Man in Black

7. Adieu

“ hmmm, so you own a private jet? ”, I asked looking at the huge plane standing in front of me, the door opened along with the pilot standing at the entrance of it.

“ pretty much!” he said looking at me with a smile.

We headed towards the stairs, Duncan's hand on the back of my back, helping me to climb up.

“ Welcome Mr. and Mrs. William,” the pilot said smiling at the both of us, while I smiled back, Duncan doesn't even acknowledge his presence.

He guided me to my seat and started walking away, “ hmmm, where are you going? ” he turned back looking at me.

“ to my seat ”

“ you can sit next to me! ” I said, he was surprised at first but walked back sitting next to me with a smile. It's just that I am so scared of traveling on the plane, especially when it takes off and lands, there was this one time, I was traveling with Jessica when the flight took off, I was so scared that I squeezed her hand so hard, that they were bruise marks later.

The pilot announced the flight is ready to take off, I immediately shut my eyes close, I held the armrest tight. I slowly opened my eyes, when I heard Duncan laughing beside me.

“ what are you laughing at? ” I asked still holding the armrest.

“ why you scared? ” he asked looking at me, still smiling wide enough to know he's on the verge of laughing.

“ We are thousands of feet above the freaking ground, nothing holding it to not fall back if that doesn't scare the shit out of you what will? ” I asked panicking.

“ it's ok even tiny babies travel! ”

“ oh, babies they don't even know what there are doing up there and they got their parents with them! ”

“ you don't have to, worry nothing is going to happen, in case anything happens there's a parachute for it ”

“ shit, that means, we are going to freaking die, right, I am too young to die, Jesus have mercy on me, I don't wanna die, I am going to die! you're going to die! we're going to die!.....”

“ shh, calm down we're not going to die, ok,” he said placing one hand over my shoulder, the other hand on my hand rubbing soothing circles on it. I like the soothing circles, but  I wanted to hold something tightly with my hands, I gently took off his hand which is placed over my shoulder. He immediately moved back thinking I dint like it, I grabbed his left-hand entwining it with my hand and squeezing it hard.

“ you can open your eyes now,” he said after what felt like hours. I opened one eye, I slowly looked through the window, we were in the air, I opened my other eye and sighed in relief, I took his hand and started checking for bruises.

“ what are you doing ?” he asked confused.

“ checking for bruises, there was this one time I was traveling with Jessica and I ended up giving her a lot of bruises”

“ I dint know, that you're capable of giving bruises, but don't worry I don't get any,” he said calmly

“ yeah probably because your skin is so rough..” I said regretting it.

“ I am so sorry, I dint mean your skin is rough, ... It is beautiful like girls. No, I mean soft. No, not like a man, you're not a man. .. I mean your a man....you know what, I'll just shut up I ” I said looking at him. The air hostess walked towards us with a smile plastered on her face.

“ would you like to have something, Mr. and Mrs. Williams? ” the air hostess asked she looked my age.

“ some poison would be nice...”

“ what? ” she asked looking at me puzzled.

“ I mean an orange juice, thanks ” Duncan just smiled at me as I kept my head down in embarrassment.

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We are standing right in front of Duncan's house, as he is opening the thousands of locks on that door scaring me as to, how will I remember so many things?, he looked at me “ you don't have to worry, I'll add your fingerprint that would be enough to open the door, let's go ” he said opening the door wide open.

“ it is not much, I don't come here a lot I am mostly out on work ”

Beautiful, wouldn't be enough to describe this place, it smelt just like him, the white walls, complementing the brown furniture, the living room not too big, not too small, with the grey couches and a small wooden table, right opposite to the couch a tv placed on the wall. On the other side, there is the kitchen, and a fireplace opposite to the kitchen with,  a dining table in front of it, the stairs right in the between of the living room, leading us upstairs.

“ it's incredible! ” I said looking at him.

“ let me show your room,” he said walking in front of me while I was right, behind

“This is your room”, he said, showing me a room which is ten times bigger than the old one, my bed as big as my old room, I walked through it, there was a walk-in closet, as big as my old room.

“ if you don't like anything we can change it,” he said, standing against the door, his hands folded across his chest, making his muscles prominent, his brown hair neatly combed.

“ no, it's so pretty, I love it,” I said sitting on the bed, it is so soft and fluffy, I wanted to jump over it and sleep.

“ would you like to eat something? ”

“ no, thanks, I am too tired, I'll rest for some time” he walked away, nodding his head, I was looking at the way he walked out. I got up taking a nice warm shower, getting rid of all the soreness in my muscles, I towel dried my hair, wearing my black stretchy pants and my oversized sponge bob t-shirt on, I jumped over my bed, covering myself, with the warm blanket, I let sleep take over me.

I got up as I heard Duncan waking me up  “ I am sorry baby girl, I dint mean to wake you up but it's pretty late and you dint eat anything so ” I gently rubbed my eyes, sitting up my back resting against the headboard, it took me a couple of minutes to understand what he is trying to say, I am that sleepy.

“ ok,” I said yawning, he was looking at me very intently as if trying to do or tell something.

“I'll come down in five,” I said looking at him, he got up from the chair, ruffling my head.

“ you smell a lot like cherries, ” he said walking towards the door and down the stairs, he was wearing, a grey sweatshirt and sweat pants this guy looks good in anything, if I make him wear a sackcloth I am sure he will still look like a model, completely handsome, making everyone wish they have sackcloth to wear.

I followed the path of the yummy smell, leading to the dining table, I started salivating looking at the delicious pasta, and wine.

Duncan walked towards the table, with a plate of salad, “ hmm, sorry there wasn't much food to cook, we can go grocery shopping later” he said looking at me, I just nodded my head, he pulled my chair helping me to sit in.

We sat in silence, finishing our food, I always loved to sit, with someone with whom I don't find it necessary to fill the silence, I always had people around me who love to talk. I think I finally found someone who doesn't have to necessarily be spoken to, to make them feel human-like.

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