After slowly making their way through New York, Luke pulled the truck over and turned off the ignition. He had never been so tired in all of his life. Lorelai was sitting quietly on her side.
"We'll rest here for the night. Then start off in the morning."
"Why don't we stay in a hotel?" Lorelai asked.
"Hotels cost money. Plus, they can track us that way." replied Luke as he kicked off his shoes and propped his feet up in the dashboard.
"I have money." Lorelai answered.
"Not enough." Luke smiled. "Hey, so we spend a few nights in a truck. It's worth it. Don't you think?"
Lorelai lowered her head and then raised it with a smile on her face. "I guess so."
Luke pulled Lorelai closer to him. "When we get to California, after I get a good job, I'm going to buy you everything you want. A new car, a nice house, a dog." Luke laughed. "You'll be happy, I promise."
"Luke, money doesn't mean much to me. I mean, I understand that we need money to survive, but I'm really not that concerned about it."
Luke knew this was true. "I'll give you whatever it takes to make you happy." he replied. "Let's get some sleep. Tomorrow we're making it through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. We'll rest in Indiana."
Lorelai's mouth dropped. "You're kidding?"
"Oh, no. I'm very serious. We have major driving to take care of." Luke remarked.
"Well, I'd better get some sleep then.
(New York)
"Richard we've been in traffic for hours." Chris moaned.
Richard sighed heavily. "And we've only traveled 20 miles."
"Let's just find a hotel." Chris suggested.
"No." Richard quickly replied. "Traffic will clear up soon. Then we'll move faster. We can take back roads. Every second is important, Christopher."
"Well, at least let me take the wheel for a while. You must be tired."
At first Richard was going to object, but then he decided it would be for the best. After the switch was made, Richard soon dozed off and began to lightly snore. Chris turned up the radio a little louder to drown out the annoying noise. As he looked at the clock, the bright numbers read 12:04 am.
"If I'm going to make it through the whole night, I'll need some coffee." Chris said to himself. He pulled off at the nearest gas station and walked inside. "Hello, ma'am." Chris greeted as he walked through the door. "Is there any fresh coffee?"
"Well, I don't know how fresh it is." the woman replied. "Don't drink it, don't make it."
"Uh, huh." Chris nodded. "Well, I'll take my chances then." He poured himself a cup. "Just by chance, have you seen either of these two today?" Chris held out the picture of Luke and Lorelai.
The woman stared at the picture. "Can't say that I have." She answered. "A dollar and five cents."
Chris paid the woman and exited the gas station. Richard was still sleeping. "I know I'm getting closer to you, Lorelai." Chris whispered. "I can feel it."
The next morning, Luke slowly awoke from his sleep. He became startled when he realized Lorelai wasn't in the truck. He jolted opened the door and stepped out. "Lorelai!" He ran around the truck and suddenly shielded his eyes. "Oh god!"
"Holy crap!" Lorelai yelled.
"I'm sorry!" Luke replied as he turned around quickly. "I didn't know you were... doing that." Luke awkwardly added.
Lorelai stood and pulled up her pants. "Well, I didn't expect you to come running around the side of the truck like a mad man." Lorelai laughed. "It's okay. It's not like you haven't seen me naked, anyway."
Luke turned back around. "That was different." he replied.
She smiled. "If you say so. Come on, I want to get a cup of coffee before we get going."
Luke exhaled deeply. "Right. Coffee." he walked back around to his side of the truck and got in. Before he started the truck, he looked at her once more. "I really am sorry."
"Luke, drive." Lorelai demanded.
Meanwhile, Chris had traded out with Richard and was now taking a nap in the passenger seat. They had discovered they if the kept switching drivers every few hours they would double their time and eliminate any need for stopping, besides gas and food. Finally, they had made it through New York's horrible traffic and were riding smoothly along the outskirts of Pennsylvania. Seeing a gas station, Richard pulled over. Chris came out of his light sleep.
"Why are we stopping?" Chris asked.
"This is the first gas station I've seen in two hours."
"So."
"So." Richard replied. "If they've been on this road, chances are they would have stopped here to rest or get gas." Richard grabbed the picture of Lorelai and Luke and walked inside.
Chris laid his head back against the seat and closed his eyes. He opened them a minute or two later to see Richard running towards the car. Chris immediately raised up when Richard stepped into the car.
"What is it?" Chris asked eagerly.
"They've been here." Richard replied with a sparkle in his eye. "About thirty minutes ago."
Chris laughed. "Are you serious?"
"As a heart attack!" Richard proclaimed. "We're going to catch them." Richard quickly pulled back onto the main highway and drove off furiously in the direction of Luke and Lorelai.