Too much schoool work and stress :(

Ill try to post as often as I can though :)

It was so grueling for Max to sit inside a truck for two hours, watching nothing but the Oregon landscape pass by. Every now and then the two girls would get out the truck and stop to stretch, or to stop at a rest stop. They've been traveling north, into Washington. Maybe there they would be able to run away, and start a new life. Or maybe they would travel east, exploring the great frontiers of Montana or Idaho.

This was all new to Chloe, who wasn't a world traveler, or even a country traveler. She had never been outside Oregon, only ever traveling as north as Portland. She never really told Max, who, herself have traveled to Seattle, New York City, and heck even to Texas. Besides, Chloe wasn't the traveling type. She always told herself that she wanted to run away, not sightsee. At least that was her mentality with Rachel, not Max. With Max, she learned to appreciate the small things in life, like strolling around in nature, like movies, like vintage cameras, or even posing for your cute geek girlfriend to take a picture of you eating a massive hamburger. But she liked this change in pace, never always worried about her family life or about Rachel. Sure, Chloe was still torn about what happened to Rachel, but Max filled that void that she left.

They arrived at a rest stop that housed a small family owned restaurant and a run-down gas shop, adjacent to a nature trail. This trail led into a small coniferous forest, and was much more scenic than the ones back in Arcadia Bay, which meant more birds, flora, and wildlife. This was good for Max, who recently rediscovered her passion for photography. She would beg her blue haired girlfriend to stop every now and then so she could snap a picture of an old fashioned red brick house, or a small creek filled with shiny rocks. Chloe didn't mind though, after all, she loved to see Max happy.

The sun was setting at this time, and a beautiful orange glow filled the sky. The temperature was also getting frigid and the winds picked up, shaking the pine trees, and blowing pine needles everywhere. Chloe was trailing behind Max, who was running up to dead stumps and clusters of whatever flowers are left at this time of year.

Max sat down on a rock, motioning Chloe to sit by her, smiling up at her with her cute freckled face.

"Come on Chloe, check out these photos."

"Alright Caufield, but I don't think you want my opinion. I'm not exactly artistically gifted," Chloe remarked.

Chloe walked up to Max, and hugged her from behind, wrapping her arms over her shoulders and draping down her chest. "But… I did choose you, so you can say I have an eye for beauty."

Max blushed, and turned her head around to look at her girlfriend. Chloe planted a kiss on her lips, which made Max's face even more red.

"Thanks Chloe, but that is the worst pickup line ever."

"Shut up you know you love me, Supermax."

"Of course I do," Max smiled.

Max wasn't normally as cheerful as this, at least not during last week, or even the days following it. It was obvious that she was ecstatic over her new relationship with Chloe, but even deeper down, she wanted to be even more than just girlfriends.

Max took out her diary from her small passenger bag and laid out her photos. She asked Chloe for advice on what to put in her diary, but eventually they both came to a consensus that they needed to take a picture of something more spectacular.

Just as they said this, they noticed a large elk through some bushes.

"Chloe, look! This is my chance," she motioned to the elk.

"Ok Max, but be careful."

"I know Chloe, I don't want to abuse my rewind any more than I have to."

Chloe was still armed with Nathan's gun, so if shit hit the fan, she could drop the elk. But she never really killed an animal before, and didn't plan to anytime soon.

The two girls inches closer to the elk, and then Max snapped a picture of it. She shook the polaroid a little to let it develop.

"Wow Chlo, check this out."

Chloe leaned over to check out the picture, which perfectly captured the image of the elk and it's two feet long antlers. "Nice photo."

"Thanks Chloe."

"So now that you got your picture, what do you wanna do?"

"Let's just chill out here for a second. Come on, the sky is getting dark and the stars will be out soon."

Max grabbed Chloe's hand and led her to a small hill of brownish green grass. They laid down on the slight incline and looked up at the sky.

"Isn't this better than looking at a hotel ceiling?" Chloe asked.

"You can say that again"

Chloe turned over to Max, and put her legs around her.

Max turned and looked at Chloe as well. "Come on Chloe you gotta do more than that, I'm getting cold," she joked.

"Ok Caufield," she said as she pulled Max into her arms, lifting her and placing her over her own body, and holding her tightly on her chest. This elicited a small shriek from Max, which made Chloe laugh a little.

Max closed her eyes and just laid on top of her girlfriend, feeling her soft chest breathe and oscillate.

Chloe loved Max's warm body on top of her, a sharp contrast to the chilly breeze that was in the air. She ran her hand through Max's hair, eliciting more giggles from Max.

"Maybe I need to cut my hair short so you won't have anything to play with, Chloe," she teased.

"No can do, Maxipad. I'm never letting you go from my grasp. Besides you look cute in your hair," she replied.

Chloe proceeded to bring her hands to Max's ribs and tickled her, causing the young girl to squirm around on top of Chloe, giggling her ass off.

"Stop it Chloe, it tickles," she squealed, as Chloe continued to stroke her.

"Ok Max, but I'm still not letting you go."

Max pulled her head up a little and looked at Chloe, pressing her lips down on the bluenette. This surprised Chloe, since she was always the one instigating the kisses. Regardless, she squeezed her arms around Max, returning the passionate kiss, and bringing her tongue into Max's slightly opened mouth, causing the girl's mouth to grow even wider in shock, allowing her tongue to penetrate deeper into Max's geek-flavored mouth. But this shock quickly died as Max's returned the favor, bringing her tongue into Chloe's mouth, both tongues dancing around the other's.

As the kiss died down, Max slowly pulled her head away from Chloe's, with her mouth still slightly open from shock.

"Ch-chloe… that was.." Max stuttered.

"Hot?" Chloe interrupted. "I know you liked it Max." Chloe smiled up at Max and pecked her nose with a small kiss.

"It was … I never French kissed anyone, and i'm just a little surprised."

"Well i'm glad I was the first one to tame your virgin mouth," Chloe said triumphantly.

This caused Max to blush. But of course, she loved Chloe for her carefree attitude, which included her wit.

Chloe grabbed Max's hands, and the two girls continued to lay in the dirt and grass, gazing up at the newly-birthed stars in the sky. Chloe never thought she would enjoy looking up at the sky at balls of fire millions of lightyears away, but having a girlfriend can change you. Especially if you have a cute girlfriend who was into these kinds of thigs.

"The stars are so beautiful Chloe…"

"You are too Max."

Max smiled, "Thanks Chlo."

But before Chloe could respond, the wind picked up and blew through the forest, ruffling the hair of the girls and scattering dead leaves all over the two, before eliciting laughter from them both. They got up, and patted the dead leaves off of themselves, before heading back to the truck. As they approached the rusty vehicle, Chloe stopped Max.

"What is it Chloe?"

"Max. I just want to say… I want to be with you until forever ends." She reached inside her leather jacket, and pulled out a small black box.

"Chloe…"

She opened up the box and imbedded within the two cushioned pieces was a small golden ring with a diamond in it. It was Joyce's ring, a gift for Chloe when she would get married. But Chloe never thought she would ever use it. She always kept it in her drawer, telling herself that she'd pawn it off one day. But she never did.

Chloe kneeled down and asked, "Max, will you be my partner for life?"

Tears started to form in the brunette's eyes, as she put both her hands in front of her mouth, ecstatic and shocked about what she just heard. She ran over to Chloe, who stood up to catch Max in her arms. Tears rolled down Max's eyes. Tears of joy.

"Yes Chloe, I love you."

"I love you too Max."