They had both awoken to giggling and running. Duck and Clem were playing tag. Lee was first to get out of bed, grabbing his leather jacket on the desk. He put it on, looking back at Carley.
"It's time to get up, sleepy head," he said with a smile. She got up and laughed, rolling her eyes sarcastically.
"To be honest, that was the best I have slept in a while. I... Just felt really protected because I was with you," she said, slightly smiling. Lee laughed, tossing her the purple vest that lay next to his leather jacket on the desk.
"Hey, it was a pleasure. It's no problem if you need a 'tough guy' to protect you at night," he said, with a wink. She rolled her eyes, heading out the door with Lee.
As Lee walked out of the motel room with Carley, he seen the kids running around and Kenny was looking at the RV.
As the two of them walked down the stairs with each other, Kenny looked over by the noise of them coming down. He hollered over to Lee.
"Hey Lee, can you come here for a minute? I need to talk to you." He said, waving with his hand to get his attention.
Lee looked at Carley, "I'll be right back, okay? Why don't you play with the kids? I'm sure they'll like your company." He said, smiling remembering when he played with them yesterday with the soccer ball.
She nodded with a smile, heading over their way.
Lee walked over to Kenny. "What's up?" He asked with a curious face. Kenny had a large grin on his face, excited about something but Lee wasn't so sure what.
"I got the RV to work. We can really leave this dump. You know, you, Carley, Clementine, my family..." He said in a low tone. He didn't want to alarm anyone else of what they were speaking of.
Lee thought it wasn't a bad idea. "What about Lilly and Ben? They're still in the group too, ya' know."
Kenny rolled his eyes. "It's their choice if they want to come. We have more than enough space."
Honestly, the Motor Inn was pretty safe but that safety could end at any time. Though none of them were sure if they could find anywhere else, it was something they could always give a try.
"When do you want to tell the group about this? I'm sure they'd all like to know eventually." Lee said, looking back at the members of the group doing their thing.
Kenny had a crooked smile. It looked like he wasn't so sure. "I guess we can tell them tonight? Like get the whole group together and mention it to everyone."
Lee nodded. He knew it really wasn't that bad of an idea to try to find somewhere else for shelter.
As the day went on, the darker and gloomier the skies got. It was still light out, but almost close to dusk. Kenny looked at Lee, who looked back at him. They both nodded at each other to signal they were ready to give the group their new idea.
Kenny huddled over by the RV while Lee called the group to come on over. "Hey guys, can you come here for a second?"
Katjaa, Clementine, Duck, Carley, and Ben walked on over as Lilly was behind, slouching. Lee could tell there was mixed emotions between the group members. There was worry, anxiousness, and excitement on their faces.
"We have something to tell you." Kenny said, as he looked over to Lee with fear in his eyes.
Lee smiled, "We were thinking that we could take the RV and try to get out of here and find somewhere else to go. Somewhere else with better shelter and more safety, ya' know?"
Everyone looked at each other. No one had any thoughts on the idea, until Clementine finally spoke up. "...And what if we don't find a place to go? What do we do then?"
There had to be shelter, somewhere out there. If they had to go through some walkers to get there, it wasn't that big of a deal. They've dealt with worse. Lee knelt to get down to Clementine's height. "I'm sure there's somewhere to go, there has to be. I'm sure we can always find a large house, or something."
That wasn't something Lee or Kenny wanted to worry about. They've had enough on their hands and don't need anything else. The group didn't disagree with the idea. Surprisingly, everyone had nothing to say about it except Clementine. Strangely, that frightened Lee. Was there something wrong? He knew everyone just went through a lot especially Lilly at the St. John's dairy, but that was the past. It's best for them if they focus on the future and not their past. It wasn't important at the time.
Lee and Kenny decided that it would be best to travel in the morning the next day. It would be too dangerous and too hard to see at night driving down the roads of rural Georgia.
The next morning, everyone woke up at the break of dawn. The set out on their journey right when everyone was up, packed, and ready to go. Last to get in was Lee. As he scanned the area for anything that might have been left, he spotted the black-and-white soccer ball laying on the ground next to the couch.
"One minute, I need to get something." Lee ran out really quick, grabbed the soccer ball, and smiled. As he re-entered the RV, he hid the soccer ball behind his back so it was a surprise to Clementine and Duck.
"Hey Clem, pick a hand." Lee said, with a smile. Clementine's faced lightened with joy.
"My dad always used to play this game with me! He'd always have a surprise for me." She said. Lee felt bad that it brought back memories of Clementine's dad, but it didn't look like it bothered her.
She thought about it for a while. She finally ended up picking Lee's left hand. He actually had the soccer ball in his right, but he quickly switched it behind his back. As she seen the soccer ball, she jumped up with joy.
"You brought it! I thought it was gone forever because Duck forgot to take it." She said, looking at Duck with her arms crossed looking serious.
"I didn't forget to bring it, you did!" Duck responded with a yell.
"Hey now guys, don't worry about who forgot to bring it. You guys have it now." Lee said, smiling at the two children. They were frustrated with each other before, but now they were smiling. Kenny was the driver, crashing out of the Motor Inn busting through the fence Mark and Larry had built. The group looked back through one of the windows at the end of the RV, looking at the place that gave them a place to stay for a couple of months. Though it was a bumpy ride, Lee had a really good feeling that leaving the Motor Inn was a good idea.