He couldn't believe he was doing this. Her joke, however harmless it may have been about him and Egypt had actually hit the mark, he wasn't very non city orientated, not anymore. Maybe when he as younger, doing all that travelling when he was in the army; But he hadn't been camping in a good twenty years. He wasn't even sure he was going to be any help pitching the tent for crying out loud! He groaned running his hand over his face completely regretting his decision to say yes to this 'half planned' camping trip with Alex. All his doubts were lost however, when he opened his front door to find Alex already decked out in khaki clothing her lengthened hair, which he would never actually say he preferred but did, tied back and a huge grin plastered on her face.

"Ready to go?" she said enthusiastically, her hand reaching toward the backpack he had waiting by the door he gave her a sceptical look.

"Your not backing out on me now are you Goren?" she asked her tone dropping towards a violent threatening level he smiled falsely.

"Of course not." he picked his coat off the stand behind the door and the keys off the side table, "shall we go?" he asked waiting politely for her to move out towards the car before locking the door.

"You do realise, this is the first 'friend' thing we've done-" Alex started leaning her hands against the driver's side window she all but peered over her rented SUV at him.

"In forever." he finished with a laugh, popping open his door he made an effort to ignore the cargo loads of stuff plastered on the back seat, he predicted; because the boot was already full; and placed his own bag in-between his legs as he buckled his seatbelt.

"So, where are we going?" he asked as Alex started off away from his comfort zone and headed towards the intersection.

"Oh, I couldn't tell you that Goren, it'd spoil the surprise."

Great. Now he'd be sat with a dread filled stomach about what sort of 'natural' things would impose themselves on his 'modern man' physic while Eames quite happily churned away at the driver's seat just as, it … well just had it had always been. Only this time at least, there was absolutely no threat of a dead body at the end of the journey. His lips turned upwards to this slight titbit his brain had provided. Well that would be nice, not having to look in her soulful eyes over a decaying corpse, his head turned back as his eyes locked onto a sign.

"We're going to cranberry lake aren't we." He let out a short ha! Of accomplishment as Alex smirked.

"I knew it."

"I spent my summer's here, I know the area." She turned her head smiling,

"Besides, you'll love the views."

"Just not the animals." She laughed at him pulling into the fast lane and pumping the gas.

"Oh Bobby, your much more a threat to them." He raised his eyebrows but none the less slunk down in his seat.

"Yeah well… I don't have claws, or sharp teeth." Alex scoffed.

"Try telling that to the bacon sandwich I've seen you devour hungry. It's like a 6ft bear in candy land on steroids." Even he had to let out a little chuckle at the mental image the visual language produced at that.

"You could have at least… eased me into something this big." Alex smirked and quipped out after him, rather enjoying the small blush her retort gained her.

"Is that what she said?" He groaned, fully realising he'd walked both feet and arms into that and shifted further down into his seat.

"Besides, you were in the army, I'd have thought you'd enjoy just been thrown in at the deep end." Alex watched as the scenery barely changed now and realised they were now onto the main stretch of the journey she slumped into a less attentive drivers position.

"Or you'd think I'd have had enough of that."

"Oh please! You ALWAYS provoke danger when you don't need to." He smiled proudly.

"Yeah, I guess I do." He paused, resting his head on his index finger against the window. "How long does it take to get there then?"

"What are you, twelve?" Eames joked.

"I'm a very big twelve year old if I am" he laughed.

They had been driving for a fair few hours now. Even stopped of for something to eat at a small gas station. Alex had jokingly got him a Bacon sandwich just to poke even more fun at his hunger. He however had got his own back on her by claiming that she had taken the keys into the shop to pay, and in truth he'd taken them out of the ignition and watched as the horror crept on her face at the realisation she'd lost them; it was a very muddy gas station. He'd simply leaned against the driver's door and dangled them in his palm, nodding his head towards the car he'd claimed that he was driving the rest of the journey.

Which hadn't been all that far, they simply drove another 45 minutes before Alex had demanded that he take the next turning and then the realisation at why she hired a car had hit him.

The ground was a lot less smooth, he could feel every branch, every rock the thick wheels encountered and his stomach bouncing in his chest was grateful for the majority of the food being digested now. Alex guided him through tree's until they reached a small clearing. It was clear she'd been here before, he watched as her face lit up with recognition, as the happy memories danced over her eyes her mouth drew up into a smile and she simply stared wistfully out the window before telling him to stop.

"We can set up camp here for tonight, and then go higher up tomorrow." she said opening the door. Manoeuvring her body over his bag as she'd done to get in, she got out the car and opened the boot.

"Aren't I a clever girl? I brought food that doesn't need preparing." she said with a smile, laughing as Bobby's face lit up in delight again at the mention of food.

"Oh please, please tell me its chips, please, please pleeeeeasse" he said childishly, hurriedly making his way round to the back of the car again he produced a victory movement of both arms flailing as she held up a bag of Doritos.

"Yeees!" he exclaimed all but snatching the bag out of her hand she laughed as he proceeded to do a little dance of satisfaction.

"I might love you Alexandra Eames." he said with a grin as he used his free hand to pull out what he new to be one tent.

It probably would have been better if he'd have put the chips down. Maybe if he had put the chips down he wouldn't have just pulled with force, maybe if he had put them down he wouldn't have just caught the harsh fabric on a small yet incredibly sharp it would seem bit of debris in the boot.

"Shit." he cursed as his eyes recognised with his brain far to late that a whole had been produced.

"Shit Eames I'm sorry." He popped the closed bag of chips in between his teeth and leaned forward to remove the tent with both hands. It was to late; the damage was clearly already done. He could fit very easily two fingers into the whole, and doing so only stretched it further. Sometimes, for being so clever, he was very stupid. Alex pulled the damage towards her, inspecting with gentler fingers the damage she looked up at him.

"Damn Bobby, now where are you going to sleep?" She let out a soft laugh and then pointed towards the spare tent now perched up in all it's packaging against the side of the car.

"You ripped the smaller on anyway" she smiled and suddenly the lurching in his stomach was set to ease, almost like a child who had just been told they weren't actually in trouble and had done something right.