A/N So it's longer than the last one and this will be multiple chapters unlike some of my other ones but I'm not sure how long it will be. Enjoy it while it lasts, I guess. Be sure to tell me what you think of it, really any criticism/comments are welcome.
Fiona lifted her head slowly glancing at her watch to see that it was 10AM. She slowly came to realization that she was going on a road trip and she assumed that Imogen had been driving since 5AM which was the time they left Fiona's loft. Fiona looked around the car and saw Imogen driving while eating a chocolate covered donut with sprinkles.
"G'morning," Imogen said cheerily when she saw that Fiona was awake.
"Morning," Fiona said quietly.
"Want a donut or a muffin?" Imogen said pointing at the brown bag that appeared to be filled to the top with it.
"I guess," Fiona said reaching for one quickly as she realized how hungry she was.
"I got you some coffee too," Imogen said glancing at the 2 cups of coffee sitting in the cup holders.
"When'd you get all this?" Fiona asked before picking up the coffee and taking a sip.
"A couple minutes ago. I did say I was going to wake you for breakfast but you looked so peaceful so I just ran into a cafe real quick and got a bunch of stuff," Imogen said while keeping her eyes on the road.
Fiona just nodded her head simply and continued to sip her, surprisingly really good, coffee in between taking small bites of a chocolate muffin.
Once Fiona finished her muffin she realized that she didn't know where they were going so she decided to ask again, "Where are we going, Im?"
"I don't know," Imogen said honestly," Wherever we want to go."
"You didn't really think this through, did you?" Fiona asked looking at Imogen.
"No, it was just a spontaneous kind of thing," Imogen admitted, "You didn't seem to care earlier."
"That's because it was 5AM and I wasn't thinking straight." Fiona said starting to get a bit frustrated.
"What? So you regret coming now?" Imogen said with slight anger in her voice.
"It's not that. I'm sorry, I'm just not used to things being so spontaneous, and I don't know," Fiona said trailing off.
Imogen sighed audibly and decided to leave it at that and continue driving on the highway.
A half hour later Imogen sighed again and then broke the silence, "If it helps we're a little more than halfway to the first place I want to stop and you'll like this one too."
"Where is this first place then?" Fiona asked cautiously.
"The city," Imogen paused glancing at Fiona.
"You mean like New York City?" Fiona asked making sure she was talking about the right place.
"Mhmm," Imogen mumbled while nodding her head slightly.
"I can deal with that," Fiona said relaxing in the seat trying to cover up the fact that she was quite happy with it.
"Well, I only plan on us staying there a day or two before we take off to somewhere else. I hope that's okay with you," Imogen said.
"Its fine," Fiona said honestly, "So long as I'm with you."
Imogen simply smiled at her in return and then changed the radio station.
"Imogen, please tell me there's a rest spot or something coming up soon," Fiona pleaded.
"Um, there's one coming up in about 20 miles if you can wait," Imogen said after reading a sign.
Fiona didn't respond but instead she tried to relax and was hoping that they would get there faster but it didn't seem to be working.
"If it helps at all," Imogen said a couple minutes later glancing at Fiona, "you're not the only one who has to go to the bathroom; you're just the only one complaining about it."
Fiona could tell that Imogen thought it was funny that for once Fiona was the one complaining about something and being impatient but she wouldn't let her get the satisfaction. Fiona tried her best to sit there and not complain but it was a bit too difficult for her.
"Tell me we're at least halfway to the rest stop," Fiona pleaded.
"Actually, we're at the rest stop," Imogen said stopping the car and getting out a second later.
Imogen watched as Fiona practically raced to the bathroom only to find out there was a long line and that she would have to wait.
Eventually both girls had gotten the opportunity to go to the bathroom and were now sitting in a small food court/waiting room resting before having to get back on the road to drive the remaining 3 or 4 hours.
"Well, we better get going," Imogen said finishing off her drink and getting up from her chair.
Fiona silently followed her out the door and started trailing behind her as they approached the car.
Eventually they both got back in the car and were back on the road. Fiona started to notice that things were oddly quite between the two of them and she realized how unusual that is considering you usually couldn't get Imogen to stop talking.
"Im, is something wrong?" Fiona asked looking over at Imogen.
"No," Imogen said simply without taking her eyes off the road.
Fiona could tell right away that Imogen was lying and that something was definitely wrong but she couldn't even try to figure out what it was.
"Alright, just tell me when you're ready," Fiona said still looking at Imogen.
Imogen sighed and mumbled, "Okay."
The rest of the 3 almost 4 hour trip went by in almost complete silence and Fiona began to get worried. She chose not to say anything else because she knew that when Imogen was ready to tell her then she would and that it was better not to push.
Fiona picked a random hotel to stay at since neither of them wanted to look around too much for a decent place to stay the night. The room itself was rather nice and the bed was huge so Fiona was satisfied with it.
"So Immy what do you want to do now that we're in the city?" Fiona asked.
"Sleep," Imogen said in reply as she plopped down onto the bed.
"It's only 3, why would you want to sleep now?" Fiona asked not really thinking about why.
"Maybe because I've been up since 4AM or maybe it's because I've been driving for the past 9 hours with barely any breaks," Imogen said getting frustrated.
Fiona walked over to where Imogen was and laid down next to her putting an arm around her, "I'm sorry, Im. That was a stupid question, I wasn't really thinking."
Imogen didn't respond she just stayed there staring out the window.
"Sweetie, what's wrong?" Fiona asked when she noticed Imogen had started to cry.
"Everything," Imogen said, "everything just went downhill. I needed to get away and I'd wanted to go on a road trip for a long time so I figured now was a good time."
"What do you mean by everything?" Fiona asked concerned.
"For starters, my dad has gotten worse so now I have to live with my mom full time and I'm not ready for that. Then our break ends in almost 2 weeks and soon we're gonna be graduating and I don't know. I'm scared," Imogen paused and looked towards Fiona before continuing," W-what's gonna happen to us after we graduate and everything? It's gonna be different and I don't know-difficult. It's all so unpredictable," Imogen said looking away again.
"Imogen, look at me," Fiona said waiting for Imogen to do so before continuing, "If you're afraid I'm going to leave you, I can assure you that I will never, ever leave you no matter what." Fiona stopped and put her hands on Imogens' cheek brushing away her tears before continuing, "I love you, Imogen. If you really want to, you know you're always welcome to stay at my place instead of you having to stay at your mom's all the time."
Imogen looked at her girlfriend worriedly and said, "But what about college and-"
"We'll figure it out when we get there. There's no need to worry about it now. I know we'll find a way to make it work," Fiona said interrupting her.
Imogen simply agreed that she shouldn't worry about it now while burying her head in Fiona's shoulder hugging her closely.
"I love you, too Fiona," Imogen mumbled into her shoulder breaking the silence.
Fiona kissed the top of her head in response and held her tightly. Fiona noticed a couple minutes later that Imogen had fallen asleep so she just stayed there holding Imogen while watching her sleep peacefully.
