The Zodiac Series: Book 1 - Capricorn

Chapter 31

Capricorn
Chapter 31

Historical Capricorn's (Male):
*  Alexander Hamilton (1st US Secretary of Treasury)
* Martin Luther King Jr. (Leader of the Civil Rights Movement)
* Muhammad Ali (Boxer & Athletic Icon)
* Steven Hawking (Fundamental Physics Prize Recipient)
* Elvis Presley (Singer & Cultural Icon)
* Stan Lee (Artist & Marvel Comics Creative Leader)
* Edgar Allan Poe (Author & Inventor of Detective Fiction)
* Jacob Grimm (One of the famous Brothers Grimm)
* George Washington Carver (Most Famous Black Scientist)

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"Well this is where I leave you," Craig said as he and Adena stood a few feet away from TSA at the airport. He handed her a carry-on bag, they already checked her other baggage. 

Adena was catching her flight to San Francisco for the Art Fair. Her first solo Art Consultant assignment. She was really excited about the opportunity but her excitement dimmed some knowing that Craig couldn't come with her. She fantasized about this as being their first excursion outside of New York together. Their first vacation together. But it was probably for the best. They were taking things slow. They weren't officially an item but deep down they both felt exclusive to each other. They were just taking their time. Both weren't going anywhere, figuratively.

"Yeah I gotta go," she said with a pout.

"No, smile. This is a good thing. This is your first big gig. All you have to do is celebrate it. This is the first of many, don't worry."

"Yeah but I'm missing your first big gig. I want to be there and celebrate it with you."

"As I said, this will be the first of many, don't worry. You'll catch the next one. We might as well start getting used to it. We'll hopefully be traveling for work and doing big gigs from now on. A new normal for us."

"Us," Adena said with a smile. Craig wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close while she wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her tippy toes to hug him back. 

Craig forced himself to let go. "Ok you gotta g-" but he couldn't finish his sentence because Adena interrupted it by kissing him. He immediately returned it. His arms were back around her waist, pulling her closer. 

Damn, he loved kissing her. Kissing her was an experience in itself. Each one was electric whether it was a peck or a french kiss. They literally charged him up. 

They also charged him up in other ways but that would be going too far. "Girl go on before I make you miss your flight" he chuckled as he adjusted his pants. "We can't have what happened the other night."

Adena chuckled and blushed. "Ok, I'm sorry. I'll just miss you that's all." This was technically going to be the longest they would be apart from each other since Valentine's Day.

"I'll miss you too. It'll be Sunday before you know it. Text me when you land?"

Adena nodded. "One more hug?" she asked and he rolled his eyes playfully and wrapped his arms around her waist again. When she had the chance she went in for the kill and kissed him again and they were back where they started.

"Get a room," a little kid said as he walked by. Adena winced when she saw the frown on his face.

"Guess we need to get a room," she said as Craig flicked him off behind their back. She swatted his hand. "Craig! He's just a kid!"

"I know, I was flicking off his grandmother with her judgmental ass," he said. "But the kid is right. Go, have a safe flight" he said as he stepped back from her. She picked her carry-on off the floor, blew him a kiss, and then walked through the ropes. "Pin me your location!" he shouted and she held a thumbs up and blew him another kiss. He stood there until he couldn't see her anymore. He sighed as he scratched the back of his head, "Fuck" he said to himself as he started walking towards the exit.