They had been driving for over an hour now. And Rory was getting antsy. Her mother was either going to hug her real tight and cheer her for doing something crazy or go and strangle jess for endangering her daughter.
"Whatcha thinking about?" Jess said noting her face change.
"Nothing. Just what's my mom's going to say when I get home tonight."
"We're not coming home tonight. We might get home by Saturday though."
Now that made Rory's head turn.
"What? Please say you're kidding. It's only Wednesday!"
"Now what made you think it was only a day trip?" Jess was now smiling, watching the terror being expressed on Rory's now palled face.
"For one you never said it was going to be until Saturday and I know an "adventure" can be only one day."
Jess turned to face her. "Rory." He said dragging out her name. "Do you want me to turn around and bring you to school?"
She didn't say anything, thinking.
"I…I…I don't know." She said finally.
"Just make up your mind by tonight. I don't want to waste all my gas for nothing."
"But it's Luke's gas." Rory said trying to prove her point.
"But I have to fill it up when it gets low." He said within a heart's beat.
"Fine. I'll decide."
It was almost 2 O'clock and they were out of the state of Connecticut.
Rory was sleeping with the seat reclined down. She still hadn't decided, but now Jess knew she wanted to go since she would have said she wanted to go back hours ago.
Jess was getting hungry and when he saw that in 2 miles there was a Taco Bell coming up, he didn't miss the exit.
"Hey Rory." He said, rolling down the window getting ready to order. "What do you want?"
"HMMM." She said still in sleep.
"Wake up or you don't get lunch."
She woke up and stretched.
"Come on, what do you want."
"I'll have 5 taco's Supremes and a large Dr. Pepper."
He gave the order and then went and took out his wallet.
"Where are we now?" Rory asked yawning.
"Pleneo."
"Oh."
He drove up to the window, paid, and got their food.
He watched as she took out her 5 tacos.
"Wow. Are you sure you're going to eat all that. That could feed like 3 people."
"Well, I'm hungry and I didn't eat breakfast." She said a little embarrassed.
"Ok. But if you don't eat all of them, and you just wasted my money, you have to drive to the rest stop in Macomb."
"How far is that?"
"About 130 miles. Deal?"
"Deal." She decided as she took a bit into the first of her 5 tacos.
Jess smiled, thinking about his nap in the passenger's seat after he would get to eat the rest of Rory's un-eaten lunch.
TBC