When Mrs. Infamous Chose The Masochist...(BOOK 5)

Chapter 4

Remington's POV

These past few days have been full of good energy for everyone and we had finally become worn out at the end of it all. Even my sweet little angel was struggling to stay awake as she sat next to me on the bus as we drove to the airport where we'd hop on the first plane to take us back home to Querencia. I watched out the window and admired the view while also remembering the great moments of this entire festival season up to the last day when, before I could notice, Carina's head landed on my shoulder and I couldn't help but feel my heart tug at her immediate contact. I turned to find that she had fallen asleep and her head rested on my shoulder as her chest inflated to her steady breathing. Just the sight of her resting peacefully on me was enough to make me fall for her all over again as I felt the warmth of her body and listened to her breathing so steadily and sleepy. She looked absolutely adorable as she snuggled up against me and as I already had my arm laying across the top of her seat, I lifted it slowly before carefully wrapping it around her shoulders so that I could hold her securely and keep her comfortable.

I ran my fingers gently through the loose strands of her flowing red hair as I appreciated her natural beauty as she rested peacefully. God, how did I end up with such a gorgeous and sweet-natured young woman like her when she seems like the kind of person who doesn't even need me to be happy? But everyday we're together, she lets me know in one way or another that she's so happy to be with me and it seems like anytime she sees me, her mood automatically brightens up. I couldn't wait to marry this amazing woman, and make every single day of hers the happiest, just as she's has being in my life. When we arrived at the airport, I gently woke my love up so we could get off the bus and get to our flight on time. As everyone managed to find their seats on the plane we boarded, I sat in a window seat and Carina sat next to me as she fell asleep once more on my shoulder. I smiled to myself as I carefully took her hand in mine and held onto it, savoring the warmth of her body close to mine as I fell asleep beside her and feeling grateful that she belongs to me and I belong to her.

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I wasn't sure what time it was when I woke up the next morning, but I was sure that there was nothing more perfect that sitting besides my gorgeous fiancée as we flew above the Earth, on our way to return to our home and see everyone we loved again. Usually, I'd be terrified to travel by airplane, but being with my love gives me a sense of security and comfort and all my worries vanish when she's close to me. After a few minutes, Carina began to stir in her sleep and stretch her arms out as she wakes up. She finally slumps back in her seat before looking up to meet my eyes and smile sweetly at me, "Good morning. Was I a bother sleeping on your shoulder?" I chuckled before leaning down to kiss her forehead and answering her question, "More like a dream come true, my precious angel." She giggled at my response and leaned in to kiss my lips, I kissed back as I held her cheek in my hand and stroked her cheek softly with my thumb. We kissed for a little while longer before I pulled away and we waited until the plane finally landed in Querencia an hour later.

The last thing any one of us were expecting when we landed was for the entire town to greet us with the biggest "welcome back" as they were cheering for our band and congratulating me and Carina for our engagement. It was something me and my brothers never thought we'd ever see happen when we formed this band, but here it was and it was enough to make me tear up in front of everyone. Carina gripped my hand tightly as she smiled with so much love in her eyes, it helped me to not fall apart in front of everyone as we walked toward the crowd, thanking them for being so supportive of all of us for this long. It took more time than expected, but we eventually made it back to my mom's house and she was so happy to see all of us again after so long while we were doing the festivals these past few months. When Carina and I broke the news of our engagement to her, my mother screamed in joy to learn another son of hers marrying another beautiful and sweet woman who would make him happy. Carina blushed when my mother described her as so and gave her a tight hug to show her how happy she was to soon become her new daughter-in-law.

It had basically become a party to celebrate everything we'd accomplish in the past few months besides my engagement to Carina. In between those months, she had sold a few of her songs to some extremely famous singers within and outside of Sumerian Records and she managed to earn a lot of profit for those songs gaining popularity and being played over and over on the radio. I was so proud that she had achieved her dream of being a songwriter and she was doing more well than she was expecting, but she remained humble through it all and expressed joy about how quickly she was becoming successful. I once asked if she might do something special with her first large sum of money that would be much larger than when she worked at her old job. She gave me a small, sly smile and only stated, "It would be a surprise that I wouldn't tell you about." Her answer made me laugh to myself and love her for being so unpredictable. For now, however, we both just wanted to relax in our home with all our loved ones here before something else crazy and unexpected came into out lives.