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one hundred one ; nice to be home

TENLEY

I watch closely, leaning on Cal's chest as we start to lower into Sydney. He fell asleep hours ago and missed our last meal because me and the flight attendant both didn't want ot wake him. I forgot what it was like to fly into the city. I know people like to bash the city for wherever reasons but i still find it so beautiful. I look across the city trying to remember the area my house is and i shake my head at myself. As we start to pull into the airport i take Calum's hand in mind and rub my thumb over the back of his hand.

He sighs, shuffling a little bit before h opens his eyes carefully. He smiles at me softly, turning to follow where my eyes are.

"Oh i missed breakfast?" I laugh and nod, but pull out the little container of food she allowed me to keep in my bag. We sit and wait longer than the others, after the set of quarantine rules and the travel rules through the airport.

Calum garbages his food and we thank the flight attendants for allowing us to keep the food, she said she only did it because it's such a long flight and she knows that he travels often. So he took a photo with her before we put our second mask on and headed off down the airport.

There's countless staff members wandering and watching as those who come off the plain follow the arrows. The arrows turn into ropes forcing us to stay in a limited space, I shrug it off as we breeze through customs and head towards baggage claim. Calum looks around us, frowning.

"What?"

"I just, mum said there would be a car left her, cause she didn't want us riding with other so...I can't remember what else she said. I think she had to register the plate with the cops or something?"

"Well here," I walk towards a security guard post nodding softly so he knows i'm trying to be friendly without seeing my smile. "Excuse me sir?"

"Yes ma'am?"

"My mother in law had left a car for us to return to our home and quarantine. Do you happen to have the keys, or plate number?" He nods, opening a binder.

"What's the last name?"

"Hood."

I watch as he shuffles through pages, furrowing his eyebrows as he looks. I smile to myself, feeling Calum come up behind me placing a soft hand on my waist. He sighs, and I know he's still tired from the flight, i can feel my eyes threatening to droop but i force them up as the man stops and reaches for a pair of keys.

"I just need a piece of ID to confirm this is for Calum and Tenley Hood," I blush as Calum pulls his out knowing I wouldn't have the proper ID to get the car. The man inspects his ID before passing the card, and a set of keys back. He points out the black SUV, his mums car and we haul our bags into it. We packed as little as we could, knowing we'd be bringing back a lot of things anyways.

We sit for a few minutes in the car, just breathing in the fresh summer air, i feel tears burning my eyes and i shake my head. But Cals hand lands on top of mine, squeezing it gently.

I look up to see him with the same tears in his eyes and i can't help but let out a soft watery laugh. We're so pathetic.

"It's nice to be home."