Chapter Four:
The highway flies by as John stares out the window of Sam's truck. He plays with the cell phone in his hands, thinking. They're heading back into the U.S. from Canada, and John is anxious to get back into the States. He doesn't like being in a different country than Sarah, even if it is still the same continent.
He taps on the dashboard impatiently. Why couldn't he just learn to fly? That would be an extremely useful Legacy, if you ask him.
"Where are we going?" he asks Sam. He should already know the answer, but he forgot. All the places they go to seem to run together.
"Pennsylvania, I think," Sam replies without looking at him. John reviews geography in his head and his eyes widen.
"We're passing through Ohio!"
Sam looks at him sharply, knowing where John is going with that. "You know Six and Eight would never go for that." John groans and looks back out the window.
"I'm going to visit her," he says shortly. "I don't need anyone's permission. I won't hold you guys up. You can go onto Pennsylvania and I'll catch up."
Sam shrugs. "Whatever."
That night, the group of Loriens and Sam stop at a rest stop. John takes a deep breath and speaks up to the others sitting in the bed of Sam's truck.
"When we go through Ohio, I'm visiting Sarah."
Six stares at him. Eight laughs. Sam sighs.
"And how do you figure this?" Six asks.
"I want to see her, and we'll be in that area. I won't stay long, and you don't even have to wait for me. I'll catch up to you in Pennsylvania." His voice sounds a bit pleading. He wants them to know how much this means to him. Eight looks around, not sure what to think. Sam is trying to teach Bernie Kosar how to shake hands. Six shrugs.
"Yeah, I don't see a problem with that," she says with a nod.
John can hardly believe what he heard. He thought it would be much harder to convince Six.
"But we'll wait. You shouldn't be so far away by yourself."
John can't hold back a grin. In about four days he'll be with Sarah. He couldn't wait.