Road Trip

XIV

 Just as almost every day begins, Jensen is already wide awake drinking his coffee way before I even wake up. I rolled over to face the direction that I could hear Jensen was standing, sipping away at the black liquid. I couldn't quite place what he was watching but something had caught his attention on his phone so he hadn't noticed I'd woken up. 

 Whatever he was watching had him extremely drawn in and I couldn't help but just watch and admire him. There was such a wide variety of expressions that had crossed his face, I loved watching him- in a totally not creepy way. 

 "Good morning. What're you watching?" I asked, finally feeling awake enough to function. 

 Jensen looked up and I heard the sound of his phone shut off just before he slipped it away into his pocket. "Oh nothing, just some old videos I have. You sleep well?" 

 I nodded, "Yeah. There still coffee left or did you drink it all?"

 He faked offence at my words as he turned to make me a coffee of my own. I sat up and thanked him as he handed the mug over to me. Strangely enough, the first thought of mine as soon as I took a sip of my coffee was that it would make a really nice aesthetic picture I could use some other time. 

 It was unbelievable how many photos I've taken of our little road trip that my phone may run out of storage. By the end of this trip, which seems to be creeping up quickly, I'm sure I'll have a million photos of Jensen and I mostly but plenty of scenery too. 

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 As we spent the morning sipping away at our coffees we began planning what to do for the day before we go home the next day. Neither of us really knew what there was around so it was a little difficult to come up with something on the spot. We did a little searching but overall, we decided that going out and walking around would be the best way to go about seeing as much as we could in the limited time we had. 

 Sees to how I only had one cup of coffee, I had the time to shower and get ready to explore the town before Jensen had finished the rest of the pot of coffee. 

 Not knowing exactly what the weather was like, I put on a pair of capri leggings and a boring grey t-shirt with a flannel hoodie tossed on over top. Just as I walked out from getting ready Jensen was finishing up washing out our coffee cups. 

 I couldn't help but chuckle to myself a little bit, "You are aware that your shirt goes see through when wet right?" 

 He glanced down at himself and realized that the water had spilled and splashed up on him while washing out our dishes. He gives a little shrug, "Guess I should just start stripping right here and now then," and starts lifting his shirt. 

 "Woah, wow, ok I'll be busy over here while you strip for no one." 

 Jensens sort of wet shirt comes flying through the air at me, "Oh come on, you know you love it." 

 I tossed his shirt back at him and shook my head. He then made his way to the bathroom for a quick shower as well and get ready for our adventurous exploration of a day. 

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 Neither of us really knew where we were going but we did make sure to write down the address to our hotel in case we wandered too far and didn't know how to make it back. 

 I almost wanted to go back into the same store we'd spent forever in the day before but figured it was probably best we didn't; I might spend too much time in there and not have enough time to make it everywhere else. 

 The majority of our day was just walking aimlessly through the tiny own, checking any store or little shop that caught our attention. Jensen found a small local owned hemp shop which he decided we needed to check out before going anywhere else. It didn't particularly intrigue me but the bags and natural jewelry such as the necklaces and bracelets did catch my attention. My favourite thing in there just happened to be a natural, real wood neckless with a blood orange tassel strung from it. I couldn't tell you why I loved it but I just did, so I may have impulsively bought it. 

 Jensen and I wandered in and out of a few more shops before finally deciding that we needed to get something to eat. With no idea where in the world to go, we continued to walk around aimlessly until we found somewhere that sounded good.  

 Rather than staying indoors, we finally settled on a simple Subway lunch and went to find a bench near by to sit and relax on. We made small conversation in between eating and taking in the sights around us. Then it dawned on me that I have my great aunt and uncle that live somewhere in this tiny town. If I could get the address from my mom, surely we could stop by before our drive back home tomorrow. 

 But instead of really focusing on finding out where they live, I got distracted by the fact that we were already about to leave so soon. The past couple days felt as if they'd gone by far faster than  they should've. 

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 I discussed the idea of visiting my family members to Jensen and he figured that it only made sense to go while we're here. Before either of us had actually finished eating I'd already sent my mom a message to get the address. It all felt so surreal. I knew about the pair of them but I have no real memory of them, we moved away far before I could have any memory of them at all.

 Jensen and I made it back to the hotel before we left to find my aunt and uncles place. This time, rather than walking aimlessly, we decided to punch in the coordinates and drive there. 

 I was pretty sure that this would definitely be one of the highlights of the whole trip.