"Good morning Fiona. How did you sleep?" Mrs. Davis asked looking up as she made breakfast.
"Not that good. I was afraid I was gonna hurt Roger if I rolled over and hit him." she said looking over at her.
"I'm so sorry. If you want to go lay down in the guest room, you're more than welcome to." she smiled looking over at her.
"Nah, it's OK. I have a hard time sleeping without Roger next to me anyway. He makes me feel safe, you know?" she said looking over at her.
"OK sweetie. But the offer is open if you need it." she smiled pouring her some coffee.
"Thank you." she smiled taking the coffee.
"So, tell me how you and Roger started dating." she smiled looking over at her.
"I had been stuck in the loft for almost a month and I was nagging Roger to let me go outside. At first, to shut me up he took my hand and dragged me to the roof and told me that we were outside." she laughed looking over at her.
"Yeah, that's Roger." Mrs. Davis laughed looking over at her.
"Then I was nagging more so he took me to the park. One of my ex's guys saw us and we out ran him. I wanted to leave that day, but Roger asked me not to. When I kept packing, he told me he had feelings for me. I had feelings for him too. We started dating that day." she smiled looking over at her.
"That was the greatest day of my life." Roger smiled from the doorway holding his stomach.
"Good morning sleepy head. How did you sleep?" Mrs. Davis asked smiling up at him.
"Great. I had my girl next to me. What more could a guy need?" he smiled walking over to Fiona to kiss her head.
"Do you want breakfast sweetie?" Mrs. Davis asked looking over at him.
"Yeah. Thanks mom." he smiled sitting down next to her.
"Did you know, Roger can cook now?" Fiona smiled looking up at Mrs. Davis.
"You're kidding? More than ramen soup?" she laughed looking over at her.
"Ramen soup is not allowed in the loft anymore." Fiona laughed looking over at Roger.
"Yeah, my girl is teaching me how to cook." he smiled taking Fiona's hand.
"He cooks for me all by himself now." Fiona laughed looking up at Mrs. Davis.
"I'm really good at breaded chicken cutlet with roasted red peppers." Roger laughed cautiously.
"It's the first meal we ever cooked for each other." Fiona smiled looking over at her.
"That is so sweet. I'm glad the boys have you to take care of them. Otherwise, who knows." Mrs. Davis laughed looking over at her.
"Yeah, who knows what poor Mark and Collins are gonna do with us on the lamb." Roger laughed looking over at Fiona.
"I better not come home to ramen soups piled in the cabinet." she laughed looking up at him.
"Nah, I'm pretty sure they're scared to death of bringing ramen into the loft. They probably think you have a hidden camera set up somewhere to make sure they don't." Roger laughed at her.
"Yeah, I have kind of put the fear of God into them when it comes to that, huh?" she asked laughing at him.
"Yeah, you have." he smiled taking her hand and lifting it to his lips to kiss.
"So what are you kids planning on doing today?" Mrs. Davis asked looking over at them as she cooked breakfast.
"Well Roger is gonna rest and I'm gonna call Collins and see if the cops have picked Jake and his guys up yet." Fiona said looking up at her drinking her coffee.
"I'm fine Baby. How about we look at the map and figure out where we're gonna go next?" Roger said looking over at her.
"You need your rest Roger. You can't over work yourself." she said looking over at him.
"I'm not gonna over work myself Baby. We have to keep moving." he said looking over at her.
"She's right Roger. You need your rest." Mrs. Davis said looking over at him.
"Not you too mom. I'm fine." she said bringing the dishes over to them.
"Count me in too." Mr. Davis smiled looking over at them as he entered the kitchen.
"Dad, I'm fine. Really. I wish everyone would stop treating me like a child." he said picking up his fork.
"Well, stop acting like a child. Capeche." Fiona smiled reaching over to caress his face.
"Yes ma'am." he smiled leaning over to kiss her.
"That little girl has you so whipped." Mr. Davis laughed looking over at his son.
"Who? Mr. Fluff Ball?" Fiona laughed looking over at Roger who lowered his head.
"Mr. Fluff Ball? You can't be serious." Mr. Davis laughed looking over at him.
"Thanks for that Fee. Now I'll never hear the end of it." Roger laughed looking over at her.
"Jimmy stop. I think it's cute." Mrs. Davis laughed looking over at them.
"Yeah, they are cute." Mr. Davis smiled putting his arm around his wife's waist and kissed her head.
"What the hell is taking them so long? We practically gave them his blood type." Fiona asked frustrated as she spoke to Collins on the phone.
"I don't know Babygirl, but Mark is staying here with me, so you don't have to worry about him being in the loft alone. We were about to head over there now to make sure Jake and his guys haven't figured out that's where you guys live." he said sitting on his bed.
"Good. I wouldn't want them to beat poor Mark up so he'll tell them where we are. Just make sure he's OK, all right? I don't want anything to happen to him." she said sitting on Roger's bed.
"I will Babygirl. Don't worry about Mark. So how are you getting along with Roger's parents?" he asked smiling.
