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[justgabriel]

It was pretty late at night by the time they finally reached the Canadian border. As he drove closer to the border he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. They'd only ask a few questions, right? It wasn't likely that they would have pictures of them or anything, any way of knowing that they were trying to run from the law, right

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[electrocutesy]

Elle was tired, very tired by the end of the trip. Gabriel had been driving straight for nearly ten hours (she couldn't imagine how exhausted he was), and all she wanted to do was find a hotel, shower, and curl up close to him until she fell asleep. Not feel her body hum with charged electricity and adrenaline shocking her fully alert as they crawled behind cars to the border patrol.

She sighed in relief when she felt his fingers gripping hers, and squeezed them reassuringly, looking over to him with a soft smile. It really wasn't a big deal, right? It was Canada. Boring old Canada.

"It'll be fine," she said, with her best casual shrug. "It's just Canada, right?"

[justgabriel]

"Right," He nodded his head with agreement. "It shouldn't be a problem at all."

He couldn't help but feel nervous though. The exhaustion didn't help with that. He had been driving far too long and all he really wanted to do was sleep, at this point. But still, he couldn't help but feel like things were going way too well so far. He kept expecting something to catch up with them, eventually.

[electrocutesy]

So did she. The events of that morning seemed like a distant nightmare, and Elle felt as if something was going to happen to make it all real again. And that was the last thing she wanted; all she wanted was for everything to be behind them so they could move forward. Any reminders would ruin everything, she was sure of it.

Or maybe she was just nervous and paranoid.

She nodded, keeping the casually smile on as they rolled up to the patrol. The man leaned down with a smile, looking both friendly and polite. "Hey there," he nodded. "How are you doing tonight?"

Instantly, Elle directed her innocent grin to him. "Good! You?"

[justgabriel]

"I'm doing well, thank you," The man smiled back at them. "So what takes you out to Canada tonight?"

"We're on Vacation," He answered smoothly. "She's always wanted to go, haven't you?" He asked, turning to Elle.

[electrocutesy]

Oh, definitely. Canada was her dream spot. "I was here when I was a kid," Elle lied blatantly. "It's so beautiful."

"Oh, where did you go?" the patrolman inquired, peering over at her.

"Montreal," she replied easily, and then covered for herself, shooting him a big, pretty grin, "I was so little at the time."

[justgabriel]

"She's told me about it time and time again, the place really stuck with her, you know? I thought it was about time I got to see it for myself," Gabriel continued with a faked smile. It was getting easier and easier to put on these little acts.

[electrocutesy]

"It's a beautiful city," he added, nodding and smiling. "You two from New York?"

Please don't ask for our IDs, Elle thought immediately--what if they were flagged by now? They had to have found Mrs. Gray and the principal hours ago--would they have found her dad, too?

"Yes," she answered. "Queens."

[justgabriel]

"Is there anything else you need from us, Officer?" Gabriel asked with a curious tilt of his head.

The officer shook his head in response. "No. You two have a nice visit, okay?"

"We will, Sir," Gabriel nodded and drove through the border now, still a little surprised at how well that had went.

Maybe he had been overworrying for no reason.

[electrocutesy]

Elle let out a huge breath of air, glancing back as they entered Canada. She felt like some heavy, solid weight on her shoulders turned to liquid and dribbled to the floor. They'd made it. He didn't even check their IDs! They could be murderers!

She laughed, just out of pure relief, and leaned forward to hug his arm and kiss his cheek, lingering to scratch her lips against his growing stubble. "See? It's just Canada."

[justgabriel]

He laughed softly, turning to brush his lips against hers briefly before returning his attention to the road.

"I guess I was worrying over nothing."

He knew Canada was lax about things in comparison to alot of places, but he had not expected things to be so easy.

[electrocutesy]

"You were," she said with an exaggerated nod, ignoring the fact that she had been just as nervous. "You need to learn how to calm down, mister," she teased, nuzzling into his neck.

[justgabriel]

"Oh? Is that so?" He asked with a raised brow. He couldn't wait until they got into a city so they could find a hotel to stay in. He was exhausted.

[electrocutesy]

"Yes," she giggled, nipping at his neck. She still felt jittery from all the excitement, but as she closed her eyes, snuggling close to him, she knew she'd have no trouble sleeping the moment they were settled. She moaned softly, just out of exhaustion, and rested her head on his shoulder. "I can't wait to sleep," she muttered.

[justgabriel]

"Neither can I," He sighed in agreement. He was thankful she hadn't slept in the car though. It was nice to have her awake while he was driving. It helped him stay alert during the whole ten hours.

In more ways then one.

[electrocutesy]

Elle doubted she could have slept if she'd even tried, and the last thing she wanted to do was leave him alone, only his boring music to keep him company. They were in this together, in every way. "We made it," she breathed happily. "It really is just us now."

[justgabriel]

"Us against the world," He murmured softly. He took her hand into his, squeezing it gently.