Ashley squinted as light poured into the room from the open window. She let out a staggered yawn as she slipped out of the bed and made her way into the bathroom. She scrunched up her nose when she saw the nice bruise that formed along her jaw.
"Nice." She said to herself shaking her head as she walked back out of the bathroom, stopping suddenly when she noticed the other bed was empty. "Hmmm…" She thought to herself as she rifled through her road bag pulling out a pair of pants and a shirt. "Eh, whatever." She mumbled as she pulled the door open. Before she could nock Tanya flung the door open.
"Fine I won't wake you up." She chuckled. Ashley shook her head and pushed past her.
"Where's Adam?" She asked looking around the room.
"Why do you wanna know?" The pint sized brunette smirked as she busied herself going through all the little drawers in the night stand.
"No reason." Ashley said cocking an eyebrow up. Tanya giggled loudly as she pulled out a bible and retrieved a card from inside.
"For a good time call Bruce." Tanya busted out laughing out right. "You wanna call?" She giggled handing her the card.
"No I'm good." She said rolling her eyes. "Seriously where are the guys?" Ashley asked now realizing that Mark was gone too.
"You like him don't you?" She said flatly as she flung the bible back in the nightstand.
"What gives you that idea?" The slender auburn girl said flipping through the channels on the T.V.
"You do!" She beamed.
"What ever, where did they go?"
"Erica and Mark got into a big blow up fight last night and they took off." Tanya said plainly. "Adam told me to tell you he's sorry he didn't get to say good bye, and that he'll miss you, and that we can..." Tanya paused when she saw movement coming from Erica's bed.
"What time is it?" Erica grumbled barely peeking from under the cover.
"It's like 2." Erica let out a slight grunt as she disappeared under the covers. "Oh no you don't, you know what day it is?" Tanya said yanking at the covers.
"I don't freaking care." The tall red head spat yanking the covers back.
"Come on Erica we gotta leave now if we're ever gonna make it to Sturgis." Tanya said yanking the blanket and Erica completely out of the bed.
"I don't care! I just want to sleep." She yelled pulling the blanket back again.
"Erica we can't miss it, its Ashley's first time and..."
"I don't freaking care I don't want to go!"
"Erica we have to."
"Then go with out me." She snapped climbing back onto the bed.
"Erica!"
"I said I'm not fucking going, you can all go with out me!" She screamed.
"We've been riding together how long? And now you want to go our separate ways?" Tanya said her voice thick with anger.
"Tanya you don't understand."
"How am I supposed to know what's going on when you wont tell me. All I know is that my parents are going to be there and I haven't seen them in years."
"No ones stopping you." The tall red head scoffed.
"Is this what you want? You want to fight with me too?" Tanya yelled.
"No, I just want to..."
"You just want to sit here and have a pity party. I refuse to go with out you, and I refuse to miss it, now get your sorry ass out of that bed or so help me god I'm going to hurt you." Tanya yelled.
"FINE!" Erica yelled as she slowly dragged herself out of the bed.
"That's more like it." Tanya said flatly as she watched her friend drag herself around the room getting ready.
"Do you guys always fight like this?" Ashley asked when the room was finally silent.
"No, in all the years I've ridden with her this has to be the first time I've seen her a mess." Tanya said putting the last of her things in her saddle bag.
"If we're gonna go, let's go." Erica said as she came out of the bathroom putting on a pair of sunglasses. Tanya threw her bags over her shoulder and followed her friend out the door. Erica stalked out to her bike strapping her bags on with out saying a word to her friends.
"You ready for the greatest day of your life?" Tanya chuckled to Ashley as she climbed on her bike.
"Oh I can hardly contain myself." She said sarcastically.
"Just wait till we get there." Tanya chuckled kicking over her bike.
Erica pulled ahead leading her friends toward the highway. More than anything she wanted to stay in the comfort of her hotel room. At least when she was sleeping she could keep her mind on something else.
"You're mine." She scoffed thinking back to the night before. "How could he be so egotistical to think he could claim me?" She laughed out right. The heat poured down on her and her body screamed for her to stop, her mind was set on stopping, but she knew her friend was right. Now is not the time to stop. The road wound on and before she knew it she had lost her thoughts in the road. Tanya eased up next to her, pointing to a rest stop rest stop just ahead, then pulled in with Tanya leading the way. Erica slowed and smiled sighting a long stretch of bikes parked in front.
"Does this mean we're almost there?" Ashley asked killing her engine.
"Well not exactly but we definitely put a dent in it." Tanya said stretching.
"Hurry up in here so we can get back on the road." The tall red head said pulling her hair back into a tight pony tail.
"If I didn't know any better I'd say someone was in a better mood." Tanya chuckled.
"Let's just say, I'm home." She smiled. Ashley made her way in and came out carrying an arm load of candy bars.
"I'm good to go." She smiled toothily.
"Alrighty then, shall we my dears?" Erica sang.
"After you." The short brunette said kicking over her bike. Soon the three were back on the road now in the company of a large group of bikers.
"I'm home." Erica smiled. "This is much better than that stuffy hotel room." She chuckled as she gunned it down the highway. Erica smiled as Ashley pulled up next to her almost in awe of the stretch of bikers sharing the road. "This has been a crazy ride." She thought. "Who would have thought I would find another sister, and my soul mate."