It Started With Hello

Chapter 22- A Plane Farewell

Lincoln-

"I'll send for you in a few months for my graduation okay?" Matthew asks Arabella as they say goodbye at the boarding area.

"Yeah." She whispers clinging to him.

"Hey, it's going to be okay." He promises her. "We've done it before, we can do it a few more months."

"Plane 281 NYC Now boarding." The announcer calls.

"That's me." Matthew says, "I'll see you soon. I love you Belle."

"I love you too Matty." She whispers kissing his cheek. He kisses her forehead before pulling away and heading to the plane. He turns back once more to wave to his sister as she stays by Noah's side trying not to cry. Matthew looks like he wants to run back to Arabella, but he keeps moving forward until he's out of sight.

"Hey, Bella it's going to be okay." Noah consoles her.

"You'd think after doing this so long, I'd be used to it." She says quietly as we all head back to the limo.

"Being separated from family is never easy." Noah says. "Let's go home and enjoy the rest of your time here."

"It's my turn next. Jake's already back in Switzerland with Lucky." Arabella says as the three of us get into the limo. She sits next to me. "Sorry, I've been a bit emotional today." She tells me.

"I understand, I get that way when I have to leave my parents and sisters." I tell her, "What are you doing later?"

"Packing, I leave in two days." She answers, "Why, what did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking you could teach me some of your dance moves. Strictly for performance purposes."

"I don't know, my dance style isn't really going to fit your music." She says.

"Can you adjust it, you're really good, much better than our choreographer." I tell her.

"Wouldn't all the boys need to come if that's going to happen?" She asks me raising an eyebrow.

"Can we just have a one on one lesson to see how it goes first?" I ask her.

"Oh, I see you're trying to weasel me into a date." She says, "Why didn't you just open with that?"

"Because your cousin, who is fully capable of beating the crap out of him is sitting right here." Noah says crossing his arms.

"And I had a feeling that you would rather do something more entertaining than just a dinner and movie." I admit.

"I'd love to, but I really do have to get packed for the flight. Then I have to clean the house, do the laundry, get Farley to the kennel to get cleaned and trimmed, and then-"

"You do realize there is more than just you living in that house right Cuz?" Noah asks with a laugh, "Luce, the boys, and I got this."

"I'm not hearing a no Bella." I tell her.

"If you don't go. I'll ship you back tomorrow." Noah threatens, "He's been begging for this since they got back."

"Okay!" Arabella squeaks out, "Please don't ship me back tomorrow. I'll miss you guys!"

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"Looking for a color in a shade of grey," The stereo sings to us as Arabella teaches me a dance routine. "Looking for love in a drop of rain." She smiles as she dances. "Trying to change from the old mundane." She pauses and thinks for a minute letting the lyrics keep playing, "Everything I do just feels the same." She does a few more simple moves, "Living my life out of the desert." She motions for me to copy her movements, "Been gone so long feels like forever."