Erin woke up feeling like she hadn't slept at all, as she sat up and stretched. The alarm clock had gone off at it's usual time, and she let out a soft groan as she padded into the bathroom and pulled off her pyjamas, letting them fall to the floor as she stepped into the shower and quickly washed the dirt and grime of sleep from her body. Once that was done, she wrapped a towel around her and quickly did her makeup and hair before packing all that away, since it would have to go in her car later on.

Smiling a little at her reflection, she raked her fingers through her hair, noticing that it was now longer than David had ever seen it. She knew that she could have gotten it cut at some point, but the longer hair also lent a difference to her that might surprise anyone who knew her. Satisfied with what she saw, Erin scooped up her clothes and went back into the bedroom, tossing the used clothes onto the bed before dressing in the comfortable jeans and a long-sleeved cotton shirt that she'd left out. Grabbing the pyjamas once more, she brought them and her makeup case downstairs, setting them with the piles of stuff that she had to bring out to her car.

It didn't take long to have breakfast, since she was finishing up the milk and eggs that were in the fridge, so that they wouldn't go bad before the cleaner got there. From there, she made certain to wash the dishes, and do all the other mundane tasks that needed to be accomplished, in her mind. In reality, she knew that she was trying to work out her nerves before she took off for home, and she shook her head as she went to the door and started to run things out to the car, filling the trunk first.

Thankfully, none of her neighbours were about as she ran back and forth, stuffing the things she had bought over the last four months inside the vehicle as quickly as possible. Once everything was in it, Erin slammed the trunk lid and car door before hurrying back inside. Grabbing her purse and the cellphone, she dug through to make certain that she had enough money to get her home. Knowing that she would feel guilty if she took the debit card associated with the account she had been living off of for the last few months, she sat that on the coffee table before getting up and making her way into the dining room, doing a sweep of it to make certain she had packed up all the notebooks and sticky notes she had made over the course of her time in the safe house.

It wasn't until she was sitting behind the wheel of the car that she thought to check her phone, and Erin chuckled a little to see the text from Clyde. If I know anything about you by now, I know that you're headed home soon. Please call me before you make any rash decisions.

"If you only knew, Clyde," she said wryly as she backed out of the drive, taking one last look at the home before pulling out and making her way to the highway. If she remembered correctly, I-80 would take her all the way back to Quantico, though she wasn't really certain how long the journey would take. Letting out a soft sigh, she pulled over to the side of the road and went on Google Maps, doing a quick search so that she would have some idea how long she could expect to be on the road.

Her heart sank a little when she saw that at her legal fastest, it would take her forty-four hours to arrive home. "It would have been so much simpler to fly," she groaned out as she pulled back into traffic. She got it into her head to try and make it to Golconda by the end of the day, knowing that she would have to push herself in order to get home in a timely manner. It was in that moment she wished she had access to her CDs, since she could at least listen to her own music as she drove. Instead, she cycled through the stations until she found something that she could change into white noise as she drove and took in the scenery as she went.

It was just after two when she reached Reno, and she pulled off the highway and into the parking lot of the first restaurant she saw, not bothering to look for something that might suit her more. Once she had eaten, Erin pulled out her phone once more, and recharted her journey, deciding to try and make it to Golconda before she stopped for the evening.

A part of her knew that she wouldn't be up for eating another meal in a restaurant, she drove to the gas station next door and filled her tank before heading inside and purchasing a few bottles of water, some healthy snacks, along with a candy bar and a soda to keep up her energy as she drove the last two and a half hours that afternoon. She smiled at the clerk as she ran her up, letting her pack everything in a brown bag before she left once more.

Her phone rang as she took her seat behind the wheel once more, and she frowned as she looked at the display, seeing that it was Clyde. "I thought you didn't want to hear from me until I was on my way home?"

"Somehow, I think that you are on the road as we speak. Am I right, Erin?"

She debated lying to him, but knew that in the long run, that would not be for the best. "I am just pulling out of Reno, and have plans to drive for a little longer." She was still cautious about revealing too much information, since one could never be too careful. "I think that I'm making pretty good time."

"You are. I just wish that you had informed me of your plans, as I could have sent the jet for you again."

"That is a bit more conspicuous than I would like, Clyde. Besides, this affords me the time to refine my plan."

"You have a plan already?"

She laughed a little. "No, but I would like to think that I do. Things are coming together quicker than I thought they would. It's amazing the things you can do when you only have one thing to focus on."

"Truer words have never been spoken. I suppose that I'll get a call from a new number tomorrow?"

"I should think so. Again, we have to play it safe, at least for a little while longer."

"Sounds like a plan, Erin. Have a safe drive."

"I will. I only wish I had a camera so that I could take some pictures of what I'm seeing. I suppose that David and I will just have to take a road trip together, so that I can recapture some of these memories. And now I really need to go before I start getting maudlin. I will be in touch tomorrow, probably with a more concrete plan in mind. Good bye." They hung up, and she stuck the phone in her center console before starting down the highway once more.