It was true what Elissa said, they had been waiting quite a long time for this trip. Cara still remembered planning it with the other three in their group the summer before, talking about saving money from their odd jobs; babysitting, yard work, and of course, graduation money. Cara had gotten some from her mom, and a lot from her dad in an attempt to make up for his absence. The blonde girl supposed that it did, just a little, because now she could afford to stay somewhere nice when a break from the RV was needed, and of course, there were souvenirs to get, plus food and helping with gas. Cara really was looking forward to everything, even if the weight of her lie was still making her a bit nervous. Surely the close confines of their trip would bring everyone closer together. 

As Elissa and Norris distracted themselves with one another, Cara returned Caleb's hug. He was warm and the way he held her always made her feel so safe. "I missed you too," she whispered back, giving his shoulder a soft kiss before pulling away. "Don't expect me to do your laundry on the road," she teased, bringing back the friendly air between them with a small grin. "You two really should pack better." She and Elissa were going to have clean clothes for pretty much the whole trip, and Cara suspected that Caleb and Norris would run out a quarter of the way through. It was funny to see the differences between the boys and the girls.

While Caleb and Elissa took their things out to the RV, Cara and Norris went back to his car to get their things. Norris made a big show of lifting her luggage, acting as if it was the heaviest thing he had ever carried. She helped too, of course, managing to hold three bags in one hand and lock the trunk to Norris's car on the way back to where the behemoth-like RV was parked. It didn't take long to get everything loaded, thankfully, as the RV was more than spacious. "This is where my grad money went," Cara chuckled, looking around the kitchen and stocking the cabinets with a few snacks she had brought. 

"I'll sit up there with you if you're driving," Cara offered lightly to Caleb, reaching into her back pocket for a map. She had purchased it the night before at a convenience store when she had gotten some food for the road, thinking it would come in handy. She moved around a lot, and knew at least some of the places that they would be driving through.

Norris raised an eyebrow at his two friends, thinking they had become a little more close recently. He wasn't going to say anything, mostly because he had been spending more time with Elissa since they got together, so maybe it was only natural that Caleb and Cara gravitate toward one another. "Tell me when you're tired of it," he said to Caleb, "I'll take over." Caleb taking the first driving shift would give Norris some time with Elissa anyway.

"You feeling okay?" Norris asked Elissa, unpacking the rest of the snacks that Cara had brought. She looked a little pale, and he hoped that she wasn't getting sick just when all of the fun was about to begin. It was a little ironic to Norris that he was questioning Elissa's health when his was clearly failing. He had already hidden away his medication, disguised as an anti-histamine in case anyone found it. He had a little bit of a headache, but that was nothing new to him these days. He would rather focus on Elissa while he was able and had the time.