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stepped closer to her, his eyes steady as lasers on hers. "But you could."
     
    She blinked up at him. "What?" She asked, surprised.
     
    "You could make it out there. You could drive both of us out there, and we would make it. You grew up there, you learned how to drive in weather like that, and you're probably an ace at it. Drive me out there, please!" he implored of her, reaching for her hands and holding them snugly in his as he looked at her with hopeful eyes.
     
    "Help me, Shannon, please help me." 
     
    She was shocked, to say the least. The idea of a long road trip through winter conditions did not appeal to her. She had come to love the mild sunny winters of Los Angeles.
     
    She shook her head. "I can't do that!"
     
    Colby pulled her close to him and looked down at her, his eyes anxious and his grip on her hands tight. He was so close to her that she could feel the warmth of his body.
     
    "I'll pay you. Anything you want, name it and it's done." He  lifted their enclosed hands to his chin, his eyes steady on her, still.
     
    She frowned and looked away from him. "You don't need to pay me. Don't be silly."
     
    One look at the anguish in his eyes; the eyes she felt she may well be falling into, and she sighed in resignation.
     
    "Alright. I'll drive you out there. You don't have to pay me, but you do have to pay for the trip," she said with a disheartened voice. "You know, Colby, I really wish you wouldn't do this. I don't know what you're going to find when you get there, and I don't want to see you get hurt. Please reconsider it!" She pursed her lips together and eyed him with a worried look.
     
    He stepped back from her. "No, we're going. Right away. I'll rent a car." He pulled his phone out and she reached out and placed her hand over the top of it.
     
    "You don't need to rent a car, I have a Highlander. It has four wheel drive, and if you can believe it, I think I still have good snow tires at my house." She let go of his phone as he looked up at her and raised his eyebrows.
     
    "Snow tires. Okay. Well, I'll go pack, and you come pick me up as soon as you're ready, please?"
     
    Shannon shook her head, wondering how in the world she had gotten herself into the mess she was facing. The only good aspect of it, as far as she was concerned, was that she would be spending a long time in the car with the man she loved most in the world, and though he wasn't hers, it was still a precious gift, and one she would cherish, even though he was intent on getting to his fiancé.
     
    "Alright. I'll be by your place in about two hours,” she said with a sigh. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and pressed his cheek to the side of her head.
     
    "Thank you so much, Shannon, this means everything to me." He spoke softly in her ear and she felt her heart lurch as she closed her eyes and nodded.
     
      "I know it does. That's why I'm helping you."
     
    They said goodbye and she went home to pack, practically shaking her head the whole way. She could not believe she was going to go on a road trip with him to try to get Tiffany back to Los Angeles and away from her boyfriend.
     
    She had wanted to assure him that Tiffany was coming back because of his money, but then again, there was no way she could promise him that for sure, and it would be a horrible thing for him to know.
     
    Two hours later, her car had clean oil and a full tank of gas, her bags were packed and set into the back seat. There were snow tires in the cargo area, a mug of coffee in the cup holder, a stack of CDs in the console, and she had emergency kits tucked into the space between the tires and the back seat. She picked Colby up from his house and the two of them set out from Los Angeles toward Denver on a mission to reclaim the woman that Colby loved.     
     
     

Chapter Three
     
    Their journey started out easily, with only L.A. traffic to deal with, which was nothing to them. Colby worked on his laptop and tablet and tried to keep his