Spencer shifted her tired eyes to the view outside the van window; no one spoke, the quietness taking its toll on her clouded mind. The drenched pajamas clung to her body making her shiver, she felt like an ice cube with the wind circling her from the front window that was cracked open a bit but she couldn't find the strength to tell them to shut it.

The sky drenched in orange, red and blues as the sun rose from behind the trees, the long road they were on stretched on for ever as more and more trees started surrounding them. Hardly any cars passed by as it was still early, barely five o' clock in the morning as the world was waking to the sun casting its warm light upon the earth only Spencer didn't feel warm, or safe.

Raife pulled into a gas station, parking near one of the pumps. There was only one other car parked in the lot, its occupant in the small store purchasing god knows what for their trip.

"You have to go to the bathroom?" Arthur asked his daughter, shifting in the passenger seat to stare at her. It had been three years since he was able to see her in more than just a picture, all he wanted to do was hold her and tell her how sorry he was for how things went down and why he never wrote. Now that she was with him he was never going to let her go.

Spencer nodded, the wet clothes making her bladder swell, she moved a little placing Ashley's head on the window instead of her shoulder. Stepping out she smelled coffee and gas, her stomach growled indicating she was hungry, following her father into the store. The store clerk, a woman around forty two eyed her suspiciously, as her clothes were soaking wet, Arthur grabbed her hand, "Fell out of the fishing boat..." he chuckled.

The old lady smiled and nodded, apparently it was normal for a teenage girl and man to wonder in so early while the girl was damp, shrugging her shoulders she headed to the bathroom, inside the light flickered on dowsing it in a strong illumination that blinded her for a second. Swallowing she quickly went to the bathroom than washed her hands, Arthur was waiting outside the door for her, "All done?" she nodded, "Okay my turn," he patted her shoulder silently telling her to go wait in the van.

Walking back she saw that Raife and Ashley were talking, a smile played on her lips when she saw her girlfriend awake, "Hey!" Ashley quickly wrapped her in a hug than pulled back checking her out, "Are you okay? I mean you're not hurt right?"

"I'm fine Ash,"

"So she does speak," Raife laughed, now that the van had stopped, the group staying still in a deserted parking lot, not running from what ever it was they were running from, they had time to think and reflect on what happened, so Spencer collapsed into her Uncle's arms, hugging him tight.

Ashley groaned as she woke up, her head placed nicely on the cool window, head throbbing as she tried to put the pieces together, "Spence?" she called out rubbing her temples.

"She's inside with Arthur," the voice spoke in thru the window. Jumping she saw her father standing outside the drivers door.

Fumbling with the handle she rushed out of the van, "What is going on your suppose to be dead?"

"Keep your voice down," he hushed her making sure the lady at the counter didn't glance out to see what was going on, "We'll explain later just...I'm sorry for making you think I was dead."

"Like I can...no that...two years and you say sorry," Ashley shook her head no feeling what Spencer must have felt when she found out after two years thinking he was alive.

"I know it's not much but once we tell you what's going on maybe you'll understand..."

"We?"

"Arthur and I..."

"Wait Uncle Arthur is here?" she turned around searching the parking lot.

"Yes he is, but don't I get a hug?" Ashley turned back with a huge smile before rushing into her fathers arms.

"I missed you so much," she whispered into his chest while he rocked her slightly.

"You don't know how many times I wished I could see you, my little rebel," he chuckled as she pulled away, "Still getting all the boys?"

Ashley felt the blush rise in her cheeks, "Actually girls..." she said for the first time in her life, admitting it to someone in her family beside Kyla, her mom found out, her mom told the new step dad and RJ found out when he threatened her girlfriend, but Kyla and now Raife were the first people she told her self besides Spencer.

"So how is the girlfriend?" Her head shot up in confusion, he just nodded behind her.

She turned to see Spencer walking toward them, also in her soaked pajamas, "Hey..." she wrapped her arms around the taller girl wanting to make sure she was really there, "You okay? I mean you're not hurt right?"

"I'm fine Ash,"

"So she does speak," Raife laughed having Spencer fall into his arms, hugging him tightly, "Can't breathe Spence,"

"Sorry," she replied stepping back.

"Its fine, I'm just so happy to see you girls again,"

"What's going on dad?" Ashley tightened her grip on Spencer's hand.

"There is a lot to talk about," Raife glanced over to see Arthur paying for some jackets, "When we get to where we're going I promise everything will be explained."

"Ready?" Arthur asked, "Here girls put these on over your clothes, we'll get you into something dry as soon as we can."

Spencer sneezed and wiped her nose, "Did you sleep Spence?" Ashley asked, the girl shook her head, "Than its night time for you..." she smiled as the two girls climbed back into the van, the warm jackets on trying to heat their cold flesh.

Arthur and Raife took a second to glance at each other, worried that one or both of the girls could become sick in this predicament and they needed the girls in top shape for what was to come, the two got in and started the engine back up taking off yet again.

TBC.