It wasn't just dark, it was pitch black. If nothingness had a look, this was it. Yet in all this nothingness, I still existed for some fucked up reason. And for the same fucked up reason, the pain I felt was even stronger, almost unnatural. There was something running down my legs and even though I wasn't able to see it, I knew it was blood. Weirdly enough I didn't panic. Panic wouldn't have helped, it wouldn't have changed anything. The only thing I could do was lie down on the floor I couldn't see, close my eyes, and die.

A loud noise woke me. At first I felt disoriented and confused but when I realized the nightmare was over, relieved. Just a bad dream. Nothing more. I was safe. Better than safe actually. No need to worry. I should just forget about it, like I always did. Even though the dream had threatened to ruin my day, I couldn't help but smile when I saw the packed bags along with the tent and sleeping bags that were sitting in the corner of the bedroom. With a happy sigh, I snuggled back into bed, stretching over to his side and burying my nose in his pillow. This was nice, I thought, but it would be so much nicer if he were still in bed with me. Just as I was inhaling his scent, I noticed another delicious smell. OH! Breakfast! Yessss!

I jumped out of bed and grabbed my robe, slipping into it before making my way toward the kitchen. And sure enough there he was. Only wearing his bright red underwear, his hair a sexy mess, humming some familiar tune with a spatula in his hand. Gerard.

'I don't know whether I'm sad that you weren't in bed with me when I woke up or happy that you're up making pancakes.' I said, walking over to him.

'Well I don't know whether I'm sad that you woke up because I actually wanted to surprise you with breakfast in bed or happy that you're here to help because I think I'm fucking this up.' he pouted and I stepped closer, hugging his waist.

'Looks delicious though.' I smiled, talking about both him and the pancakes.

'You too.' he smiled back. 'Are you ready for our honeymoon?'

Honeymoon. Just that word alone made me feel all giddy. We had only been married for five days (during which we had only left our bed to eat and shower)! A month after Gerard had come to LA, he had added a beautiful engagement ring to the promise ring on my finger. I had called my family in New York, Gerard had called his and two weeks later, a wedding ring completed the three. It had been small and intimate, as well as spontaneous but perfect; exactly how we had wanted it. Now, not even a week later, I was still getting used to being Mrs Finn Way but I was loving every second of it. We were just as crazy about each other as we had been when we were just kids, only now we were free to do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted it and it was safe to say that since Gerard and I had reunited, we had taken full advantage of that. It was just like we had always imagined it to be.

'I'm ready.' I replied, kissing his cheek before letting go of him to get the plates.

Today, we would set off on our road trip across the country. Our plan was to cover all 48 contiguous states. It was something we had always dreamed about doing, ever since we had read 'On the Road' in school. Such a cliché but both Gerard and I thought it would be so much more fun than just spending two weeks on a beach somewhere. At first I was worried about work but then Daniel had had the genius idea of covering the trip for the magazine. We would keep a journal, take pictures and send regular updates including both to the office. Not only would I save vacation days, I was actually getting paid for sharing our honeymoon adventure. We had no idea how long it would take us and we agreed on not rushing it since Gerard could pretty much set his own schedule and work from wherever as long as he stayed in touch with his editor.
We hadn't planned out every detail but we had a route in mind, starting with the southern states first before continuing up the East Coast, then covering the Midwest and West. I was still going on about also visiting Alaska and Hawaii and I knew Gerard was open to the idea as well but first we would see where the road would take us.

'You know what we should do?' Gerard asked with a full mouth. 'Eat pancakes everywhere we go and rate them. Basically live off pancakes for the next few months. We could tell everyone we're pancake testers and get free pancakes.'

'You're gonna be so sick of pancakes in approximately....a week.' I laughed. I had to admit that his idea was pretty good though.

'Impossible. I could never get sick of pancakes. Especially because they're gonna be so much better than mine.'

'I like your pancakes.' I ensured him, taking another bite.

'You're bias.' he wasn't so wrong about that.

'You should give yourself more credit. Your pancakes are delicious and I'm your wife, I would never lie to you. I took a vow. And I take that very serious.'

'My wife.' Gerard was blushing as he said it, causing me to blush as well.

*

'Are you sure we packed the first aid kit?' I asked and Finn rolled her eyes at me.

'Yes I'm sure! It's in here.' she pointed at one of the backpacks. 'And there's another one in the car. Stop fussing! We got everything we need.'

I put down the checklist which I knew by heart by now. It wasn't like me to be such a perfectionist but I wanted this trip to be 100% perfect after all. We didn't have an exact itinerary so at least we had to make sure we got everything we needed.

