As the TV plays and I watch, Wilbur stands from his chair and grabs a bundle of clothes before walking into the bathroom. A minute later, he steps back out, now wearing a waffle knit sweater and black sweatpants. He crawls into the opposite side of the bed and goes on his phone while my attention remains on the TV.
"Oh Christ," He suddenly says with a laugh.
"What?" I turn my head to face him, immediately feeling a bit giddy at his adorable smile.
Wilbur shows me his phone and I recognize it as the paparazzi picture of us kissing. "That's how I look when I kiss?" I scoff, looking closer at the screen. "No one is gonna believe that."
He stays silent for a second before smirking at me. "Guess we gotta practice to make it look more real."
I give him a strange look. "No thanks," Of course, I'd love to. I hate how I'm finding myself become slowly more attracted to him, despite the massive asshole he is. He's just so pretty.
"What, you don't fancy me?"
"You're mean as hell to me." I roll my eyes. "Why would I be?"
Wilbur shrugs and slowly loses his smile. "I dunno, just not used to getting rejected."
I bite the inside of my cheek, trying to not laugh at him. I believe it, though. "Go to sleep," I grab the remote and shut the TV off, the mention of sleep suddenly making me realize my exhaustion. I pull the comforter over me and turn off the lamp next to me, Wilbur turning his off soon after.
Of course, I can't stop thinking about his offer. I also know, though, that he's high and doesn't actually want to kiss me. He was just making fun of me, because that's the kind of guy he is. Definitely not the sort of guy I need to be in love with. With those thoughts, I eventually fall asleep, the only sound in the room being the air conditioner and Wilbur's breathing.
I wake up before him, my alarm somehow not even making him stir. I stand and use the bathroom, also taking the time to start my shower. I step back out to grab my shower stuff and see Wilbur still asleep, so I decide to be kind to him (though he doesn't deserve it) and not play music like I typically do. I wash my hair and body quickly, knowing we're leaving for the airport in a half hour. I dry off and pull on a shirt and jeans before twisting my hair into a braid and walking out.
Wilbur is sat up in the bed and glances over at me before looking back at his phone. "Morning," He mumbles. I've never heard a guy's 'morning voice' before, but I now understand the hype of it. Just one raspy word gives me butterflies. Either I'm attracted to him or I'm insanely love deprived, even though Blair just ended things with me. Could be both, but hopefully just the latter.
"Hi," I say quietly, packing my bag. "Wanna go grab breakfast?"
"I don't think it's a good idea for me to go down into the lobby." He says. "Especially considering that the hotel we're staying out was tweeted out everywhere."
"Oh," I frown. It still hasn't hit me that he's a bit of a big deal. "Forgot that you're not allowed to be normal."
"Start getting used to it." Wilbur sighs as he stands from the bed and packs his bag, which just involves him tossing a shirt in. We both slip on our shoes right as there's a knock at the door. We walk out and follow his team through a sort of private exit and drive to the airport. We're not detected at the airport with our beanies and sunglasses as disguise, so Wilbur doesn't bother holding my hand. I find myself a bit tempted to anonymously call paparazzi so he has to, but I guess I shouldn't. He doesn't want that, and I want it but don't need it. We're quiet as we wait for our flight, everyone still pretty tired since we had a show last night and an early flight.
On the way here, I had a row to myself in first class, but the plane is full and Wilbur sits next to me. The flight only lasts two hours, but I still want to get a nap in. Will has the same idea, immediately pulling on headphones and leaning against the window once the plane takes off. I lean back and close my eyes, begging my music to send me to sleep, and it does.
a/n: sorry for the short chapters ! ! I'm super busy w family and traveling and holiday stuff. hope everyone had a great day, whether u celebrated something or not ! <3
