Thanks for the continued love. Did you read Risbee's smutty 'garage' prompt yesterday? I needed a cold shower. TMI right? Ah well, let's get on with it.

Location: Yellowstone to Coeur D'Alene, ID

Prompt: Prom

The next morning, Edward and Bella both attempted to brush off the awkwardness of waking up wrapped around each other. They were silent as they gathered up their stuff and headed off to the showers. Edward finished first and he stepped into the store to grab a quick breakfast for the two of them before heading back to their campsite to dismantle everything so they could get on the road.

"How would you feel about a little detour?" Bella questioned as she got back to the Volvo and shoved her belongings into her backpack. Edward was immediately anxious since he had promised the Chief he would get Bella back to Forks as soon as he could.

"What did you have in mind?"

"I figured since we were so close, it would be a shame not to see Old Faithful. One of the women was telling me about it in the showers, and I thought we should see it. I'd also love to get a few photos of it." Edward was actually okay with this idea, since it was only a half hour drive out of their way. So, to save time they hopped in the car and consumed their breakfast along the way.

In no time at all they were standing in front of the geyser, waiting patiently for it to blow and Bella noticed a happy teenaged couple to their left and couldn't help herself. "That boy looks like Mike Newton."

"Like… from Newton's Outfitters? 'If you need a bag, we got em'? Worst slogan ever by the way."

"One in the same. He's the heir to the outdoor supply store, or so he liked to tell the ladies." Edward looked at the boy, trying to see some resemblance, but it had been quiet a while since he had seen him. "He has older sisters, but they don't give a shit about the store."

"I took his sister to prom." Bella turned, completely surprised by Edward's confession.

"Irina?"

"Tanya."

"Ugh." Bella groaned quietly but it was still loud enough for Edward to hear and chuckle quietly. Tanya and Bella never got along, though Bella never knew why. Bella had only dated Mike for a few weeks and saw Tanya in passing when she returned from UW, but she was practically the devil herself when she spoke to Bella. However, she couldn't blame Edward for going to prom with her. After all, half of the boys in town lusted over Tanya Newton. "Sorry, she just …"

"Was a bitch?"

"I was gonna say whore, but bitch works just as well," Bella laughed as Edward gave her a small smile. "Why would you go to prom with her?"

"I had no options and I decided to just ask her. I was shocked that she said yes considering I was practically a pariah at the school." Bella clamped her hand over her mouth and immediately felt horrible for her comment. She pulled her foot out of her mouth and began to apologize to Edward, but he wouldn't hear of it. "I found out that night that she did it as a dare and during the dance she disappeared to have sex with Liam Gallant. So yeah… whore works good. So how did you know Mike? Wouldn't he have been older than you?"

"We dated when I was a junior and he was a senior."

"Ugh, you dated Newton?" Edward questioned, surprised by the distaste in his voice. He hadn't known Mike very well, but didn't like the fact that he had been with Bella in any way.

"So did you!"

"One date, a few hours in her company, part of which she was busy fucking someone else. We didn't exactly date," Edward answered defensively as he looked to his left and noticed a family of five waiting patiently for the geyser as well. He apologized quickly for his cursing and then grabbed Bella's arm, leading her away from the family.

"Why… just why Newton?"

"He asked." Bella shrugged her shoulders as Edward felt a pang of sympathy for her. "I didn't have the best time in high school, but he was interested, so I decided to test the waters."

"And…"

"And he was a piranha. We only dated for like three weeks and he asked me to prom, which was when I realized I didn't even want to go, let alone go with him. I dumped him and the next day he was with Jessica Stanley, the school bicycle." Edward quirked his eyebrow, confused by Bella's statement as she smiled and nudged him with her shoulder. "You know… the school bicycle… everyone's had a ride."

"Now that is a bad analogy."

"I loathed the girl until I found out Mike was caught kissing our guidance counselor, Miss Stevens, in the men's room. Like sister like brother, huh?"

"Yeah, you could say that," Edward replied as suddenly a loud whoosh sounded in front of them and they turned to see the geyser erupting about 10 feet in the air. Bella grasped her camera and immediately began taking photo after photo as Edward watched, completely enthralled, as the water descended and bubbled just at the surface before rising twice as high into the air. All the tourists watching couldn't take their eyes off of Old Faithful, but Edward found himself unable to look at anything but Bella. She was completely over taken by the need to photograph the moment and she caught shot after shot of the show of water bursting up into the air and falling, only to rise once more.

It lasted for a few minutes, and once it was done, Bella looked at Edward curiously. "You like?"

"You have no idea," he replied cryptically as Bella began walking away and then stopped to grab Edward's hand and pull him towards the car.

"If you keep staring, we'll never get to Idaho tonight." Edward smiled gently at Bella and followed her lead, heading back towards the car. They made it to Deer Lodge, Montana in less than four hours and had a quick lunch at Subway before getting back on the road, desperate to make it to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho to rest for the night.

However, their plan was derailed just as the neared the city and past Blue Creek Bay when Edward's Volvo spluttered awkwardly and shut down, leaving them stranded on the side of the road.