Being with Owen didn't make her heart sink, much less her mind. She was determined to leave and start over but once the euphoria of her act of rebellion passed, she realized she shouldn't have left like that.

She drove back to the motel almost automatically, thinking of a million excuses that would justify her outburst but she couldn't find a suitable one in time when she saw the sign and a desperate Owen in the parking lot.

She parked Owen's truck and when she got out, he immediately approached her, holding her tightly by the arms. “Where the hell did you go? Do you realize I couldn't even call the police to look for you? What if something had happened to you?”