Europe's Most Wanted

Non-invited Guests (CH9)

LAUREN'S P.O.V - EN ROUTE TO ATHENS, GREECE - 5:34am

"We really should have been there by now." Luke grunted as he took the plane off auto-pilot and speeded up. I pursed my lips as I flicked through a book I brought.

"Where are Hunter and Nickitta actually?" Luke asked me. "Oh, they hate flying. They stay with Porhsa." I answered as I glanced up from my book at him. He nodded slowly.

"What's the book you're reading?" Luke asked me. "My friend from the tracks, um, the one who died, she recommended it to me and I never got around to reading it." I said. "Whats it about?" He asked me. He didnt seem like a book type of guy. I think he was just trying to be nice.

"A girl who falls in love with her boss and he leaves everything for her. Yeah pretty sappy but I like it so far." I smiled. "You dont seem like you like to read that much." I giggled. "I suppose. But I'd read it if you wanted me to. I'd read anything if you wanted me to." He looked at me for two seconds and flashed a smile. I smiled brightly as I tried to contain my excited giggles.

"Are we nearly there?" Stuart asked as he bounded into the pilot's room and sat behind me again. Stuart made me really happy and he always made me laugh but I couldnt help but feel some disappointment that I couldnt talk with Luke alone again.

"Yep. Now why dont you go and serve the guys some cupcakes or something?" Luke said bluntly as he raised an eyebrow at Stuart. Stuart clapped his hands and put on an apron. "On it, sir!" He saluted Luke and rolled out his tray as he closed the door behind him.

We both laugh. "Whats this thing here?" I asked as I pointed at a radar. "Eh, thats showing us where we're going. I have it set for Athens. The blue dot is our plane and Athens is that red dot." Luke said quickly as he fixed the gear.

"What are those green dots around our dot?" I asked as I looked at him. He looked at the radar.

"Put on your seatbelt." Luke told me fast as he flicked on the seatbelt sign for the others. I jumped back into my seat and put it on. My heart suddenly started to beat fast. "Luke, what are they?" I asked again. He shook his head. "Not the guys I would invite over for afternoon tea." He told me as he speeded up the jet.

Stuart came running in and dove into his seat. Luke turned on the microphone. "Daniel and Ryan, come to the pilots room now." He said quickly. Daniel and Ryan both came quickly but had to steady themselves on Stuarts seat.

"Lauren, could you go back to the others for a while?" Luke looked at me with a smile. "What, why?" I asked, annoyed. "Ryan, escort her back please." Luke ignored me as he looked back to the sky ahead. Ryan got hold of my arm and I pulled away.

"Why am I going back? Who are they Luke?!" I shouted. Luke didnt answer me. I was astounded. This is the first time he treated me like this. I sighed as I looked at Daniel and Ryan avoiding our eye contact. "Fine." I groaned as I stomped into the room where the rest were. I shrugged off Ryans help again.

When I walked into the room everyone greeted me. I forced a smile and greeted them. I sat in a seat next to Kayla. Probably Ryan's seat. "What are Ryan and Daniel doing?" Kayla asked me. "I wouldnt know." I said, clearly annoyed. "Woah, you okay?" Kayla asked. I sighed as I tilted my head back on the seat. "Sorry, yeah." I sighed again.

"You sound stressed. You okay hun?" Talia turned around to me. I nodded as I rubbed my head. "I do have one question." I said as I turned to the two of them. "Go ahead." Kayla nodded.

"What are those green dots on the radar?" I asked. Kayla and Talia both looked at each other and Talia turned back around as Kayla grunted at her. I looked at Kayla waiting for an answer. "You hungry? I got some food here-"