Chapter 5
3 Weeks Later
"Are we there yet?" Wesley moaned.
"Wes, you've been whining ever since we picked you up in Poughkeepsie," Spike sighed and leaned his head up against Cordelia's shoulder. She lightly nuzzled his ear and he smiled. In the past three weeks, Angel, Xander, and Spike had practically adopted Cordelia, Copper, and Wesley. The six were, to say the least, inseparable. Cordelia had 50 dollars in her wallet but she only had to use 20 of it the other day to by Copper dog food. The rest the boys had paid for everything. Spike would of bought Coppers food too if Cordelia hadn't nagged him all day to let her buy this one thing. Spike and Cordelia had grown rather close over the last few weeks as good friends. Cordelia gazed outside at the stars above, the moon was shining brightly, and just a perfect amount of warm, evening air was weaving its way through her hair.
"Good evening ladies and gentleman. This is your bus driver, Gus Lozman, speaking. We should be arriving in Lewisburg, West Virginia in about 15 minutes. This will be the last stop of this bus route so I hope you will pick up the new bus route which will be leaving tomorrow at noon. Thank you and enjoy your ride." Cordelia stretched and playfully pushed Spike's head over. As he smiled back at her through his gray eyes she felt guilt rush through her the way it always did. Wesley, Spike, Angel, and Xander still thought Cordelia was an 18-year-old named Lucy who was on her way to Lewisburg to visit some friends.
"Looks like we'll have to say good-bye pretty soon huh Luc?" Xander said, Wesley and himself turning around in their seat in front of her.
"Actually guys there's something I've been meaning to tell you for a long time. I can't tell you here though. We have to wait until we can all be alone," she said. Everyone was quiet until the bus stopped in Lewisburg, in front of a Motel 50, just outside county road 219. Cordelia took a bus schedule and for the last time the driver tipped his hat to her then took off into the darkness. A few truckers filed into the motel while others just walked out into the darkness. Cordelia tightened her grip on Copper's leash and Spike closed his hand on top of hers. She looked up at him with a pained expression. What if they didn't except her after they knew she was a no good liar?
Baring this secret would be a lot harder then Cordelia had hoped.
Short, I know, but Chapter 6 and possibly 7 will be up by tonight. Maybe if I'm really lucky Chapter 8 will be up too.
Dru619
PS. But don't hold me to that!
PPS. Thanks for treating me so well on the Wesley issue.
(Starr, you were right though, Wyndam is spelled like that. :)