under the magnolia tree - dreamwastaken x oc

chapter 63 - in-person hugs

This trip was huge for me. I was so excited but deep down I was really nervous.

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I decided to load up the car and sat in the car waiting for Clay for about 20 minutes until I got bored and walked into the house.

Clay and my mom were hugging and her eyes were filled with tears.

"Uhh what's going on?"

"Oh nothing just had a talk with your mom that's all," He said making his way to the car.

I thought it was very strange but my mom gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. Saying how much she loves me and how much is going to miss me. I completely forget about what had just happened and hug her tightly returning the same message to her.

Clay backed out of the garage and we both waved to our families on both sides of the street before leaving the neighborhood and heading towards the airport. Clay and I have traveled a lot since I've moved back to Florida but this trip was the biggest one yet. I was excited but also nervous.

We reached the airport, parking the car and headed inside to scan tickets.

We had quite a bit of luggage that we brought along but to be fair we are going to be in Europe for the next 4 months so no one can blame me.

We got on the plane and sat in our seats. Clay had gotten us first class because he wanted to ease my anxiety and wanted us have a comfortable flight.

Especially considering it was a long flight.

I put my AirPods in and I sat next to the window. Clay and I were crisscrossed from each other so my back was to the front of the plane and Clays was faced like a normal seat.

The plane finally started to take off and Clay grabbed my hand leaning in to kiss it and then rubbing it softly with his finger.

I laid my head back to calm myself but even just having Clay here calmed my nerves.

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By now the sun was setting which means we would technically get there around 3 am our time but for England it was 8 am.

I slept most of the flight and woke up for the last two hours of the flight.

I played games on my phone and actually wrote a little bit of my story on the plane in my notes.

Soon enough we were starting to land and I woke Clay up and he was very groggy and annoyed until he realized we were about to land.

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She was so excited and I couldn't help but smile at her. I had big plans for us on this trip and I was so exciting to bring her with. Nick was also coming but he was coming in later that night which is why he didn't fly with us.

The plane landed and we got all of our bags and things and got into an Uber. We were beyond tired and so I texted George letting him know we were going to go to our house and then go to his house later tonight.

As I sent the message I felt my heart drop. George had still never seen my face and was finally going to tonight. He was not only my best friend but Lysa's as well. They talked almost more than me and George.

The Uber driver made it to our house and was kind enough to help us with all our luggage. I gave him an extra tip and he drove away.

Lysa opened the door first opening it to a completely empty house. The lights were off but the room was lit up from the windows that let the day light through.

The house was big. You walked in and to the left there was a dining room table and in the other end of the table there was a door that led to the garage and another front door.