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I grabbed the keys, my purse, and locked the door behind us

“Is this your car?” It was si sleek, not a four-door sedan

I waited on the curb while he placeddark

“No I rented one for the weekend”

“Oh”

He held the door for er seat

I watched his confident strides as he walked in front of the headlights Once Vaughn was behind the wheel I let my shoulders relax

“Hard day?” he asked He e in my posture

Everything about the trip felt surreal I didn’t realize until now that I had been holdingthat would keep us fro this was too o away together until I sat in the car It hit me, all the anxiety had been a useless waste of time

Vaughn started the car and led us away from the row of brownstones I frohen I saw the endless line of taillights ahead of us Everyone was trying to get out of DC for the weekend

“How long did you say it takes to get there?” I asked

“Longer with the traffic, but we should be there in a couple of hours” He squeezed my knee

Country lanes or city lights—I didn’t care I was ok with a long car ride I was ok with being stuck in a traffic jahn My hand slid over top of his and I sat back for the trip

When we pulled up in front of the inn, I looked around for other cars