Take Flight

Love Life

"Hey, honey ? Can you toss me the... my beige raincoat, please ?"

You drop your book on the sofa and walk over to Angelina, grabbing the coat on your way to her. She is putting her earrings on, her face too close to the mirror to see you arrive from the side. She's slightly startled when she feels your hands putting the coat on her shoulders, but she relaxes in less than a second when she notices it's only you. Your hands linger on her body, and you softly massage her arms and shoulders which she responds to by throwing her head back, eyes closed. After a minute, she opens them again and smiles looking at you, kissing your lips swiftly. You remorsefully let go of her to go get your own jacket so that you can both be ready to leave.

"How is it still raining ? Since when does it rain in LA in April ?" you mumble not so quietly.

"It's March, darling," Angelina chuckles back at you, "and the world is collapsing, so a slight weather change won't do us much harm. I think."

She's distracted, looking at herself in the mirror, observing an imaginary wrinkle.

"Do I look older ? I feel like I do. Soon I'll be finding grey hai... Oh !"

You surprise her by wrapping your arms around her waist, cutting her off in her own nonsense. You kiss the side of her head and both of you stare at each other in the mirror.

"Will you stop it ? You're beautiful. You're gorgeous. You're the most beautiful woman alive. And I'm not the one saying it."

"You are."

"Alright I am," you laugh quietly, "But I'm not the only one saying it. Angelina Jolie. Even just your name says you're pretty. Never would've thought you could be insecure about your looks."

"You didn't know what I looked like a year and a half ago."

"Right. But I had heard of you and your good looks."

"Right," she laughs loudly.

"But anyway, you're beautiful," you whisper in her ear as you tighten your embrace just a bit, "You look younger than ever. You're glowing. You even look younger than me."

Her eyebrow rises and you know what she's thinking.

"Alright, no, okay. But I'm Asian, though. So, it doesn't really count."

You both burst in laughter, and she turns around between your arms to face you. You can feel her body pressed against yours and that alone turns you on. By the look on her face, she shows she knows exactly what she's doing to you, and she has no intention to stop. Her leg slips between yours, and her knee rises, traveling from your own knee to your thigh. She's biting her lip. You suppress the need to let go and put a finger on her lips before she gets to kiss them.

"Angelina, we have a reservation."

She licks your finger, her eyes full of hunger.

"Fuck the restaurant."

"It's maybe the last chance we've got until... well I'm not sure but maybe November."

Her leg leaves yours and she lets out a sigh.

"You do know how to take the fun out of things, huh ?"

She pecks your lips with a soft smile.

"But c'mon. I'm hungry."

She slips out of your embrace and randomly slaps your ass as she walks behind you to get to the door. You can't help a smirk. The door is already open and she's solemnly standing on the side, a hand indicating which way to go as if you didn't already know.

"After you, honey."

You chuckle and step outside, heading to the car. Angelina is fast to get to you, working her way to the driver's seat. You stop walking immediately and hold out a hand for her to give you the keys.

"I'm driving, Angelina."

"Oh, c'mon now. I'm pregnant, not disabled."

You don't move and inch, and she knows neither of you will get anywhere if she doesn't hand out the car keys. She tosses them towards you, and you catch them as they fly by. You smile at her rolling her eyes.

"Thank you."

Sitting in the car only takes a second, and you both are on your way as soon as you checked Angelina's got her seat belt on. The ride is a bit long, but with the sun setting outside and the warmth of it through the windows give a feeling of peace that you both love so much. The faint jazz music playing in the background only adds to the happiness of the scene. No words are exchanged, but you can feel each other's presence and love, and nothing else is needed. Just this moment, silent, is wonderful, and you wish it would never stop.

"Is it the same restaurant as last time ?"

"No, actually," she answers while humming the song playing in the car, "It's one I was told about a while ago. I was told it's calm, and they have a private room where they keep all of their special guests. It's paparazzi free."

"That's good," you reply after a short pause.

"It amazes me how we kept our relationship so secret. It's never happened to me before. For once my private life is actually private."

You hum as a response, focused on the road.

"If you wanted to, though, it would be the greatest honor for me to introduce you as my partner. As the love of my life."

You smile.

"We talked about it. I think we'd both rather keep this whole hidden life secret for now. I mean, when we have a baby it'll be just a bit hard to keep that a secret, but for now we can just enjoy the privacy as much as we can, right ?"

"Yes. Yeah, I'd rather not have the share this pregnancy with the rest of the world, yes. Even if I have to lock myself in, as long as with you, and with Mad, I'll be happy."

"Then that's settled."

You look at her for a second, a loving smile painted on your lips.

"Any news on that interview ?"

"Actually, yes. I was gonna mention it at dinner but since you mentioned it. They called me back. They said those drafts I made over the past year when I was, well, unemployed, were quite phenomenal. I told them I had great inspiration."

"You did, huh ?"

"You will always be my greatest inspiration."

"Is that so ?"

"Yes, it is."

"So, you got it ?"

"I got it."

"I'm so proud of you. I love you."

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kind off a filler chapter but tbh this story is gonna come to an end soon i think. i mean soon for me might me in like four months bcs i'm a shit updater, but i think this is probably gonna be done in maybe ten chapters? idk yet but with what i have in mind, i don't have much left, i've explored what i needed plot-wise so the fall is gonna come soon.
thanks for sticking by, all of you rlly make my day whenever you comment on any of my stories, so a huge thank you and i hope you still enjoyed this
-lou~