Baggage

Part Nine

Jame's Point Of View:

The sun was warmer this morning, the clouds were parted in a way only the wind knew how to direct. Today was the last day of Jame's trip; he woke up feeling a sense of fullness as if the emptiness and regret he had been feeling over the past few days had completely disappeared he felt content with himself.

he smiled as he saw the beautiful woman sleeping beside him; he trailed his hand down her back just above her buttocks. Shay shifted in her sleep prying her eyes open to be greeted by a pair of hazel ones "Good morning" James greeted as shay sat up "Morning"

James looked longing at her; the way he felt about her had completely changed ever since last night "Your eyes are puffy and red" Shay raised her hand to her face to feel the swelled and puffy eyes she had "It should go away after a shower and a bit more sleep" "Sleep? it's our last day here and our first day as a couple, we should do something fun something we'd remember" Shay smiled at him as he went on and on "I think we did enough things to remember don't you think?" James pouted his lips at her giving in "Fine"

Shay moved up towards James placing a soft kiss on his cheek "We'll do something; I mean we can't just stay in bed all day" "Yasss!" James exclaimed as he shot up out of bed bouncing around fist-pumping the air "Where on earth do you get all this energy from so early in the morning?" James scratched the back of his head as he stopped his celebration dance "That's a lot coming from the person who usually wakes up early every morning" "That's a lot coming from the person who can wake up whatever time they" "Oi, my job does require me to get up early" Shay placed a smirk on her face she leaned back into "Sure"

James started packing his things, down from all his extra underwear up to all the trinkets; "What will you do once you get home?" James tilted his head as he thought about his next move and what he'll do "Probably get back to working; I've been behind with a lot of unfinished albums that are upcoming" Shay was also packing her belongings and items she collected on her trip.

"How about you?" Shay thought for a moment before answering "I'll be going back to saving people's lives" Shay held a shining grind on her face as she tilted her head upwards "You think you're funny don't you?" "I know so". The warmth James felt when Shay was around him warmer than fire; he felt loved by her. And he loved her just as much.

In the end, they never did go anywhere and just stayed in Shay's hotel room; it wasn't being lazy that made them stay but just their pure presence that compelled them to not want to go anywhere without each other. The car drive to the airport was quiet; other than how they acted this morning the atmosphere was tense and monotone. James knew what was about to happen and in every reality, he wished it weren't the case, it was inevitable and something way out of his control but that didn't stop him from believing that somehow it wouldn't end here.

"Well this is it, this is our stop," James said as he looked at his passport and ticket. A small paper held so much baggage "Unfortunately it is" Shay said as she held onto that same passport and ticket just with different words. James stared at Shay as they stood in front of their gates ready to depart James didn't waste a second; he grabbed Shay and held her as tight as he could making sure to not suffocate her "We'll make this work" Shay whispered in his ear; every word she uttered echoed in his heart "I hope it does" he whispered back.

James kissed Shay once more on her lips before leaving to get on his plane "I'll call you" he shouted before he was out of sight, Shay's face disappeared as he departed from the trip. This trip was something James will always hold dear to her and wouldn't trade it for the world now she felt free from her baggage.