'We're going on a road trip, babe. Not wilderness survival training. Chill. If we forget anything we can just buy it. Plus, you're a guy. What exactly do you really need? You don't need a hairbrush or make-up or tampons or your birth control pills or even nail clippers because you still bite your nails, ugh Gerard!' she pulled my hand away from my mouth and gave me a stern but loving look.

'You're making me all flustered!' I defended myself.

The truth was, even though I was 26 years old and married to the girl I've been in love with for my entire life, I still felt like a teenager when I was with her. It was normal, I guess, and it was something I enjoyed tremendously because I hadn't felt this carefree in a long time and neither had I thought that I would ever get to feel this way again. Yes, we were adults now but we had so much to make up for and in a way I wanted to go back and continue where we had left off back then. I knew Finn felt the same way, I knew that we both had refused to grow up because we wanted to grow up together.

Now that's exactly what we were doing. As well as getting used to this new thing called 'marriage' which was just as wonderful as I'd imagined it to be. Only better because it was real.

'We're never gonna be done in time if we go over everything again. Come on!' she pushed the backpack toward me and gave me a quick kiss before grabbing the rest of the stuff.

Daniel was already waiting for us in the parking lot, holding Linus who was in his transport box. I knew Finn was sad to leave them both behind and so was I, but we would stay in touch via facetime and Skype and there was no doubt that Finn would also keep her best friend up to date on our upcoming shenanigans via secretive texting, in more detail that I would. I didn't mind though, Daniel had become one of my bestest friends, given the fact that he had not only taken care of Finn but had also helped us reunite.

'Thanks again for taking care of Linus for us.' I said as I hugged him goodbye.

'I take care of this pussy and you better take real good care of that one.' he smirked, pointing at Finn whose mouth gaped open in shock.

'I always do.' I cocked my head, grinning like an idiot and she grabbed my arm, pulling me toward the truck.

'Neither of you are gonna get any pussy if I change my mind and take Linus on this road trip, alright?'

'Ha! You wouldn't!' I replied.

'You wanna try me, Mister?' she looked scarily determined, even with a half-smile and I knew better than to challenge her.

'No Ma'am. Let's go!' I winked and got into the car.

We waved bye to Daniel and Linus one last time and off we went. Our first destination was Las Vegas, with a number of stops planned in between of course. We hadn't even left LA yet and Finn was already taking photos, too excited to let the camera just sit in the bag. Too bad I had to watch the road, otherwise I would have watched her. She kept teasing me while snapping shots and after only 30 minutes on the road, I could already tell I wanted this trip to last forever.

*

We stopped at Placerita Canyon State Park and went on a short hike, visiting the site of the first documented discovery of gold in California. I felt like such a nerd, wandering around and taking pictures of literally everything while Gerard read the facts from the brochure out loud. But I liked feeling like a nerd. It was almost like we were on our own little treasure hunt even though we weren't even looking for anything. Just being here in this historic place, the first adventure of many, with Gerard, was a dream come true. Before we knew it we had spent more than two hours looking at willows and sycamore trees, skipping over streams and climbing on rocks. Of course Gerard scraped his knee and acted as though it wasn't a big deal, yes, he was probably even proud of it and I played along because it was too tempting not to. At the end of the day, we were both nerds.

After having a quick lunch at a diner which surprisingly didn't consist of pancakes, we visited Vasquez Rocks, where Gerard and I recreated scenes from various movies, tv shows and music videos that had been shot there.

'I wish I had brought my Power Rangers costume with me.' Gerard sighed as we got into the car, dirty, sweaty and exhausted.

'You have a Power Rangers costume?' I asked, not really surprised though.

'Yeah! I mean obviously it doesn't fit anymore...but I could have tried?' he laughed and I had no doubt that he actually would have.

And I would most likely have joined him.

We drove another three hours, passing through the beautiful Red Rock Canyon and singing along to our road trip playlist while I started uploading my photos. Just from looking at the thumbnail previews I could already tell I had enough good ones to send out tonight, if we could find a free wi-fi spot. I took even more when we stopped in Darwin, the first ghost town of many I wanted to visit since I was obsessed with ghost towns.

The sun was already setting and we were too tired to camp, so we decided to get a room in one of the inns along the road. This was only our first day but we were completely drained although happy as can be. It had been perfect. I loved the glow that Gerard already had on his face, brightening up his usually pale complexion. I loved how much this reminded me of the trips we had taken back during that first summer we spent together. I loved how we both enjoyed this in our own ways and together. And most of all I loved how this would strengthen our relationship day by day. I could already feel it. Not that there had ever been a time where it hadn't been strong but now it was changing. It was just us. Adventuring. Being together. For the next few months. Growing up while at the same time reliving our teenage years.