"Great. They're so nice and they accept me for who I am. I really love them." she smiled quietly looking around at all the pictures of Roger when he was a boy.
"Good, because judging by the way their boy loves you, you'll be a part of their family one of these days." he said smiling.
"Collins, I don't think I'm ready for that yet. I just want this whole nighmare behind me before we start talking like that, OK?" she said looking down at her feet.
"I understand Babygirl. How's Roger doing?" he asked looking around.
"He's OK. Stubborn as ever. He refuses to believe that he needs his rest." she laughed looking up.
"Well that's Roger. Things never change. Always out to protect his lady." he laughed.
"Yeah, I know. Listen, I gotta go. Roger's downstairs with his mother looking over the map to see where we're gonna go next. I'll call you tomorrow, OK?" she said playing with her nails.
"OK Babygirl. Just be careful, OK? Take care of yourself and your boy, OK?" he asked looking up.
"I will Collins, don't worry. I love you guys, you know that, right?" she asked looking around.
"We love you too Babygirl. Bye." he said hanging up the phone. She sat on Roger's bed thinking. How could she have put so many people in her life in danger? She fell in love with Roger and he got beat up and now Collins and Mark are there to pick up her mess. She took a deep breath and let out a sigh.
"Is everything OK Fee?" Roger asked standing in the doorway.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Collins said they still haven't picked Jake up yet. What the hell are they waiting for? For him to kill us?" she asked looking over at him.
"They'll get him Baby. He probably went underground after his guys got scared away. It'll be OK. Just think of this as an adventure." he smiled entering the bedroom.
"It's not funny Roger. He could find us at any time. I don't want to put your parents or anyone else in danger. We have to get moving." she said looking up at him.
"Where do you wanna go?" he asked sitting on the bed next to her.
"Well, I know Jake has connections in Jersey, Florida and all along the east coast." she said looking over at him.
"So we'll head west. How about Vegas?" he asked looking over at her.
"That's perfect. He hates Nevada. Too hot." she said looking over at him.
"It's settled. We're going to Vegas." he smiled wrapping his arms around her.
"Roger, this is not gonna be easy, you know? Driving to Vegas is gonna take like a week and we have to stay in a cheap hotel. I may have a hundrded grand left, but who knows how long we're gonna be on the run. We may need all the money we have. And then there's the payment on the rental car. I don't want Collins to have to pick up the cost of that." she said looking over at him.
"We'll be fine Fee. If we need more, my parents can wire it to us. My dad already offered 25 grand and he said he can get more come Monday." he said looking down at her.
"I can't ask them to do that Roger. This is my problem. Not theirs. Your parents have plans. I can't take their money." she said looking over at her.
"You're not asking. They offered and it's not just your problem. It's mine too. And anyway, you're a part of this family now too. Baby, they love you and they just met you." he smiled looking over at him.
"Yeah, look where loving me got you. In the emergency room with 2 broken ribs and 25 stitches." she said getting up from the bed.
"Fiona, stop. I don't regret any of it. I'd do it again if I had to. As long as you're safe." he yelled holding his ribs in pain.
"Roger, don't yell. You're gonna hurt yourself." she said rushing over to him.
"Well stop telling me that loving you hurt me. That's not what did it. Jake did. Him and his guys. Loving you is the best thing that's ever happened to me." he told her reaching up to caress her face.
"And loving you has brought me back to life, I just don't want anyone else sacrificing their lives for me." she said looking into his gorgeous green eyes.
"It's not a sacrifice Fee. There are people who love you and want to take care of you. Why are you always so uncomfortable with it?" he asked looking over at her.
"Because I never really had anyone on my side. I've been bounced from foster home to foster home since my parents died. I never had anyone but my social worker. Then she died a couple of years ago and I had nobody until Jake. Now I have you, Mark, Collins, Maureen, Joanne and now your parents. I'm not used to any of this." she said looking up at him with tears in her eyes.
"I get it Fee, but you're not alone anymore. You have me. And I come with a lot of people who would do anything for anyone. You're not alone anymore Fee. I'm here." he whispered holding her close to him.
"Is everything OK?" Mrs. Davis asked knocking on the door.
"Yeah Dana. Everything is fine." Fiona answered wiping her eyes before looking up at her.
"I heard Roger and..." she started before Roger cut her off.
"I told Fee about you and dad offering the money to us and she's being stubborn." Roger said caressing her hair.
"Listen Dana, I don't want you and Jimmy to give up your dreams of going to Ireland for me. I have enough money for me and Roger to travel wherever we need to go until the police arrest Jake. Thank you for offering, but I can't take your money. But I will take your love and friendship." she smiled looking up at her.
"You have that sweetie. But if you need anything. Money or just someone from home to talk to, we're here for you." she smiled looking over at her.
"I will defintely do that. Thank you." she smiled looking over at her.
"Lunch is almost ready. When you two are done, come down." she smiled looking down at her.
"OK. Thank you Dana." she smiled looking over at her before the older woman left the room.
"Baby, you deserve so much. I just want to give it to you." he said looking over at her.
"You are giving me everything I could ever want in my life. More even." she smiled looking over at him.