After that everything was back to normal. Every morning he would bring me coffee and a smoke and we would talk about what we were doing that day and laugh while smoke would come out of our noses. We would always spend the weekends in a park downtown and he would make us some sandwiches and we would eat them on our lap. There was this huge hill and we would always race down to see who can run faster. He would sleepover sometimes and he would cuddle next to me and wrap his arms around me until I fell asleep. When I would sleep over his house the neighbors would complain about screaming and noises. Vlad would always see us walk through the bar and shake his head and everyone would tell us we would never last. Whenever I went to work he would order a basket of fries and eat them and watch me run around serving tables. He would sometimes wait outside on his car and smoke with a few buddies that would visit. On Mondays I would leave work early and he would drive me to his house. We watched old movies together (mainly singing in the rain and gentlemen prefer blondes). It was the middle of May and it was close to Eugene's birthday so I decided to plan something special for the both of us. It was a Tuesday and it was the day before his birthday so I woke him up around 8 in the morning.

"Good morning, good morning, it's great to stay up late." I sang in his ear while I played with his hair and kissed him softly on his head.

I saw his cheeks move into a smile and he turned around to see me.

"Good morning, good morning, to you." He sang back kissing me on the nose.

"I have a special surprise." I said smiling.

"Oh? What's that?"

"Get in the car and drive to where the GPS tells you. You'll find out sooner or later."

"okay." He moaned.

We both got up and got dressed and ready. I got Eugene's luggage packed the day before and stuffed it in the back of the car. I have been saving up money for this since March and I wanted this to be really special. We both got in the car and Eugene looked at the arrival time on the GPS.

"it says we'll get there tomorrow at 6." He looked at me with one eyebrow raised.

"mhm."

"Babe, that's like…" he started counting with his fingers

"22 hours!"

"Yup!" I grinned.

" I'm not driving for 22 hours!"

"You won't! I'll drive 11 and you drive 11!"

"You're crazy!"

"I already booked the hotel so there's no turning back now."

He gave out a huge sigh and turned the car on.

"Fine. We'll go. As long and we stop and stay in a hotel on the way."

"obviously."

We drove off and drove by the bar. I waved at Vlad who gave us both concerning looks and we hit the highway. We drove for about four hours until I wanted to have breakfast. We had eggs and ham in this tiny family owned restaurant that had really nice servers. We kept driving until 7. Eugene got tired and we stayed in a tiny motel and had dinner in an ihop. We both sat on the table. We were both starving so we ate about 4 plates of food. The waitress looked at Eugene and at me and raised one eyebrow.

"Aren't you a bit young to be going out with an older man, sweetie?" she said in a hoarse tone.

I looked down in embarrassment, my cheeks turning a rosy color. Her blue eye shadow was very obvious even in the dim lighted diner. Eugene swallowed hard and looked at the woman with a stink face.

"Excuse me, lady. Who the fuck are you to be telling us what to do? Go get me some more water, I'm thirsty. Don't expect a tip from me." he took a bite out of his cheeseburger and made a hand signal to shoosh her away.

I kept eating my food and kept looking down. Some other people in the restaurant gave us weird looks and starred at us while we left.

"Don't you asshole have anything better to do? Hey, fat ass, the shows over, bub. You can continue eating your way to a heart attack."

Eugene paid the man in front who gave Eugene an approving look and gave us a receipt. We both drove back to motel and took out the luggage and got ready for bed.

"Eugene…do you think that we are a strange couple?" I said in a low voice while taking off my bra.

"Of course." He said chuckling and taking off his shoes.

I looked away and looked out the window that peeked to the ihop and the highway. I sighed and slipped into bed.

"Hey, listen to me." he said while he poked my back.

"What?" I turned around and saw him looking at me.

"im glad you are doing this for me. I love you so much and no matter how much shit people talk I will never listen to them. I expect you to do the same." He got in bed and covered himself up, his back turned to me.

"I love you." I said in a low voice.

He turned around and brought me closer to him. He kissed my nose and I rested my head on his chest.

"I love you more." he whispered in my ear.