Thanks for reading the first chapter! A special thanks goes out to Kohana Moon and im.

Im: in response to your review; at first I did rush into it really quickly and about 1500 words in I realized that was a major problem so I erased ALL OF IT and started over. I'm much more satisfied with how it's going now (: Thanks for reviewing!

I waited for him to answer the question I had just asked. I watched as he clenched and unclenched his jaw while deciding on what to tell me, if he would even answer the question. Finally he let out a sigh and answered the question.

"Ask a different question, any question." He said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Okay that's the question. I can't answer that first question because I just don't know how to word it." He said.

"Yeah, right. Try another pathetic excuse." I snap.

"I'm being serious. I promise and you know I am a man of my word." He said looking at me.

"I think you can answer it, you just don't want to." I said challenging him.

"You want to know what I think, Lisa? I think you should shut up before I get fucking mad." He said raising his voice.

"Then just answer the goddamn question." I say.

"This discussion is over."

"Not until you answer it." I snap.

"Shut up, Lisa!" He yells as he glares at me. I cross my arms over my chest and look out the window watching the world fly by. A few hours later at five my stomach begins to growl.

"Are we going to eat ever again?" I ask breaking the silence.

"If you don't try anything to raise suspicion then we can stop at a diner in the next town." He replies quietly.

"I won't try anything. I promise." I tell him. He looks at me and nods his head taking the next exit off of the free way to a small town called Dover Park. We finally reach a small quaint diner, called Pete's Eats, right on the edge of the town. Jackson pulls into the parking lot and parked the car. He cut the engine and looked at me.

"Remember no funny tricks, Leese." He said before getting out. I followed him into the diner. We were instantly greeted by a young blonde girl who bounced from table to table taking orders for the many customers in the diner. Her hair was pulled up in a high ponytail and she had on come deep coral lipstick and black eyeliner revealing that she couldn't be any older than twenty.

"Hi, y'all. Welcome to Pete's. My name is Kara and I will be your server today. Just two?" she asked. Jackson nodded and she smiled at us as she grabbed two menus and led us to a table in the back at the windows.

"What can I get you to drink?" she asked fishing her pen and pad out from her apron.

"I'll take a coffee with cream." Jackson said and then looked at me.

"I'll have the same but with a little bit of milk in it." I order giving a small smile to her.

"All right. I will be right back with those for you guys." She said turning away. The diner was a little louder than it probably usually was with people talking having their dinners instead of cooking it themselves. Jackson's cell phone started to ring.

"I have to take this. Can I trust you to behave?" he asked getting up. I nodded my head and watched him exit the diner and step outside to take the call.

"Here's your coffees. Are you alright hun?" the girl asked.

"Yes, what would give you the idea that I'm not?" I asked her starting to panic a little.

"Well, not to accuse your friend or anything, but you seem scared." She said putting Jackson's cup down.

"Oh, no I'm fine. Just worried about my dad." I said not completely lying.

"Why is that?" she asked.

"He worries about me and starts to go bazaar." I said truthfully.

"Why would he worry?" she asked trying to pry the truth out of me.

"Oh, you know just that I'm traveling across the country with my fiancée and he just worries that we could wreck or get sick." I lied.

"Oh! When's the wedding?" she asked sitting down.

"Um, we are thinking November the 12th. He wants fall but I want winter so we are compromising."

"Oh how cute! Well you picked a good looking husband. " she gushed. She quickly looked up and saw Jackson re entering and got up beaming.

"Congratulations you two!" she squealed dancing away.

"What the hell was that?" he hissed.

"She was becoming suspicious as to why I looked sad and worried." I replied.

"And what did you tell her?"

"That I was just worrying about my dad. By the way we are engaged and set to marry on November 12th." I said quickly.

"Why?" he said nearly choking on his hot coffee.

"She got pushy with answers so I said that you and I were engaged and traveling across the country and that's why I was worried about my dad for worrying about me." I replied just as she reappeared.

"Know what you want to eat?" she asked still smiling like a fool.

"I think I will have your #3 with scrambled eggs and bacon." Jackson said before taking my hand and rubbing his thumb over it soothingly.

"What do you want honey?" he asked smiling.

"I think I will do your #1 with scrambled eggs." I replied smiling back up at her.

"Comin' up." She said before turning away.

"Can you take your hand off of mine already?" I hiss.

"You do realize that Miss Sunshine is still watching us, almost like she doesn't believe us." He said looking at Kara from the corner of his eye. I glanced over and saw that she actually was staring at us with almost a suspicious face on.

"Come over here." He whispered.

"Why?" I asked wanting to yank my hand away.

"Currently your picture is on the tv screen and you need to sell yourself, Lisa. But don't look at the tv screen." He said. I nodded my head and got up and moved to the booth that Jackson sat in. He scooted over to make room and let me in. Once I was settled he wrapped his arm around my waist. I could feel the blood rushing to my cheeks but I still moved closer to him.

"Your name is now Chloe and I am Shane. If she asks tell her Chloe." He said under his breath low enough so that only I could hear it. I nodded my response as Kara came back over to us.

"You know, there is a girl that looks just like you who went missin' yesterday from Miami." She said pointing to the tv.

"Me?" I asked looking at the screen. Sure enough my picture was up on the tv and my information floating around.

