Author's note: I actually wanted to post the next two chapters as one long chapter, but decided to split them to keep the tension up. Please enjoy and review. :)

The sun was about to set and illuminated the landscape in a deep orange.

The highway was filled with people coming from work and rushing home to see their families and friends.

In the middle of all those people, who probably had a perfectly average day, David Clarke found himself driving a car, which was not even his, with another man's wife and son. Not to forget that he was accused of staging a terrorist attack causing the death of 247 people.

One could easily describe him as a wanted criminal, an immoral person stealing his boss's family and a suspected mass murderer. But still, no matter how crazy it sounded, David felt content that very evening.

They had left early in the morning because they wanted to be in Kansas as soon as possible and much to their surprise everything had went smoothly. Even Amanda had stopped complaining as her father had told her about their plan to visit his aunt Charlotte and Daniel had been occupied with his Gameboy, which his mother had brought from home, anyway.

Of course he was still worried about Victoria, who tried to hide that she had been throwing up several times that day by claiming that she simply needed to use the toilet, but he decided it was best to wait until they reached his aunt's farm and then encourage her to see a doctor.

Right in that moment David was just happy, despite the given circumstances.

He was happy that Amanda and Daniel had at least found common ground in the video game they were playing and happy that the woman he loved was sitting next to him. Finally Victoria was able to relax in the passenger's seat putting her feet up to stretch her tired legs. David's hand rested on her thigh and her delicate fingers were entwined with his.
It was a simple gesture but it was enough for them to show the love they held for one another and to feel that they were in this together, no matter what.
David turned his head to the side and watched Victoria's pure skin glowing in the fading sunlight. Her eyes were closed and a light smile accentuated her full lips. He wondered what she was dreaming about when she softly squeezed his hand and moved her head so that some of her dark curls fell into her pale face waving slightly because of the airstream coming in from the opened window.

She truly looks like an angel, David thought to himself appreciating his lover's beauty while he wished that their problems would just magically disappear and they would be on their way to pay a simple family visit to his aunt.

Reality, however, hit him hard as he noticed that he had to take the next exit to follow the route.

David was ready to leave the highway when all of a sudden he recognized blue and red lights alarmingly flickering in the distance. His mind quickly jumped to the conclusion that he had to avoid those lights at all cost. Thus, in the last moment he pulled the car to the left again in order to stay on the highway. Both of his hands were now gripping the driver's wheel which had forced him to free his fingers from Victoria's.

Awoken by the sudden movement of the car, Victoria sat up straight in her seat.

"Dad, what was that?" Amanda asked before Victoria could pose the same question.

"Nothing, I just didn't remember which exit we had to take. I'm sorry for interrupting you." He smiled into the rear mirror at his daughter and was relieved when she instantly focused on the electric device in Daniel's hand again.

"I didn't mean to wake you, Vic." David apologized turning to Victoria. "You look so peaceful when you sleep."

"You can distract your daughter with those kinds of lies, but not me, David." One thing she loved about David was that he was always honestly flattering her, making her feel like the most important person in the world. But right now she could tell that something was wrong by the way he nervously dug his fingers into the driver's wheel and kept observing the cars behind them. "So, seriously now, what was that about?" She whispered so that their children wouldn't suspect anything.

"Okay." He rolled his eyes at the thought of how Victoria could see through him so easily. "Actually, we would've had to take that exit, but there was police everywhere. They would've recognized us right away."

"Oh my God." Victoria's eyes widened with shock as the fear of being caught became so real again. "Do you think they were looking for us?"

"I don't know." David answered. "Maybe they found out about my aunt and assume that I'll go there to seek shelter. I never wanted her to get involved into this." It was hard for him to focus on the road when his thoughts constantly circled around his aunt and the trouble he had gotten her in.

"Damn it!" He angrily slammed his hands on the wheel giving vent to his fury. The only chance they had to get some rest from the tiring and nerve-racking escape was now also destroyed.

David simply didn't saw a point in being on the run and hiding without a destination anymore and just as he was sure that their situation couldn't get any worse, Victoria opened her mouth.

"David." She breathed. "Look who's following us."

He glanced into the rear mirror again. Instinctively, he tried to swallow but his mouth was dry.

It's over.

That was the last clear thought his brain could form before nothing but sheer panic started controlling his body.

"Okay, we need to stay calm now." Victoria took a deep breath and repeated that sentence like some kind of mantra. "Stay calm."

"I can't." David muttered through clenched teeth.

"You have to. Just stay calm." She began massaging his strained hands to keep him from losing control over the car.

"Stop that, you're only making it worse." He growled and slipped his hands away from Victoria.

When David noticed that he had obviously hurt her with his rejecting behavior, he felt the need to explain himself. "You know just as well as I do that that police car behind us is not just following us for fun. They'll stop us and arrest me. They'll take me away from you and I'm not ready to lose you and Amanda." He stared at Victoria, fear rushing through every single vein of his body.

"Then don't let that happen." Victoria whispered determinedly.

However, she received nothing but a questioning look from her lover, so that she decided to take care of the situation herself.

Just in the right moment she gripped the driver's wheel and pulled the car to the right forcing David to hit the brakes and turn onto the next exit.

"What's going on?!" Amanda screamed from the back, accompanied by Daniel's outcry for help. "Are you trying to kill us now?" The girl glared at Victoria. They shouldn't have trusted her in the first place and now they had to pay for being so foolish.

"No, Amanda, I'm actually trying to save us." Victoria snapped back annoyed. The least thing she needed was another fight with David's daughter, who for some reason clearly hated her.

"You're a liar!" Amanda shouted leaning forward to shake her father's shoulders. "I don't want to be with that witch anymore, Daddy, please!" The words that slipped from the girl's tongue were shaped by rage and shock, but still they felt like a punch in the stomach to Victoria. Was she really that obnoxious?

Before either of them could continue their little battle, they were interrupted by the loud sound of police sirens and not long after, the car passed them leaving them no other choice than to pull to the side.

Victoria looked at David with a horrified look on her face. "Please, fight for us." She begged. "Don't…"

"It is officially over now, Vic. I have to go through this. But I promise you I will never give up fighting." David uttered emotionlessly as he stopped the car switching off the engine.

Your thoughts about how they'll handle the confrontation with the police?

The next chapter will be out soon, I promise. I really enjoy writing this xx