"So" I say turning to face Jon as he drives. "You gonna tell me where we're going?" He smirks at me playfully. "Mariana Lopez" he says. "You really are impatient, aren't you?" "So sue me" I shrug. "Toots" he groans. "The only things I want from you are your trust, your love and your heart." "Bingo on all three Ambrose" I whisper. He smiles. "Sleep" he says, handing me his jacket. "Use this as a pillow. I'll wake you when we're there." "When we're where?" I ask. He grins. "You'll see" he whispers, blowing me a kiss. I groan and bunch his jacket up, putting it against the window and resting my head on it. He smiles and holds my hand. "I love you Mariana" he says quietly. "I love you too Jon" I say, closing my eyes.
When I wake, the car has stopped and Jon isn't here. I look around, seeing him inside the gas station. He comes out waving a bag of treats. "Drink?" he asks, handing me a bottle of water. I take it and thank him as he starts the car again. "Want me to drive?" I ask. He shakes his head. "I'm good babe" he says, kissing my hand. "We're not too far from where we're stopping for the night anyway." I nod and look out the window, trying to make out where we are. I groan when I get no clues. He smiles. "Problem?" he asks. I nod. "Suddenly regretting not travelling further than Pensacola before" I say. He laughs. "Stick with me toots" he says. "I'll show you the world. Hell, I'll give you the world, if you'll let me." I smile and watch him as he drives. I believe everything he says. How could I not?
"We're here" he says pulling up in front of a motel. "Where exactly is here?" I ask. He smiles. "Home" he says. "Well, for tonight, anyway. Wait here, I'll go check in. I'll be right back." I nod and watch as he heads in to reception. I get out of the car and stretch my legs. He smiles as he walks back to me. "We're in here" he says, walking to a door not too far away. I walk towards him, smiling at him as he opens the door. He let's me go in first and I smile. There are rose petals scattered on the bed, and a bottle of champagne in a ice bucket. He smiles as he closes the door. "Only the best for my fiancée" he whispers from behind me. I turn around and hug him tightly. "Thank you" I say, kissing him softly. "Babe" he groans. "You don't need to thank me. I wanted you here with me, I needed you with me." "I was with you at home Jon" I point out. He shakes his head. "Too many interruptions" he says picking me up and laying me on the bed. I watch as he kicks his shoes off before lying next to me. "You know I love you, right?" he asks suddenly. I nod as he puts his arms around me, resting his hands on my stomach. "Good" he says, kissing me softly. I smile and watch as he rubs my stomach gently. "Jon" I warn. He looks up at me suddenly. "Sorry" he whispers, moving his hands. I shake my head and cuddle into him. "I'm sorry" I whisper. "I just, I know you're gonna deny it Jon, but I can see you getting your hopes up and it's fucking killing me." He shakes his head. "I've always had a pretty over active imagination" he admits. "Trying to imagine that there's a little person growing in there, well, that's some freaky shit." "Stop it" I say, sitting up. "You need to stop it Jon, ok? It's not going to happen. All the imagining in the world can't make it happen. You need to accept it, or..." "Or what?" he asks, looking at me. I take a deep breath and stand up, heading for the door. "Or move on" I whisper. I open the door and head straight for the car. He doesn't follow me. I knew he wouldn't.
Kristen answers the phone straight away. "Why are you calling me?" she asks. "Shouldn't you be screaming your fiancés name in some seedy motel room by now?" "Spill Kris" I say. "How did you know about the motel?" She laughs. "Jon told Joe that you'd be stopping for the night" she says. "That's all I know, I promise. Oh, hold on, Joe! Phone! It's, oh fuck, it's Jon!" "Jon is calling Joe?" I ask. "Uh huh" she says. "So now you wanna tell me what's happened?" I groan. "He's not accepting this at all" I say. "The pregnancy thing again?" she asks. "But I thought he said he was too busy for kids." "He did" I say. "But I'm starting to think that what Jon says and what Jon actually means are two different things entirely. He's just been lying on the bed with me, rubbing my stomach, admitting he's imagining a little person growing inside me." "Fuck" she groans. "I know" I say quietly. "I know he packed the test too. It's the first thing that went in his bag." "Ok" she says quietly. I know she's trying to listen to Joe on the phone to Jon. "Man Jon what's gone wrong now?" Joe yells. "Get it out of your head bro! She told you the way it is, you need to listen to her or she's gonna keep running! Yeah, I'm sure I can make her come back to you. Give me a sec alright?" I laugh as Kristen comes back on the phone. "Ria" she says. "Go back to him. Make the Samoan love god look amazing." I laugh and head back to the room. Jon opens the door as soon as I get there. "I owe you Joe" he says, hanging up his phone and throwing it back on the bed. "How did you...?" he starts. I wave the phone at him and smile. "I'm on the phone to Kris" I say. "I heard everything. I think it's time we got this settled, don't you?" He nods and opens the door wider. I end the call to Kris and follow him inside.