They had been driving for three days now. Three long and drawn out days with five of them packed into the maroon jeep. They'd switched vehicles twice now; feeling terrible about stealing from others, but it had become necessary to save their lives. At the moment Elizabeth and Rachel were quietly talking in the back seat while Olivia was passed out in the front passenger seat with her niece also asleep atop of her. Together they made quite a cute pair and Peter felt parts of him melt that he didn't even know existed until now. He'd never even let the idea of marriage and kids cross his mind with his nomadic life, but if it was as beautiful as this woman beside him and a little girl maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all. The very thought made his palms sweat and his head spin.
Marriage.
Kids.
Peter's mouth went dry and his heart raced. He'd only known Olivia a week and a half now and he'd just used her name with those other two foreign names in the same sentence. Shaking his head he forced his mind back to their plan. He needed to stay focused on their plan. They were taking back roads and a very roundabout way to Florida, where they would purchase a place for his mother and Olivia's sister and niece to live in. Once there they would also buy fake ID's and paperwork to solidify new identities. Then he and Olivia would continue on to New Mexico for starters. Neither had spoken much about what they would do once there, but they had a direction and an objective.
"Peter, I'm hungry…" Ella mumbled sleepily from her Aunt's lap who still slept on. Peter glanced at the time and nodded. It had been five hours since they had stopped for anything other than gas, bathroom breaks, or water.
"Sure thing, El," Peter gave her a reassuring smile. The kid had been a real trooper throughout all this and after having gotten to know her aunt, he had a feeling it had something to do with the Dunham genes.
Peter drove on to the next exit and then pulled into a diner type joint that no doubt had some American classics. Ella's wiggling to escape the confines of the car finally woke her aunt up and she blinked past the sunlight.
"Where are we?" She asked huskily.
"Dinner," Peter answered. "Ella is hungry and I think we could all use a little break.
"K," Olivia went along with the plan quickly. "I'll drive this next shift."
"You could get some sleep," Peter started but Olivia gave him a wry grin that said it so wasn't happening.
"Thanks, but you need to rest too," Olivia said, taking his hand in hers briefly.
He grudgingly nodded but couldn't help but smile at her.
"Are you two going to stop giving each other lovey-dovey looks so we can eat?" Rachel asked with a raised brow from the back seat. Olivia and Peter both blushed and quickly climbed out of the vehicle.
They took seats in a booth and Peter added a chair at the end of the table for himself. The waitress made it to their table after five minutes and she only seemed to have eyes for Peter much to Olivia's frustration. After taking their orders she was certain that no one but Peter would get the correct food since all she had done was make googely eyes at Peter and what made it worse was that he openly flirted back with charming smiles and chuckles that sent the young woman tittering away. It seemed Olivia's day wasn't meant to be a good one she silently bemoaned as she stared out the window, completely ignoring Peter. When their food arrived, Olivia did her best to ignore their flirting and when the waitress slipped Peter her number on the back of the receipt and just focused on her food and not choking on it. When she'd finally finished she excused herself from the table.
"I'm going to go get some fresh air," she mumbled to no one in particular.
"Hey – no one should be going anywhere alone," Peter said, giving her concerned eyes that only served to fuel her bad temper.
"I'm a big girl, Peter, I can take care of myself," and she left on that note.
When the warm breeze hit her, Olivia took a deep breath before continuing on, just walking to a nearby tree that was the only landmark for a few miles around. Olivia found herself tempted to climb up into the tree, but she didn't want to worry anyone if they came out and noticed her missing, so she resigned herself to leaning her back against the tree and staring out at the beautiful scenery nature was offering her. Her thoughts wandered to Charlie and she wondered if he was okay and alive. He had been shot in the leg, but who knew if after she had blacked out if they had killed him. Olivia vowed to purchase a disposable cell phone in the next day or two and give him a call to check on him. If he was alive then he could feed them information on Big Eddie and maybe there was a chance she wouldn't have to live the rest of her life on the run.
"I hadn't pegged you for the jealous type."
Olivia jolted from her place by the tree and whirled to see a smug looking Peter and she scowled at him. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Aw come on sweetheart," Peter cajoled.
"Don't call me that," Olivia frowned at him before deciding that ignoring him would be best.
Peter moved so that he was standing in front of her and she could no longer ignore him. She was about to snap at him again when she felt hot and soft lips pressing against her own and stealing her breath away. Olivia half stumbled into him and clung to his shirt as she returned the kiss with just as much fervor. When his tongue darted past her lips to taste hers a soft whimper escaped her lips and she felt Peter's hands squeeze her hips to an almost bruising level. Just when she thought she had died and gone to heaven, his lips moved from hers and began to trail a hot and moist path along her jaw line and then down her throat. Olivia's hips jerked into his as tiny stars danced at the edge of her vision. Never before had she been so far gone in lust after just a kiss.
"Peter…" she murmured huskily as she melted into his body. She gasped when he gently sucked at her pulse point before pulling away and staring into her half lidded eyes.
"How could you think I'd look anywhere else when I have someone like you?" Peter asked quietly.
"I don't exactly have a claim on you or anything, Peter," Olivia said, her voice holding the sadness her face refused to show. "You're welcome to chase after other women."
Peter gave her a very serious look before settling his hands on her waist and pulling her close. "And do you want me to?"
Olivia bit her lower lip and frowned at him. Of course she didn't. She wanted him all to herself. She wanted him to consume her like no other man has done before. But she couldn't tell him that. After all, she was Olivia Dunham, keep all the cards to herself unless she absolutely had to reveal one.
"Livia… I want you and only you," Peter said, voice deep and soft. "But if you don't want me you should speak up now –"
Olivia never gave him a chance to continue as she went on tip toe to kiss him; ending any doubt he had in his mind that she didn't want him. Her hands went to his back pockets where she slipped them past the fabric and pulled his body flush with hers and gripped his ass. Peter groaned into her mouth as his growing erection hardened between their bodies. When they pulled away gasping for air, they were both grinning stupidly.
"Of course I want you," Olivia smiled.
"Good," Peter gave her a sweet and lingering kiss that left her wanting more. "We should probably get going."
Olivia gave him pleading pout that made him chuckle.
"You know I miss sharing the bed with you," Peter said in all seriousness.
"I do too," Olivia bit her lower lip again.
"I think they're waiting for us though," Peter commented as he looked over her shoulder.
She turned to see Elizabeth, Rachel, and Ella all waiting by the car trying not to look like they're waiting.
"I guess we'd better get going then," Olivia chuckled.
"We should be there in a couple day tops," Peter commented.
"Let's get our families to safety."
A/N: I am soooooo sorry this took so long to update! Would you believe it slipped my mind? Reviews help me remember though or in this case a nice PM reminder from wjobsessed.
