In Person || Aubrier
“I’ll be okay. I’m strong” he said with a small smirk, giving her another quick kiss. As they drove, Javier was focused on the road ahead, knowing there was still a long way till they could stop and sleep. He felt energized, mostly because of the sleep he got on the way, but also the two redbulls he had bee chugging since the gas station. When Aubree explained herself, Javier just took in a deep breath, obviously still affected by what they had both been through. “We were both hurting…it’s okay for you to care for yourself. I understand” he told her before reaching over blindly for her hand. “This is why we’re doing this together. So we can mend ourselves as people and as us…together” he said kissing the back of her hand sweetly. Javier kept driving while she asked, having already thought about what they’d do while there. “I thought we can just sleep there and head out in the morning to New Orleans. And that’s where we’ll make our first official stop. It’s only a 3 hour drive from Pensacola. We can get there around noon and have the rest of the day in The Big Easy. Maybe visit Bourbon Street and get one of those Daiquiris and see the French Quarter” he suggested, having googled before hand.
Aubree reached her hand out to meet his, her thumb grazing against the back of his hand. “I think that sounds like a pretty good plan,” she agreed, thinking about his words. They did need to work on things. They needed to work on a lot of things. “Can we go on a haunted tour? I bet that would be fun.” She’d definitely get scared if they did, but it was all in good fun and she had a pretty good bodyguard beside her so she’d manage. “And there is supposed to be a really rich art community in the French Quarter...” She trailed off, trying to recall more of the information she’d learned about New Orleans that had been shoved away because she didn’t use the knowledge. “Then you can get me drunk and probably convince me to do some things I wouldn’t do if I were sober.”