<strong> John Fredricks  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/babycakes_0765/John2.jpg)....at the rest stop , coffee - cheeseburgers .... Ava and Maggie ..a redhead sandwich .  </strong><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"No thanks. Appreciate it, but I've reached my rest stop threshold for the evening."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>JD took in Maggie's mood swing change the woman was high strung that was for sure but damn good at the job she did ,part of him felt a little guilty for teasing at her so . Wrinkling his nose as his mind kind of moved to a deeper thought pattern like exactly how many cheeseburgers should he eat and still be able to drive the bus without going to sleep . Important things anyways ...maybe he would get Maggie alone sometime and kind of explain his little off beat attitude . He didn't really like looking like a suck up to others though but at the same time something seemed to be eating at Maggie .<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Cheers." She grinned from behind her new shades. "To those of us who keep this train wreck running on time."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Lifting his large coffee up ..he tapped her slushy wondering what flavor the woman had chosen .<strong>"Cheers ...sugar muffin. " </strong>smirking as he took a good sip of his warm black coffee . The man turned and walked back towards the bus with the two women . Letting Maggie head on into the bus .<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"I'm ready when you are…God I can't wait to get to Chicago. There's a bed there somewhere with my name on it, and right about now I wouldn't care if it was in the middle of the concert arena."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>John nodded his head ...<strong> " Well the middle of the concert area you might wake up a little wet and not for the right reasons . " </strong>Leaning against the bus ...as he continued to talk .<strong>" I know what you mean though , this bus is pretty sweet but nothing beats a nice firm mattress . "</strong>Reaching in and getting out another cheeseburger from his bag letting the woman grab another smoke if she wanted to . Part of him wanted to ask if she wanted some company in that bed tonight but ...his days and nights were mixed up due to his job really . That and well ...just cause she talked to him tonight and they had hinted around at things didn't really mean he had an invitation .<br/><br/>So he was quiet for a long time ...finishing that cheeseburger before he spoke again .<strong> " Well Ava , if you ever want to curl up next to someone ...your welcome to wonder into my room . I tend to stay up most the night though and sleep more during the day . Habit of the job ..."</strong>as his one hand reached up he brushed the side of her cheek with the back of his hand then sort of pushed a strand of hair behind her ear .<strong> " See if this Southern boy still has it in him to bring a lady to that blissful place that makes her walk on clouds for a few days . "</strong>He would bend down just a tad to kiss her on the forehead , though if she lifted up he was damn sure going to press his lips against this woman that had filled his dreams for weeks now .<br/><br/>He could feel the beating of his heart ..and prayed she didn't realize how nervous he was about the whole thing .<br/>