𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

XVIII

Carrying Lily's sleeping figure to the private jet, he couldn't help but admire her beautiful features, her tiny freckled nose, her kissable lips, and the way her brown hair framed her face, he was completely mesmerized by her beauty.

He gently put her down and buckled her up as the jet was about to take off, and as soon as it did, Lily's panicked screams were heard across the jet.

"No! I'm not ready! Why are we flying already?! Please make it stop! Please!" Lily desperately pleaded.

"Lily, relax, nothing is going to happen I promise you. The jet is taking off that's why it feels a little bumpy, I promise it's going to be alright." He comforted softly.

"I'm really scared of heights, I can't help it."

"Look, you can watch any movie you'd want and listen to any song you want with the screen in front of you. Just try to forget that we're flying, alright?"

"Does it have disney movies?" She timidly asked.

"Of course it does, what would you like to watch."

"Beauty and the beast, I know it's childish but it's my comfort movie."

"It's not childish at all, as long as it makes you comfortable." He replied comfortingly as he began searching for it.

~

Landing in London felt like a dream come true to Lily who had never willingly stepped foot out of it, even the air in London felt different to her, it felt nostalgic, it felt like home, and she couldn't wait to see her parents even if it were only from afar.

Deep down, she knew she deserved better and that it was only fair for her to get back to her parents but tried to think on the positive side, two weeks ago she would've done anything to be where she was at that moment.

"I know that you miss your parents, but you can't see them today, it's late, you can go see them tomorrow." He said in his authoritative voice which left no room for discussion.

"Please, I really want to see them, you don't understand how much I've missed them, let me see them today please." She begged, she was desperate and homesick.

"No, it's late, we need to find an hotel, we haven't booked one yet, besides they're probably asleep."

Lily stayed silent, she knew that begging won't help anymore, but she couldn't stop the water stinging her eyes.

She missed her mama and papa.

The library.

The bakery.

Everything.

~

"What do you mean you only have one room left?" Asked an angry Xavier.

His men were going to stay in the warehouse they owned, he would've went with them had it not been for the small lady seated in the lobby.

He was tired and the closest hotel was one hour away from where they were, they were far away from the busy part of the city.

"I'm sorry sir, we're fully booked and there's only one room left."

"Does the room have two beds?"

"One."

"Book it."

~

"This is our room."

"Our?"

"Well yeah, there was only one room left and this is it but don't worry, I'll just take the couch."

"But, there's no couch."

"How the fuck does this room have no couch almost every fucking hotel room has one, fuck."

"I'll just sleep on the floor, it's okay."

"No, you won't. I've slept in far worse places than an hotel room's floor, I'll be fine."

"We can share a bed!" Blurted Lily, shocked at her own boldness.

"You have no problem with that?"

"I mean the bed is pretty big and we can like a build a pillow border between us!"

"Alright, and one more thing Lily."

"What?"

"Don't even think about running away because we're in your home country. Understood?"

She nodded hesitantly.