CHAPTER 21
"According to this" Lara said as she inspected her laptop screen "we should need to make a left in about half a mile."
"Lara, this is a straight road! The satellite navigation shows no left half a mile from here. Just more of this" he waved his hand gesturing at the thick surrounding trees.
"We have to turn"
"We can't Lara, there is no road!"
Lara saw that Riley wasn't going to agree with here, she let out a deep sigh and shifted in her seat.
"Turn now"
"you're not listening to me Lara. Look there is no road to the left"
"then we make one!" Lara grabbed his hands in their place on the steering wheel and turned it sharply to the left. Riley was taken off guard by her action and silently cursed her as he struggled to regain control of the jeep. They were now crashing through the thick plants, narrowly avoiding large tree trunks as the jeep sped forward.
Lara had also placed her foot on top of Riley's to keep it on the accelerator. Her knee was between his legs and although Riley was busy trying to keep them from crashing, he couldn't help but be reminded of how it had felt waking up with her in his arms for the first time, her leg had been between his as it was now, the only difference was that they were both relaxed the first time. Now they were almost fighting each other to get to their destination.
Finally, Lara released her hold on the wheel and removed her foot from the gas, and slowly moved back to her seat as Riley slammed on the brakes.
"are you crazy?" he hissed at her; still gripping the wheel. He turned to face her angrily when she didn't reply "Lara!" she was just sitting in her seat, very quietly staring forward.
Sudden panic squeezed at Riley's heart. She hadn't been wearing her seatbelt when he had braked. Had she hit her head?
"Lara?" his voice was infinitely softer as he reached out to touch her. "are you ok?"
his heart stopped as she turned to face him, he eyes were wide and there was a small stream of blood running down the side of her face. Her forehead had collided with the dashboard when they had stopped.
"I'm fine" she spoke quietly, not seeming to feel anything; slowly she turned back to stare out in front of her.
Riley felt a sudden rush of emotions. Anger, guilt, panic, fear, annoyance, relief and love all flooded through him as he looked at her.
"don't you see it?" she spoke very quietly, her voice held a slight shake
"According to this" Lara said as she inspected her laptop screen "we should need to make a left in about half a mile."
"Lara, this is a straight road! The satellite navigation shows no left half a mile from here. Just more of this" he waved his hand gesturing at the thick surrounding trees.
"We have to turn"
"We can't Lara, there is no road!"
Lara saw that Riley wasn't going to agree with here, she let out a deep sigh and shifted in her seat.
"Turn now"
"you're not listening to me Lara. Look there is no road to the left"
"then we make one!" Lara grabbed his hands in their place on the steering wheel and turned it sharply to the left. Riley was taken off guard by her action and silently cursed her as he struggled to regain control of the jeep. They were now crashing through the thick plants, narrowly avoiding large tree trunks as the jeep sped forward.
Lara had also placed her foot on top of Riley's to keep it on the accelerator. Her knee was between his legs and although Riley was busy trying to keep them from crashing, he couldn't help but be reminded of how it had felt waking up with her in his arms for the first time, her leg had been between his as it was now, the only difference was that they were both relaxed the first time. Now they were almost fighting each other to get to their destination.
Finally, Lara released her hold on the wheel and removed her foot from the gas, and slowly moved back to her seat as Riley slammed on the brakes.
"are you crazy?" he hissed at her; still gripping the wheel. He turned to face her angrily when she didn't reply "Lara!" she was just sitting in her seat, very quietly staring forward.
Sudden panic squeezed at Riley's heart. She hadn't been wearing her seatbelt when he had braked. Had she hit her head?
"Lara?" his voice was infinitely softer as he reached out to touch her. "are you ok?"
his heart stopped as she turned to face him, he eyes were wide and there was a small stream of blood running down the side of her face. Her forehead had collided with the dashboard when they had stopped.
"I'm fine" she spoke quietly, not seeming to feel anything; slowly she turned back to stare out in front of her.
Riley felt a sudden rush of emotions. Anger, guilt, panic, fear, annoyance, relief and love all flooded through him as he looked at her.
"don't you see it?" she spoke very quietly, her voice held a slight shake