They left at quarter to nine, Tony driving his car with Michelle sitting next to him in the passenger seat. It was a 15 hour drive it would have been faster to fly but it was a good way to spend time together. Michelle's window was down and her hair was flying everywhere. She giggled while trying to fix it. Tony looked at her through his sunglasses, chuckling and trying to assist her. "Keep your eyes on the road!" she screamed, and he swerved to give her a scare. "Tony! Don't you dare!" He laughed and grabbed her hand, pulling it up to his face and kissing it. She smiled sweetly and rolled her window up. Tony turned on the radio and laughed at the song.
"Oh…" he scoffed. "Let's … let's stay together… Loving you whether…whether…" Michelle laughed at Tony's Al Green and joined in with him.
"Times are good, or bad, happy or sad…" Michelle sang. "Oh my…"
"Why are you sighing? I have a lovely singing voice!" he bragged facetiously.
"Yes! You make a wonderful black man, baby!" she cried, leaning over and kissing him on the cheek.
"Ahh, I love when you call me baby."
They switched driving about eight hours later, with Tony desperately trying to give Michelle directions and intermittently offering to drive.
"Do you want me to drive?" he asked for the twelfth time.
"I've got it! Now left or right?" she questioned as she came to an intersection.
"Right." She turned on her left handed blinker. "Your other right, Michelle."
"Oops!" she cried, switching her blinker and checking over her shoulder so she could switch lanes.
"Women drivers!" he complained sarcastically. She opened her mouth and gaped at him while waiting to turn.
"Excuse me?" she asked in a mock serious tone.
"Nothing, my darling." he kissed up. She reached over and smacked him in the arm, and he cried out in fake pain. "Oh! That hurt so much!"
"Shut up and give me the directions!" she yelled, pulling up to a stop sign.
"Left, on the left. Other left."
About half an hour later they arrived at the cabin. Michelle hopped out of the drivers' seat and ran around to the trunk while Tony unlocked the front door. She pulled out the bags and set them on the ground before closing the trunk.
"It's cold!" she whined, wrapping her arms around her body.
"What did you expect?" he asked, lifting the bags off the ground and leading the way towards the cabin. "Why aren't you wearing a jacket?" he asked, pushing the door opened and dropping the bags next to the sofa.
"I didn't think of it. It's cold in here too!" she complained.
"I know. I'll get the heat. Hang on." Michelle looked around. The "cabin" looked more like a condo, with crème walls and fancy furniture. It was almost like a penthouse suite. She walked down the two steps to the center area, noticing the electric fireplace on the back wall. She walked over to the window, glancing out at the beautiful view of the mountains. Tony reentered the room and walked over to Michelle, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "What do you think?" he asked, his face close to hers.
"It's beautiful, Tony. I love it here." she whispered before yawning widely. Tony smirked and kissed her on the cheek.
"Come on, I'll make some cocoa to warm you up. You're a snowman." he teased, pulling away. Michelle turned around and eyed him. "Sorry, snowwoman."