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Other than stopping for gas, snacks, and potty breaks, they drove straight through all night. Cher was a trooper, running around to do her business while Kevin filled the truck and then hopping right back in beside Percy when it was time to leave. Having an invisible dog was pretty funny, and she always seemed to turn up with some random food she’d stolen. Once she came back with a whole rotisserie chicken.
The farther north they traveled up toward the coast, the stronger Kevin could feel his wings. It was more than mere warm and fuzzies now. It was like something was pulling at his very soul, and he couldn’t have slept even if he’d wanted to.
The moon was hanging high up over the horizon when Kevin caught his first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean. He smacked Percy’s leg excitedly, bouncing his shoulder that Percy had been using as a pillow. “Percy! Hey! Look!”
“What?” Percy grimaced.
“It’s the Pacific Ocean!”
“Ah, yes.” Percy looked out the window, squinting at the darkness. “Just as I always imagined it would be.”
“What? Beautiful?”
“Wet.”
They followed the coastal highway for a few more hours, and Kevin wanted to crawl out of his own skin. They were so close to his wings that he swore he could taste it. The scars on his shoulders ached in a way they hadn’t before, and he found himself rubbing his back against the seat to get momentary relief.
Almost there.
They were almost there.
The sun was just peeking over the horizon when Kevin saw it—a giant rock hundreds of feet tall rising from the edge of the shoreline. It had to be over twenty stories, and the waves were coming in around the sides as the tide rolled in.
This was it.
Kevin knew it immediately.
That was where his wings were.
“There!” Kevin nearly drove the truck off the edge of the road as he scrambled to hit the brakes. “Holy shit, they’re there!” He frantically pulled off into a small parking lot, tapping the steering wheel anxiously as he searched for a space.
“Where?” Percy stared at the giant rock. “There? That right there?”
“Yeah! That big fucking rock!” Kevin pulled into a space near a set of stairs that led out onto the beach. “I don’t know why or how, but…” He took a deep breath. “I know they’re there. They’re definitely there.”
“Jesus fucking Christ on a popping pogo stick.” Percy smacked his hand to his forehead, and he sighed.
“What? Percy! What the hell is wrong with you? We’re fucking here!”
“Baby. Honey. Sweetie. My dear peaches. My beloved bedroom hellcat.” Percy pointed out the windshield. “That is the fucking rock fromThe Goonies.”
Kevin looked back out toward the rock, and he frowned. “Okay, so, maybe it fucking is! That’s still where they are! Maybe the whole movie thing has been clues I’ve left for myself!”
“Clues? Who are you now, fucking Hansel?” Percy groaned and rubbed his hands over his face. “I am trying to be a nice, supportive boyfriend. I am trying. But how sure are you exactly? Is this another gut feeling? Or is it a taint feeling?”
“Taint all the way. I am completely sure. They’re there. The whole ass rock is basically glowing to me!” Kevin gestured toward the beach. “I feel it! Them! Whatever! I can feel them calling to me. What more do you want? Beep, beep, beep, wings are here!”
“Fuck me running sideways up a hill.” Percy groaned again.
“That sounds dangerous, but I’ll give it a try.” Kevin grinned.
“Ha ha,” Percy muttered as he leaned around Cher so he could open the door.
Cher leapt out with a happy bark, barreling down the stairs and off out of sight.
“Beep, beep my fucking ass to the fucking moon if your fucking wings are on the damn fuckingGooniesrock,” Percy grumbled along with some other unintelligible nonsense as he climbed out of the truck.
Kevin quickly followed, his heart in his throat as he followed Percy toward the stairs. He paused on the first step to get his first real look at the beach below. He breathed in the sea air and the cool wind blowing by, looked out at the waves made gold by the rising rays of the sun, and he knew this was exactly where he was supposed to be.
