Chapter 9

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-Molly's POV-

"Thanks." I wave goodbye to Nathan as I climb out of his car.

"No problem. Bye Mol." He smiles at me.

I close the car door and walk up the two thousand steps to my front door. I open the door and walk inside to find the house quiet. My mother's in the kitchen, but Ayden is nowhere to be found.

"Hey sweetie. How was Nathan's?" my mum asks me ask I walk into the kitchen to see her. I pull out my phone and text Ayden to see where he went.

"It was good. How was work?" I reply, looking over her shoulder to see what she's cooking. The food smells amazing.

"Good, thanks for asking." She says to me. I feel my phone vibrate in my hand.

Noah got a hotel room for us for tonight, I'll see you tomorrow

"Want some food?" my mum asks me as I leave the kitchen.

"No thanks, I ate at Nathan's." I tell her and walk to my room. I lay down on my bed and quickly fall asleep.

-Ayden's POV-

"Make sure to be at the airport at five. The plane leaves at six." Noah tells me over the phone.

"For heaven's sake, I know. You told me at least a hundred times this morning." I say back to him.

"Okay. I'll see you later." Noah says right before I hang up the phone.

"What was he saying?" Molly asks me as I put my phone on the coffee table.

"Just some stuff about the interview." I lie. I haven't told her that I'm going back to England today because I'm afraid she'll be mad at me. Molly nods her head and lays it back on my chest.

I love sitting with Molly like this. Her legs are on top of mine while I hold her in my arms with her head on my chest. We've been sitting like this for a while, just talking. It feels so calm, so natural. I love it.

It's already four o'clock by the time I get around to thinking about telling Molly that I'm leaving.

"Molly," I start off.

"Yeah?" she asks.

"I'm going back to England tonight." I hesitantly say. Molly her head up off of my chest to look at me.

"When?" she asks me.

"I have to be at the airport at five." I simply tell her.

"That's in an hour, why didn't you tell me sooner?" she seems okay with it.

"I was afraid you'd be mad." I say, looking down.

"That you're leaving? Ayden, you need to go back for work and I understand that." She tells me.

"I just don't want to leave you." I say back to her.

"Ayden, it's fine, really. I just wish you had told me earlier, like yesterday, not an hour before your flight." Molly assures me, but I don't buy it.

"Why don't you come with me?" I ask out of nowhere. I don't know where that came from.

"Come with you? Ayden I'm not packed or anything." She says back.

"That's fine. I'll help you." I say, helping her off the couch as going to her room to pack all her shit before Molly can speak again.

As we finish packing everything, I'm surprised all of her shit fit into one bag. Girls have way too much stuff. Molly and I hurry to the airport to meet Noah. After going through security and everything, it's already five-thirty.

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