Temptation

Chapter 24

I feel someone tapping my shoulder, slowly opening my eyes and looking up to see the fake smile of a flight attendant. I quickly sit up and feel a weight on my legs. I freeze, making sure I don't wake her.

"Sorry but we're about to land and I'm going to have to tell you to fasten your seat belts." I politely smile back.

"I'll wake her up right now and make sure of it." She doesn't say a thing, instead repeating the same words to the man in front of us. I look down to the sleeping girl in my lap and can't help but smile before leaning down and whispering in her ear.

"Kim? Kim wake up"

"Mmmmm." she brings her hand to cover her face, her hair falling down her chest, exposing her neck.

"Babe you have to wake up, we're about to land."

"Mmm."She repeats the same moan, this time softer. I giggle at her childish response and lean down to her neck. I look to see if she's making an effort but smile to my self before blowing a quick raspberry into her neck. She quickly brings her hands to my face, pushing me off as she begins to laugh uncontrollably. Then I remember from the day at the festival of her ticklish neck and quickly hold her hands down before blowing another raspberry on the same exact spot. Her body squirms, freeing her hands and using them to push up on my shoulders, her giggles getting louder. I join her, my smile almost reaching my eyes before I hear someone clearing their throat above us.

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to insist that you put on your seat belts now." Kim straightens up before turning her attention on the flight attendant, trying to suppress her giggles.

"Yes of course." The lady's fake smile fades away before she goes back to her own seat in the front. Kim pinches the skin of my arm before putting on her seat belt.

"See what you've done Chez, now the flight attendant hates us."

"I tried talking to you but you wouldn't have it, how else was I supposed to get your attention?" She rolled her eyes, rubbing the sleep away from her eyes. I hear my name being called and look to my right where I see Nicola and Jake pointing to their phones in the row in front of us. Kim reaches for her phone in her pocket and begins laughing at the picture before showing me. It's a picture of Aiden, his mouth slightly open as he leans his head on the window, lost in a dream as his cheeks are painted with whiskers and his eyes are exaggerated with makeup. I laugh, quickly stopping when I feel the plane jerk. My body stiffens and I quickly drop the phone grabbing onto Kim's hand. She soothes me with her thumb as she runs it across the top of my hand. She lets out a soft laugh before speaking to me.

"Its fine, we just landed look." I follow her gaze and see the plane slowly coming to a stop

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After getting off the plane, Kim informs us of the house she has in LA and insists that we go there before doing anything else. The second we step outside, the clear skies and warm sun has us in awe, smiles spreading across our faces as we soak in the new scenery. Nicola stretches her arms, her red hair glowing under the LA sun.

"This is so unreal. We left and It was morning, now we land and Its still morning!" We all stand on the curb waiting for Aiden. Deciding not to tell him, he continued to walk around looking like a grumpy cat. He only went to go wipe off his face after a little girl told him he looked like a 'grumpy kitty'.

"I swear, one day I'm going to get all of you back for that. It took me all the soap they had in there to wipe off those damn whiskers."

"The little girl was right, you are a grumpy kitty." We all laugh remembering Aiden as he was screaming at the girl who wanted to take a picture with him. We eventually catch a cab and head to Kim's house.