'Do you have a honeymoon suite?' Gerard asked the receptionist and I giggled, clinging to him like a loved-up little girl.

'Better yet. We have a honeymoon cabin.' the receptionist replied with a smirk, reaching for a key from the board behind him and handing it to us.

Gerard looked at me, wriggling his brows, making me laugh again. A honeymoon cabin. Secluded from the rest of the resort. I liked the sound of that for many obvious reasons.

*

Tired and dirty or not, the second the door closed behind us, I had Finn pinned against it, kissing her so eagerly it took both our breaths away. The thrill of our new adventure had distracted me from the sexual tension between us until now, even though I had caught myself thinking about this very moment all day. How couldn't I? I was crazy about her.

She wrapped her arms around me and I could feel her scratching the nape of my neck, pulling my hair while she pressed her body against mine. I loved the fact that she knew exactly how to turn me on even more, that it gave her such obvious gratification to drive me absolutely wild with everything she did while I had the same mission. There was this force of gravity between us that I couldn't explain and probably would never be able to explain. I didn't even have to think. Everything felt right, tasted right, smelled right. I was kissing her and she was touching me and everything that happened between us was thought through but uncomplicated at the same time.

'Fuck me.' Finn whispered in my ear, making me grow even harder in my pants. Holy shit.

'Hmm...I will.' I groaned, pushing myself even closer to her, the heat between us driving me crazy.

'I need you.' her voice was trembling and I knew I couldn't tease her even if I wanted to.

Her hands reached under my shirt, gliding over my skin in just the right mix of gentle and rough, the way it made me wanna feel them all over my body and not just there while I wished mine could do the same. I took off her top, almost tearing it in the process and brought my lips to hers again, always and still desperate for her taste although it was already burned into me. I could feel her tongue slipping into my mouth as she unzipped my jeans, giving me somewhat of a relief as she grabbed me, making me moan involuntarily, my knees already getting weak. Somehow I managed to shove down her shorts and panties, my fingers finding her wet and ready as I touched her.

'Please...' she murmured and I picked her up, not able to make her wait a second longer, not able to wait a second longer myself.

Even if we had wanted to we wouldn't have been capable to make it over to the bed. Finn wrapped her legs around me, moaning as I buried myself in her. Fuck, I could never get used to this sound, this feeling, being with her like that, knowing that she loved it just as much as I did. I picked up a fast, steady rhythm without hesitating and she kissed me again harshly, making sure to let me know how much she enjoyed this. I still couldn't believe she was mine, even after almost two months of being together again, despite the ring on my finger, telling me I was hers. Sometimes it felt so surreal and I was scared of waking up and finding it all to have been a dream. Sometimes it was too good to be true. Right now, as she whispered my name against my lips, her legs tightening around me, letting me know I was bringing her closer and closer to the edge with each thrust, I once again became aware of just how much I had missed this and that I would never take it for granted or get tired of it.

I pushed harder, quickened my pace, held her closer and she dug her nails into my back, her lips now kissing up my jaw and down my neck, nibbling there, probably leaving little marks on my skin to add to the ones that were about to fade. It spurred me on even more.

'Holy shit, Finn.' I hissed and she half-laughed and half-moaned, making me wish I could capture that sound. So hot. So adorable.

Holding back until I could feel her body beginning to shake, I pressed her against the door, our eyes locking before her head fell back, calling out my name as she came hard; I knew I would never get tired of watching her explode around me before I gave in myself.

'What...would you say...if I told you...that I imagined you in your Power Rangers costume just then?' Finn smiled breathlessly and I giggled, kissing her again as I carried her over to the bathroom, where I turned on the shower.

'I'd ask you to marry me right now.'

'Lucky me, you already did.'

'Lucky me, you already said yes.'

Notes

You wanted more chapters, I give you more chapters.
You wanted more sexy times, I give you more sexy times.

And I hope you don't get bored of this sexy adventure story now...I decided to do a road trip across America because it's totally what I would do for my honeymoon and I love the US and just driving around, not knowing and not caring where I end up. So that's why I'm sending Gerard and Finn on that journey :)

(And I had to make Gerard making pancakes a thing because I know y'all like it ;) and now every time Gerard tweets about pancakes or instagrams pics of pancakes, you're gonna think of this story haha j/k

AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT BECAUSE YOU WANTED MORE CHAPTERS AND THIS IS THE BEST I CAN DO OKAY? No seriously but...if you don't like it or are not interested in this new 'direction' of the story, I guess you can pretend that I stopped at the previous chapter ;) But I hope you don't.