EPISODE 2: Tired!

Disclaimer: Please refer to Chapter 1.

A/N: 'Wagga Wagga' is an actual town in NSW that is about 2 hours West of Canberra (Australia's Capital). I would also like to dedicate this Chapter to everyone who went back to school this week at my school, the most common thing said by students coming back from the holidays is 'I'm tired'.

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It was now Saturday afternoon and Max was actually tired. Logan had fallen asleep on the seat next to her and Max was tired from driving almost 12 hours. Max had barely slept two hours since she had arrived in Australia, and since that was four days ago, driving while tired was defiantly not an option.

"Logan, wake up!" Max raised her voice so Logan would wake up. She could lightly shake him to wake up, she had gloves on, but she didn't want to. She only wanted to touch Logan if it was necessary.

"Yeah...I'm awake. So...why are we on the Sturt Highway?"

"You might be shocked when I say this, but for once I'm actually tired. It's 4:00 in the afternoon and I think we should stay some place overnight! I looked in the directory and there is a called town called Wagga Wagga which is just 40km from the Highway. We can recover that tomorrow and be in Sydney this by Lunch time." Max looked at the directory that sat in her lap.

"Yeah, I want out of this car. One day I'm coming back to this country, no scrap that, we are both coming back here!" Logan looked around him with a smile that was breathtaking.

"You looked cute while you were sleeping. Were you dreaming?" The radio went static, so Max scanned for another radio station. "That is the 6th time I've had to change radio stations!"

"Yeah, I was dreaming. I was dreaming about being in a boat on the Murray River near Lake Hume with you!" Max turned to Logan with red cheeks.

"Logan, you've actually admitted your fantasies. Next thing you'll do is let me read your poems!" Max drove past a sign that said 'Welcome to Wagga Wagga, Enjoy your stay!' and began slowing down as the speed limit dropped from 100km to 80km.

"Looks like we're here. The easiest thing to do is just stay at the local pub. That way we can grab a meal and a room!" Logan grabbed his lap top from the backseat. "I need to charge this up again!"

"Logan, this town will have hotels, motels. Lets drive around and find one that has a swimming pool and a bar. This town isn't like those one's we drove past on the highway; it even has a city centre. It has a police station, even a hospital." Max had now entered the suburban streets of Wagga and Logan was observing the house.

"Do you think we could afford a motel with a pool?" Logan grabbed his backpack from the backseat and he grabbed his wallet.

"You do remember the money I got for this trip. I can cover an overnight twin share...On second thoughts, we should get a room with two rooms." Max, who had been driving on the main road into Wagga Wagga, was now approaching a motel called Flag Motel Wagga!

"That will do. I can see the pool from out here!" Logan closed his bag and put it near his feat. Max parked and both Max and Logan got out of the car and stretched their arms. Together they walked into the Motel and found no one at the Check in desk.

Max rang the bell and then waited. A woman in her late 30's walked out of an adjoining office and greeted Max and Logan.

"G'day, how can I help you two?" The women had the strongest Australian accent Max had ever heard. It represented the Australian who lived in the bush.

"Yes, we would like to book a two bedroom room for one night." Max stood back as Logan did the talking. Although Max was a very confident and stubborn girl who took care of herself, whenever she was with Logan, she allowed him to be the man looking after her.

"Okay, and will you be leaving tomorrow mourning!" The woman was now sitting in front of a computer system.

"Yes. Please put the room under Cale, Logan..." The woman was quickly typing into the computer Logan's details as he said it.

Finally they were given a room that had a balcony that looked out over the swimming pool. They brought in their bags and decided it was time they discussed their next moves.

"So, I think we should ditch the car we drove up in and I'll get another one. I'll switch the number plates with one here so we can drive with Sydney plates." Max opened up her bag and took out some fresh clothes. "I might hit the streets early in the mourning and we can start driving at Dawn. No one will even know I'd been here."

"You better go and put that other car some place where no one will find it! This town has police who would have been given the heads up on stolen cars." Logan was also grabbing fresh clothes out of his bag.

"I think being caught with a stolen car is the least of our problems. And what you promised me? Vacation, I want to have some sort of holiday, so right now, I'm going to shower, then I'm going to go for a swim, then I think we can get a bite to eat, then bed. That's what I'm concentrating on." Max took out her bathers and layed them out on the couch.

"Okay then. You shower first and then I'll go." Max went and showed.