"Honey, I don't look like her do I?" I asked turning to Jackson.

"No, Chloe. You are much more beautiful." He replied pulling me closer.

"Where are y'all from?" she asked.

"Orlando." Jackson replies.

"What's there?" she asks.

"Well Shane works as a contractor at Disney World and I am a 2nd grade teacher." I lied.

"Disney World? Cool!" she said clearly not buying our cover.

"That's where we met. I was working at Cinderella and he was helping build a new ride and my shoe fell off and he returned it. That's when I knew he was the one." I said looking at him and smiling.

"Well if you wouldn't have let your shoe fall off-"

"then you would have never gave it back to me." I laughed. Kara forced a laugh and then heard the distant ding.

"Oh! I forgot about the food!" she said running off.

"Disney World?" he growled.

"Doesn't matter. She isn't buying it Jackson." I said watching Kara.

"And you know this how?" he asked taking another drink from his cup.

"She's still watching us." I said softly. He growled slightly and then turned to me.

"You really aren't going to like this but just go with it." He said before he put a hand on the side of my neck and gently kissed me. As an instinct I started to pull away but then remember the way too snoopy Kara watching us and I joined in on the fake kiss. He pulled away and brought his forehead down so I rested on mine.

"Not yet, Leese. She is still watching slightly spilling coffee on a guy's newspaper." He said slightly chuckling. Even without looking I pictured her not paying attention and a man getting upset by his ruined paper. I laughed lightly at the mental image as I heard the man raise his voice at her. I pulled away from Jackson and looked at the unhappy customer as he stormed out of the diner. Kara looked back at us and I noticed that Jackson's hand was still resting on my neck lightly stroking it.

"Sorry about that." She said setting two plates down on the table in front of us. I smiled at her and picked up my fork and took a bite out of the fluffy eggs. They were good but mine were still better. After realizing that Kara was still there I looked up at her raising an eyebrow.

"I just needed to ask you a relationship question about me and my boyfriend." She said looking at her feet. I nodded hesitantly.

"Like not in front of your boyfriend, its um, embarrassing." She said looking at Jackson. Jackson tightened his arm around me telling me no. I turned to look at him telling him with my eyes that I would keep with the story. He finally let me go but not before letting out an angry sigh. I got up and followed Kara over to the restrooms feeling Jackson's eyes on my back the entire time.

"What is it?" I ask her as we reach the telephone.

"Are you that Lisa Reisert girl? You, know from the news? It's okay if you're scared he will do anything to you, he won't even know you told me." She said taking my hand.

"No, I have no idea who she is." I lied.

"Really?" she said raising an eyebrow and putting her hands on her hips.

"Yes, my name is Chloe Rivers. I'm engaged to Shane Davis we share an apartment in Orlando. I have three sisters Amanda, Jane, and Lillian. My maid of honor is my best friend Honor and my birthday is June 9, 1987. My parents names are Kraig and Julia Rivers married for 30 years last Monday." I rattled off, praying that she would finally believe me.

"And him?" she asked.

"Shane Davis engaged to me, only child, mom died when he was ten and his dad is a recovered alcoholic. His best man is going to be his best friend Adam. His birthday is February 2nd and his parents names are George and Leslie Davis he lived with his grandma Harriet till he was 19 after his dad was arrested for aggravated battery during a bar fight. Is that good enough?" I ask getting worried.

"You know that much about him?" she asked looking back over at Jackson.

"Yes, we have a very honest and open relationship." I said feeling bad that I was lying to somebody that was trying to help me.

"I'm sorry that I am being so persistent, it just that-"

"I know, you just want to help that girl." I said putting a hand on her shoulder. She nodded her head and I turned back and went back to the table. I quickly finished eating knowing that Jackson would want to leave a.s.a.p. Once I finished I let him know it was okay if we left. We went to go pay for the food but the manager let us know that as a congratulations gift on our 'engagement'. I felt bad about lying but I couldn't show how I truly felt so I pushed the guilt away and smiled then thanked him. We left the diner and got back into the car.

"What did she say?" Jackson asked as he gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckles turned as white as a sheet of paper.

"She asked if I was the girl who went missing." I replied softly.

"And?"

"And I told her no then I rattled off random fake facts about Shane and Chloe. She finally bought our story." I said not looking at him. I still felt guilty about lying to Kara. If I would have told her the truth then maybe I would be on my way home and Jackson on his way to a long life sentence in jail.

"Good. That was close." He said breathing out.

"Good? I just lied to a bunch of innocent people. More importantly I just lied to somebody who was willing to help me get away from you!" I yelled.

"Jesus Christ Lisa." He laughed.

"Why did you come back for my? Huh?" I yelled.

"Fuck, just drop that question." He yelled glaring at me.

"No!"

"I said drop the fucking subject, Lisa!" he yelled as he slammed his fists down on the steering wheel making the car swerve into the other lane with a truck heading our way. Jackson swerved back into our lane and steadied the car.

"Are you insane? Are you trying to fucking kill us?" I screamed as I let go of the "oh shit" bar.

"Then drop the subject!" he said sharply. I looked back out the window thankful that his fists hadn't hit me. But one thing was for sure, I was going to find out why he came back rather than move on with his life.

Tada! Chapter 2, this one was fun to write but now it's time to start on chapter 3! Review and let me know what you think so far!