Mallory laid down on the couch and quickly sat up when she felt the turbulence.
Once the jet was steady again she stood up and walked to the room in the back where Noelle was taking a nap.
Mallory knocked before stepping in and saw Noelle awake scrolling through her phone. "Hey, you took a small nap" Mallory sat on the seat besides the bed.
"Turbulence throughout most of the flight isn't very helpful" Noelle said as she fixed her blanket.
Two weeks had passed since they traveled back to England. Now they were almost ready to land back in Chicago for Noelle's party that their grandfather had arranged. Mallory thought about inviting Colton but decided not to last minute as she was hoping to see Ezekiel. She didn't feel as bad because Colton and her were nothing official. Neither her and Ezekiel.
"Why didn't Liam come with?" Mallory asked Noelle.
"He had a test but he said he would be here tomorrow" Noelle nodded. "I still can't believe he's actually majoring in neuroscience. He seemed more of a mechanical engineering major" Mallory said as she looked out the window.
"He's really smart" Noelle nodded with a smile. "Surprisingly" Mallory nodded before feeling sick. She set a hand on her chest as she felt the urge to vomit. She quickly got up and ran to the restroom.
She grabbed her toothbrush and brushed her teeth before stepping out.
"Are you okay?" Noelle asked. "Yeah, it must've been this flight that made me sick" Mallory said.
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Mallory and Noelle walked out to the back yard balcony where their family was seated about to have dinner.
"We're home" Mallory said as she stepped closer to the table.
"Why don't you both have dinner with us" Mallory's mother Antoinette smiled. "I actually have a meeting, so I have to go" Mallory said as she looked down at her phone.
"A meeting?" Roman raised his brow. "I'm looking for a new apartment to buy" Mallory nodded. "Your grandfather already gave you more real estate" Roman frowned.
"Don't be so surprised, turns out I really am like you and just can't have enough. Except I'm getting properties the legal way" Mallory smiled before stepping back into the home.
"Are you going to have dinner with us?" Amancio asked Noelle. She thought about being polite and taking a seat but she didn't want to be seated so close to her father. "I'm actually really tired-" Noelle lied but was interrupted midway.
"Tired? It's not like you traveled in in economic class or first class. The jet literally has a bed" Bellami said as she stepped out and greeted her family.
"We completely understand darling, why don't you go rest and I'll have one of our workers take you something to eat" Her grandmother Eleanor said.
"Excuse me" Noelle said and walked back inside her family home.
Benjamin watched as his daughter stepped inside. "You know you really shouldn't let her do always as she pleases mother" Benjamin said to his mother Eleanor.
"You're nobody to speak. Your mother gave you your way and look what you did" Amancio said so patiently to his son.
Bellami took a seat between her uncle and father. "Where's Dimitri and the baby?" Roman asked Bellami to change the conversation as things were starting to get tense.
"Dimitri took him on a weekend trip to California with his parents" Bellami said.
"He's your partner why didn't you go with them?" Roman asked. "He's not my partner. We agreed for him to have the baby for two weeks and I for the other two remaining. Co parenting" Bellami shrugged with a smiled.
"I thought you two were going to try to be with each other?" Antoinette asked. "Well that went down the hill very quickly" Bellami responded.
"That's what happens when you have a child with your sisters ex boyfriend" Amancio said.
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Mallory stepped into Noelle's room to ask if she wanted to accompany her. Noelle responded that she just wanted to stay in. She was doing homework on her desktop.
"Grandma?" Mallory pointed to the plate of hamburger and fries besides Noelle. Noelle nodded.
"Okay well if you want to go out just text me" Mallory smiled before leaving.
Once Mallory was out of her meeting with her new purchased apartment she walked over to her car and unlocked her phone. She began driving towards hill park.
Mallory stepped out of her car and walked over to a bench where she spotted exactly who she wanted to see.
Ezekiel turned and began walking towards her. Just as she took the last step to get to him he embraced her in a hug and leaned in to kiss her.
They both smiled at each other as they ended their kiss.
"It's cold out here do you want to go back to the car?" Mallory asked.
"Great idea" Ezekiel nodded as he grabbed her hand and they walked towards Ezekiels car. They both got in and Ezekiel turned on his heater.
"Did you buy the apartment?" Ezekiel raised his brow. "Yeah, I really hope she'll like it. I asked her if she wanted to accompany, obviously she didn't know I was purchasing it for her but it would've been nice to hear what she thought about it" Mallory said as she removed her hermes scarf.
"It comes off better when it's a surprise. How old is she?" Ezekiel said. "Our age" Mallory nodded.
"You guys are crazy rich gifting each other luxurious apartments" Ezekiel smiled. "It's my gift for tomorrow's party. Since she'll have to be constantly coming to Chicago or eventually will have to move here who knows, I thought her own apartment would be great for her privacy. If she wants to stay in our family home she's welcomed always because it's her home as well but she's someone who enjoys her privacy and what better gift than her own apartment" Mallory said.
"I gifted my cousin a fifty dollar gift card and as I was paying I was debating wether to only put twenty five or thirty on it" Ezekiel smiled.
Mallory felt the urge to want to vomit once again was able to control it and calmed herself down.
"What's going on?" Ezekiel said as he looked at her trying to stay still. "I've been feeling sick all day" Mallory said as she put the window down so the air would hit her face. "Do you want water, I have water bottles" Ezekiel said as he stepped out to grab a water bottle from the trunk of his jeep.
Mallory felt her phone vibrate and got a notification from her period tracker that she should be midway her period or should have ended. Mallory widened her eyes and opened her calendar app looking at the marked week of the previous months. She began to panick and quickly put her phone away when Ezekiel stepped back into the car and handed her the water bottle.
