"Here, take this." Mr. Davis said handing Fiona a cell phone as they stood outside the car. They stayed at Roger's parents house for a week until Roger's ribs felt better.
"I can't take this Jimmy. This is your cell phone." she said looking up at him
"No, it's yours. It's an untraceable cell phone. I put 100 dollars on it, so you kids can call from the road to let me and Dana and all of your friends know you're OK. Just let me know when you need more money put on it. I'll take care of it." he said looking down at her,
"Thank you so much Jimmy. For everything you and Dana have done for us." she smiled looking up at him.
"We're not done yet little girl. Anything you need. Let us know, OK? I mean anything." he said looking down at her.
"We will. Thank you so much." she said reaching up to hug him.
"Any time Fiona. You are part of this family now too." he smiled kissing her head.
"Roger, you take care of her, OK? This is really rough on her." Mrs. Davis said looking up at her son.
"Of course I will mom. I want to marry her." he said looking down at her.
"Don't spring that on her until Jake is in custody and you kids are safe again, OK? She doesn't need that at this point in her life." she said looking up at him. His wounds had begun to heal and he was getting around much better.
"I won't mom. Don't worry. I know you and Fee are gonna want to plan everything together." he smiled looking down at her.
"It's not that Roger. It's just that, she doesn't need any more stress or complication in her life right now." she said looking up at him.
"I understand mom. I won't. We'll call you from the road. Your father got that phone you wanted. He's gonna give it to Fiona since you're gonna be driving. Just make sure you tell Collins and Mark to memorize the number and don't leave it around anywhere. Just in case." she said looking up at him.
"Mom, you watch too many mob movies." he laughed looking down at her.
"That may be, but just to be on the safe side, OK?" she said looking up at him.
"OK mom. We'll be careful. I love you." he smiled looking down at her.
"I love you too sweetie. Take care of each other, OK?" she said looking up at him.
"We will mom. I promise." he smiled leaning down to kiss his mother's cheek before getting into the car.
"We'll call you when we're on the road, OK?" Fiona said looking up at Mrs. Davis.
"OK sweetie. I love you." she smiled leaning into the car window to hug her.
"I love you too Dana. Thank you again for everything you've done this week." she smiled looking up at her.
"Don't even think about it sweetie. Just take care of yourselves." she smiled looking down at her.
"We will. Bye." she smiled buckling her seat belt before Roger began to pull away.
"Are you OK Baby?" he asked looking over at her.
"Yeah, I'm OK Baby. I'm just gonna miss them. It was nice being a part of a real family for once." she told him holding back tears.
"You are, you know? Part of our family." he smiled taking her hand. He wanted so badly to propose to her right then and there, but he knew his mother was right. Now was not the time to spring that on her. When he proposed to her, he wanted it to be special. Not driving in a car on their way out of town to get away from her mobster ex fiance. Before he knew it they were in Pennsylvania as Fiona slept peacefully next to him. His eyes started getting tired, so he pulled over to a cheap motel off of I-80. When he stopped the car, he tilted his head and stared down at Fiona. He reached over to caress her soft cheek. When she didn't budge, he leaned over to kiss her.
"Mhmm, hey Baby. Where are we?" she asked looking around.
"Pennsylvania. I was thinking maybe should stop for the night." he smiled caressing her face.
"OK Baby. That might be a good idea. I'm hungry anyway." she smiled looking up at him.
"Why don't I get us a room and you can call Collins and Mark to let them know we're OK but don't tell them where we are. It's too dangerous for them." he suggested looking down at her.
"OK Baby. I'll wait for you here. Be careful, OK?" she said looking up at him.
"Don't worry Fee. I'll be fine." he smiled kissing her again before getting out of the car. She reached into her pocket to retrieve the cell phone Mr. Davis had given her and called them.
"Hello." Collins answered. He was laughing.
"Hi Professor." she laughed slouching down in the seat.
"Hey Babygirl. Where are you? Is everything OK?" he asked getting Mark's attention.
"Where are they?" Mark asked looking over at him.
"It might be best if we don't tell you where we are. Just that we're OK." she said watching Roger pay for the hotel room in cash.
"OK Babygirl. Maybe that's best. You know I could never hold up to torture the way Roger can." he laughed looking over at Mark.
"Yeah, and all they'd have to do to poor Marky was look at his camera cross eyed and he'd spill the beans " she laughed.
"You got that right Babygirl." he laughed looking up at Mark.
"Any word yet?" she asked looking up as Roger came out with the hotel key.
"We found out how they found Roger at the college." he told her getting serious.
"How?" she asked as Roger opened the car door.
"Jake called asking if you had enrolled in any classes. He'd been doing it since you left him. He must have known it was only a matter of time before you went back to school. Finding Roger must have been a bonus." he said looking down.
"Do the cops know?" she asked as Roger got back in the car.
"Yeah. They said they're close Babygirl. They don't know how close, but they're close. They're trying their best so you guys could come home. But it's gonna take a little more time. Just be patient, OK?" he asked looking over at Mark.
"I guess we have no choice, huh?" she said as Roger took her hand.
"Sorry Babygirl." he said looking down again.
"It's not your fault sweetie. Thanks. Um... listen, Mr. Davis gave us an untraceable cell phone and I'm gonna give you the number in case you need us, but please memorize it and destroy the piece of paper you write it on, OK? That goes for Mark too. Only you two and Roger's parents can have the number." she said looking over at Roger.
"OK Babygirl. I understand." he said getting a pen and paper to write the number down. When they were done they hung up the phone.
"Is everything OK Baby?" he asked looking over at her.
"Jake must have been calling the college since I left. That's how he found us. The registrar told him where I'd be. When they saw you, I guess it was away for them to get to me." she said putting the phone back in her pocket.
"It'll be OK Fee. They're gonna get him. He'll slip up and they'll get him" he said leaning over to hold her in his arms.
"Roger, can we just go up to our room please? I need to get out of this car." she said looking up at him.
"Sure Baby. Anything you want." he agreed letting her go and getting their bags before going up to their room. The next morning Fiona was sleeping in the bed next to Roger. He woke up first. He rolled over carefully and looked over at her. She looked so beautiful. He wanted to ask her to marry him right there, but knew it would be a bad idea. Especially with the way she was feeling about all of this. "Fee. Fee Baby, we gotta get up." he whispered reaching over to her.
"What time is it?" she asked looking up at him as she stretched.
"It's 9. I was thinking we could go get some breakfast and be on the road by 11. I wanna get to Cleveland some time today." he smiled caressing her face.
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?" she smiled looking over at him.
"Yeah, can we?" he asked looking over at her.
"Of course we can Baby. It's your temple." she laughed reaching over to caress his face too.
"Thanks Baby. Come on. We should get moving." he smiled getting out of bed.
"Roger, I love you." she called out looking up at him.
"Fee, I love you too." he smiled looking over at her before continuing to the bathroom to take a shower.