The Time of Our Lives (Editing)

Chapter 14: Florida

A/N: It has been too long since I have written on Wattpad...Those of you who have stuck with me for all 14 chapters, thank you! I wouldn't keep on writing without you. Again, I know I have already said this, but please, any comments, no matter if it is criticism, questions, or even suggestions, feel free to do so on any chapter!!

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I pull my crammed- full suitcase behind me, and adjust my purse on my shoulder. I sigh, exhausted. Though I stayed at my dad's house, I still had a rough time sleeping and maybe got three hours of sleep, maximum.

The airport is full of people, and I struggle to find Esposito in the large crowd of tourists. I check the time- 8:40. I am almost positive my flight has already begun boarding, and I haven't even made it through security or checked in my luggage.

He can find me at the gate. I decide I am wasting time sitting here, and I make my way toward one of the security stations. The large woman sitting at the booth takes my boarding pass, checks it out, and sends me though. I smile nervously, walk through the scanner, and without any problems, grab my purse and suitcase and move on.

"Beckett!" A voice says behind me and I stop dead in my tracks. The voice calling me is unmistakably the sweet voice of my fiancé. "Castle!" I call, but there is a large crowd behind me getting their bags as well, and I cannot see anything. "Castle?" I call again, but still, no answer. How did he get here? Where has he been, and why has he not been answering his phone? I still stand, waiting for my fiancé to push his way through the crowd and hug me, to tell me that he is sorry and that he missed me, that he loves me. That he always will, and I will always come back to him. Always.

But instead of my Castle, comes Esposito. "Beckett, wait!" He calls to me and I sigh. Of course Castle isn't here. How could he be? "We need to catch out flight," I say and he nods, following me to a station where they take our bags, check them in, and send them on a conveyer belt. Once our bags are checked in, we make our way silently to our designated gate.

As I already assumed, they are boarding passengers. The line is short now, and we only wait about 30 seconds before I hand the man at the booth my boarding pass, where he scans it, and hands it back to me. I thank him, and make my way down the hallway, and onto the plane.

We find our seats, which are conveniently next to each other, and I pull out my laptop. I had recently installed the Force's Database onto my computer, and I sign in, pulling up the information about the current case I thought I'd closed.

I look over to Esposito, who has at least three pieces of gum in his mouth. "I hate it when my ears pop," he claims and I nod. I do too, but it doesn't happen to me often. The pilot comes on the radio, telling us about what time we will arrive in Orlando, and how smooth the flight should be. "The wind is rough at about 45,000 feet, so we will try to aim for a little lower," He says and I sigh. I haven't been on a plane since I have been pregnant; I really hope I don't also have motion sickness.

The pilot finishes, and about two minutes later, we are on the runway and picking up speed. Both of Espo's hands are gripping the arm rests tightly, and I can't help but smile at him. He must hate rollercoasters. "I'm fine," He says, as if he was reading my mind. "I didn't say anything." I say and he rolls his eyes, proving he knows I was thinking just that.

I check the status on the screen on the chair in front of me. 15,000 feet. We have a while until we reach 40,000 feet, I decide, so I open my laptop and connect it to the wifi; I need to get quite a bit done before we land in about two and a half hours.

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"We will be landing in Orlando, Florida in about five minutes." The pilot comes on the loud speaker and I pull out my headphones.. I nudge Espo's arm, as he was sleeping the entire time, and he sits forward, startled.