by the time that we roll into Portand. The only things that she didn't devour were the gummy bears she got me, 'cuz they're my favorite. Chloe claims not to like them, but she always steals the orange ones from me. Which is fine, 'cuz orange gummy bears are gross.

We walk around the mall for a while and buy some clothes. Chloe had me try on a bunch of flannel shirts, because apparently I look 'hella goddamn cute' in them. I get some books from Powell's, making my girlfriend listen to me ramble on and on about the books. She smiles and kisses the top of my head.

"My girl, such a complete dork. It's adorable. I could listen to you talk about how a bunch of teenagers want to take over a corrupter government for hours." That makes me giggle.

"Well, good, 'cuz I'll have to listen to you talking about all of the fish at the aquarium for a week straight." I poke her side, which makes her laugh as well.

"You are gonna hear all about those damn fish. When are we going there, by the way?" The bright, happy grin on her face at the thought of the aquarium is honestly the best sight I've ever seen.

"Soon, Che. Don't worry." I just hope that going to the aquarium won't bring up too many bad memories for her. I would hate for this trip to be ruined.

William and Joyce would always take Chloe to the aquarium when they went to Portland. Chloe and William would just wander around, mesmerized by the animals. They took me with them one time, and Chloe dragged me all around to show me all of the different fish and dolphins and other sea creatures.

We walk around for a while more, stopping at a little cafè to get lunch before we head to the aquarium. Chloe barely eats, too busy talking about all of the new exhibits that had been added since the last time she had been here.

When it's finally time to go to the aquarium, Chloe's practically bouncing up and down in her seat with excitement. She speeds there, flipping off a few other drivers, and leaving me to shout apologies out the window.

Chloe pulls into the parking lot, taking up two spaces. She hops out and practically drags me to the ticket booth. She gets the tickets and pays the small entry fee. The excitement even makes her forget to be a snarky asshole.

Wowsers, I should really take Chloe to places like this more often. It's nice to see happy, excited Chloe instead of sad, self-destructive Chloe. This is pretty much the first time I've seen her this excited since I've come back from Seattle. Except for that first time I kissed her and confessed my feelings...

Chloe pulls me through the doors and to the nearest tank. She talks about all of the types of fish and the other animals on display, just like she and William would do together.

I go along with her, listening to her talk and watching in quiet amusement at the bright look on her face.

I wrap my arms around Chloe in a hug, gently kissing her cheek. Chloe's smile widens as she hugs me back. "I'm so glad that you're happy, Chloe. It's nice to see you like this again."

"Max, being here is only part of it. It would completely suck if I were here alone, but I'm here with you. And honestly, being with you is better than being here. I would go anywhere with you, Max." She quietly confesses. "I love you. I love you more than anything."

I lean up and kiss my girlfriend's soft lips, not caring about who's watching. All that matters right now is that I'm here with Chloe, and she's happy.

"I love you too."


(Yay, sweet Pricefield fluff. Anyway, thanks to anyone that reads this. If you liked it, please leave a review. It means a lot! Thanks again for reading.)