Alice began to cry to herself right before the sun started to rise over Springwood. The town like it always did started to slowly wake up. First the sounds of birds chirping, and then the peaceful humming of the power lines outside started to faintly be heard over the sprinklers which sprayed away the morning due which formed over this almost still spring night.

Joey had stayed in the same position for almost two hours straight. He was sitting up a little in Alice's bed with the covers and sheets draped over the two of them. Alice had laid her head on him and seemed to be shivering for the last couple of minutes. Joey didn't know if it was from staying awake so long, or what had happened between them. In fact he was still in shock about it in the first place.

Finally when he heard her sniffle he started to gently pet her hair again, sighing as he used his hand to turn her face towards him.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

They looked at each other and then he leaned in kissing her, not really knowing what else to do at that point.

"I'm sorry…"

He whispered again as she pressed up against him.

Alice shook a little and then brushed a strand of fallen hair from her beautiful and almost glowing face.

"No…don't be."

They looked at each other for another moment. Exhausted and drained with little energy to still function.

Just then sunlight started to slowly pour into Alice's room. It casted off a rather dim golden look showing every piece of dust that floated in the air. Between the sounds of the sprinklers and birds outside somehow in the middle of all this madness everything seemed right between them.

She shifted around in bed and moved on top of his lap. At first Joey didn't think that was such a smart idea since both were still naked. But just the feel of her warmth and the slight weight of her made him lay his head back and look at her as she sat up looking down at him with a slight smile.

All ready he felt his body reacting and he blushed.

"Sorry…"

He mumbled as Alice sat up on him and smiled, her entire body was perfect. Here she was, every inch of her naked form in the early morning sunlight right near above him. Somehow sex was no longer a huge build up he thought of, or something that he longed for. No after Alice he looked at it as something different, more then just pleasure. The feelings, and the way they were at that time were the happiest moments in his life. He knew it…and he knew he loved her.

She looked down at him and started to laugh as she leaned down to kiss him again. He looked up at with wide big eyes and then raised his head to meet her. They smiled through their kiss and then without any warning Joey wrapped his arms around her body and tossed her on her back. Both went under the covers, Joey on top laughing with her as he playfully took nips at her neck and collar bone. Alice laughed looking up at him, fighting back against the falling covers and reached and kissed him again.

Soon afterwards Alice climbed out of bed and got changed quickly in the bathroom. Joey got back into his clothes and both headed down stairs.

Alice made coffee as Joey started to draw a map of where Dr. Gordon was now living. Somehow in the morning they both looked better. Color had even returned to their faces as Joey sat at the kitchen table and drew out the final directions.

"If we leave right away we might get there by tomorrow afternoon."

Alice came to the table and placed two steaming hot coffee mugs. Sitting down beside him she put one arm around his shoulder and looked down at the paper.

"You think so?"

Joey rubbed the side of his face and nodded.

"Yeah if we stick to the back roads we'll be fine."

Alice nuzzled Joey's neck as he folded the paper and handed it to her.

"Keep this in your pocket, we might need it later."

Alice did so and started to drink her coffee. Joey glanced up at the clock.

"When is your father coming home?"

"Not before ten that's for sure…"

Joey nodded and then looked at her again.

"You look a lot like Kristen now."

Alice gave a faint smile.

"I miss her…"

Joey rested his hand on hers.

"I know."

A hour an hour later Alice grabbed a few things and they were out the door. She didn't even bother leaving a note since she knew right when her father came home he was fall asleep in bed until ten, yell for dinner and when it didn't come he would crawl right on back to yet another bar. Drinking away the pain of losing his only son, drinking away the pain of knowing all he had left was Alice.

Both walked hand and hand to Joey's car and pulled out without a second thought. By the time the sun started to settle over all the houses sitting in neat little rows, they past the sing that said.

Springwood

"A nice place to live!"