Sarah quietly packed the rest of her and Kevin's clothes into the suitcases early that morning. She was almost finished when she heard a light tapping on the door. Sarah got up and answered. Outside the door stood Kristin.

"Hey, how's the patient?" Kristin asked.

Sarah smiled and rolled her eyes. "He was whining all last night. God I thought he'd never shut up. He's asleep now. Hopefully he won't wake up for a while." Kristin laughed and handed Sarah a small white paper bag. "What's this?" she asked as she opened the bag.

"Pain killers for Kev. Denise had me run and get them for him."

"Okay," Sarah said with a smile. "How many of these does it take to shut him up?"

Kristin laughed. "If he takes one when he wakes up he'll be fine for the next six hours."

"Good," Sarah said. "Hey what time are we leaving?"

Kristin looked at her watch. "In an hour. You better get Kev up. It might take him a while to get ready."

"All right. We'll see you later," Sarah said then shut the door. She walked over to the bed to find Kevin laying in bed awake. "Good morning sleepy head," Sarah said as she laid down next to him.

"Who was at the door?" Kevin asked softly.

"Kris, she dropped off some pain killers for you. Now I can shut you up and I can have some peace," Sarah said with a snicker.

"I don't wanna hear it," Kevin said in a cranky manner.

"Well, I told you not to go snow boarding yesterday. I told you, you would get hurt. But did you listen to me? No. Now look at you. My boyfriend is defected," Sarah teased.

"Sarah don't start! God I just woke up and you're already giving me a hard time."

"Aw honey I'm just kidding," she said the kissed him. "I love you no matter what. Even if you're a cripple." Kevin glared at her. Sarah laughed. "Honey I'm sorry. I had to take it. It was too easy."

"Yeah sure," Kevin said.

"Come on you gotta get ready. We leave in less than an hour," Sarah said as she helped Kevin sit up. He winced in pain. "Take one of these," she said as she handed him a pain killer. Kevin took the pill and sat there motionless. Sarah picked out a pair of wind breaker pants and a T-shirt from his suitcase. "Put the pants on and I'll help you get your shirt on."

"I don't need help," Kevin insisted.

"If you say so," Sarah said with a grin.

Kevin stood up and slid on his pants. He attempted to put on his shirt, but groaned in pain as he lifted his arm. "Okay maybe I do need a little help," he confessed. Sarah smiled and helped him put on his shirt. "Thanks baby," he said then kissed her. "I'm going to brush my teeth," he said as he headed to the bathroom. When he was finished he came back out and sat on the edge of the bed to put his shoes on.

"I think you better put these on instead of those tennis shoes," Sarah said as she handed him his Adidas sandals.

Kevin sighed and slipped on his sandals. "Where's my sling?" Kevin asked, while looking around for it.

"Right here," Sarah said as she handed it to him.

"Thanks," Kevin said as he tried to put it on. He groaned in pain then sighed. "Do you want to help me? I can't quite get it."

"Sure," Sarah replied as she carefully put the sling on for him. She looked over at Kevin who was biting his lip from the pain. "Are you sure you're going to be able to perform tonight?"

"I don't really have much of a choice," Kevin stated.

Sarah's face saddened as she wrapped her arms around his waist. "Just be careful," she said then kissed him.

Kevin smiled and leaned his head against hers. "I promise."

Later that night after the concert everyone was asleep on the bus. Sarah rolled over to find Kevin not there. His side of the bunk was cold. She knew he'd been gone for a while. Sarah slipped on one of Kevin's Kentucky sweatshirts and got up to find him. She looked in the back room to find Kevin sitting on the couch in the dark.

"What are you doing up?" Sarah asked.

"I was just thinking, Kevin said as he scooted over so Sarah could sit down.

"About?" she asked curiously.

"About home."

"You miss everything in Lexington don't you?"

"Yeah, I do. I mean I love traveling and performing but sometimes I get a little homesick."

Sarah cuddled up next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. "I know how you feel. Sometimes I miss my home too. But I could never go back."

"How come?"

"Because I have nothing left there for me. After I ran away with Keith I lost all contact with my family. Now I'm away from Keith and I'm with you. Which I'm completely thankful for. But I feel bad because I have nothing to offer you but me."

"That's all I'll ever need," Kevin said tenderly. Sarah smiled and kissed him. She sighed and leaned against Kevin as he wrapped his good arm around her. "Something else is on your mind. I can tell," Kevin said.

"It's nothing," Sarah lied.

"Sarah," Kevin said as he tilted her head up with his hand under her chin. "Tell me."

"I do have something I need to tell you. I better do it now or I never will."

"Then tell me," Kevin urged.

Sarah drew in a deep breath and faced Kevin. "Okay here goes. When Keith and I were together we had a join back account. He would always spend the money on his booze and I'd have hardly any left for rent. When I left I had less than twenty dollars in my pocket. I just spent the last of my money when I was at the mall with Nikki. I have no money for food. I've worn all my clothes out. I'm ashamed to tell you this but your girlfriend is penniless."

"Baby you have nothing to be ashamed of. It wasn't your fault. It's that ass named Keith's fault. But he's gone, and we're together now. You don't have to worry about money OK."

"I know but I just feel so stupid having you pay for everything."

Kevin chuckled. "Don't worry about it. I don't mind. We'll be in Detroit from the fifth to the eighth. I want you to go shopping for clothes while we're there. Get whatever you need and put it on my credit card. Don't worry about the amount. Just as long as you have what you need. You're my girlfriend and I love you. I want to take care of you."

Sarah looked up at him and kissed his lips. "Thank you," she said.

"No problem. In the future don't be afraid to tell me things. I'm here for you. I always will be."

"I love you," Sarah whispered.

"I love you too," he responded. "Come on lets get back to bed. It's late."

"OK," Sarah said then followed Kevin back to the bunk.