SANSA
"We could stop here for a bite." He drove into the parking lot of the iHop and parked the truck.
Sansa remained scrunched down in her seat, wanting to disappear. She didn't bother to wipe away the tears that blurred her vision. I'm sorry, she wanted to say, but the words were stuck in her throat. She didn't know what to do, so she did the only thing that she knew how. It always made Petyr happy and even Sandor had kissed her before.
She moved onto his lap and hesitantly touched her lips against his. He froze with shock for a good moment before crushing her against him, taking over as he devoured her lips. Sansa tried to keep her body from stiffening up as the overstimulating sensation made her feel as if she was drowning.
He flattened her against him, deepening the kiss and stroking his tongue into her mouth. When he finally released her, she scrambled back into her seat, avoiding looking at him as she chewed her bottom lip.
"Gosh, little bird," Sandor rasped. "Don't initiate it if you can't handle it."
"I just wanted to show you that I was sorry," Sansa said, her voice small.
He glared at her. "A simple 'I'm sorry' would have sufficed."
"I'm sorry," she whispered.
"You're hungry," Sandor replied. "Let's go eat."
Sansa quickly jumped out of the vehicle, grateful for the change of subject and grateful to be out of the enclosed space of the truck. They walked into the iHop as her stomach let out a protesting growl. She blushed and then sniffed the air as the delicious aroma of hot pancakes wafted towards her and filled her nostrils, causing her mouth to water.
They ate their pancakes in silence, Sansa sipping her orange juice before going back to her pancakes, effectively ignoring Sandor's presence. She had pushed the kiss out of her mind and was focusing all of her thoughts on reuniting with her brother. Just one more day. They had about twelve more hours of driving and Sandor planned to drive for six hours today and six hours tomorrow. Sansa was excited and nervous and secretly grateful for Sandor's presence even though she would never say so out loud.
She took another sip of orange juice as she glanced out of the iHop window. The sun hit her face but she barely seemed to notice, so lost was she in her thoughts.