Friday, May 12th. One more day.

There was a lot that needed to be done in a short amount of time. The couple dressed in Josh's clothes before setting out for Tyler's house. It was a ten minute drive, and they were both glad to find the driveway empty.

"They're at work," Tyler said, voicing Josh's thoughts.

"Will you miss it?"

"Hell no," Tyler scoffed as they entered his house.

Tyler's house had always been nicer than Josh's, but it didn't matter to either of them. They both felt more comfortable at Josh's. Tyler entered his room for the first time in nearly a week, seeing everything exactly the way he left it. A total mess.

"Don't mind the mess. I know you like things to be clean."

"It's fine," Josh answered. "Just pack some stuff you want to take with us. Bring your knife too, because we're not coming back here."

"It's already at your house," Tyler admitted, turning to smile at Josh. "I hid it in your underwear drawer."

"Charming."

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After packing a bag for Tyler and a bag for Josh, they stuffed everything in the back of their van. The van was kept inside of the garage at all times, except for Purge Night. It was specially designed by a friend of Josh's dad.

The windows were bulletproof and tinted so nobody could see inside. There was two seats in the front, and an open back. They kept snacks and things in the back because they were still human and got hungry easily. While Josh was driving them to their next destination Tyler would usually be sitting on the floor eating gummy worms.

Thankfully, they'd have time before the Purge tomorrow to load up on snacks and drinks. Josh thought about this as he drove to a little café that Tyler liked. They were going out to lunch for probably the last time ever, so why not go somewhere Tyler enjoyed?

"We're here," Josh announced, checking the time. It was a little after noon and he was starving.

"Finally."

The two entered hand-in-hand, and patiently waited in line. And by patiently, I mean Josh was about to rip the head off of an old man in front of them that was arguing with the manager. Tyler was annoyed too, Josh could tell, but he simply tightened his grip on Josh's hand as a way to say cool down.

After about five minutes, the manager finally just gave the man a free coffee. Josh wondered why the hell they couldn't have done that in the first place. He was even more hungry, now. Nevertheless, they ordered lunch and sat down at a little table to eat.

"Are you going to miss Columbus?" Josh asked, solely because he wanted to know where Tyler's head was at.

"God, no. I can't wait to leave. What about you?"

"The only thing I'll miss is my family," Josh said, stirring the soup he ordered. "Otherwise, no. I'll have the only other thing that matters to me."

Tyler smiled, knowing Josh was talking about him. "What if we kill each other?" he asked after a moment, catching Josh off guard.

"Why would we do that? You trying to tell me something?"

"No, I'm just, like... worried. What if one of us really does snap and can't control it?"

"Baby, that won't happen. Don't overthink. Bonnie and Clyde never killed each other."

Tyler smiled at that. "Yeah, you're right. Sorry for worrying."

"Don't be sorry, I'm a little worried too."

"You are?"

"Well, yeah. So many things could go wrong. I'll be fine as long as I have you, but like I said, anything could happen," Josh shrugged, eyeing the sandwich Tyler had yet to touch. "Are you gonna eat that?"

"Yeah, I was just thinking," Tyler said and took a bite, finally. "What do I do if you get hurt tomorrow?"

Josh let out a little laugh. "I told you not to overthink it. If I get hurt, I know you'll take care of it. Same goes for if you get hurt. We have each other's backs, baby."

"Right, sorry. Sometimes it just feels better to hear you say things out loud."

"Don't be sorry. I love you."

"I love you too."

They went quiet after that and finished their meal. Once back in Josh's car, he looked at the time. It was nearly one, and they still had three hours until Josh's dad would be home. He turned to Tyler with a grin.

"Are you thinking what I am?"

"We can have sex?" Tyler asked, giving Josh a purely innocent smile. The latter's heart melted at the sight. How could someone with so many screws loose look so angelic?

"Exactly what I was thinking."

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Next chapter is just smut

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