Hidden Dimples

❀ Chapter 25: Caribbean Cruise

Celestine's POV

"We landed!" I squealed and jumped off the remaining steps that led us off the plane and onto the ground.

I have honestly never felt so relieved.

It wasn't because the plane ride was bad. But spending hours in a small cabin with Griffin can just about drive me off the edge.

I was suddenly being picked up from the ground and slung over a shoulder, but not before catching a glimpse of blonde hair.

"Come on little one, let's go." Griffin chuckled and started walking with me dangling from his shoulders. I screamed for him to let me go, pounding on his back but to no avail. It seems that we were causing a lot of commotion when people start to giggle as they paused and stared.

"What? Never seen a girl being thrown over like a sack of potatoes before?" I questioned pointedly a girl who seems to be having a blast laughing at me.

She decided to ignore me and continued with her laugh-fest, making me huff is protest.

"Alright, let her down Griffin." Storm spoke after what seems like years.

I felt his body vibrate with laughter as he set me down and ruffled my hair before trudging off to call a cab. Jackson and Jessyn were busy looking for WiFi at the airport while Christian was chatting up a lady with olive skin and wavy black hair. Leaving Storm and I alone.

"How was the plane ride? Are you tired?" Storm asked me, his voice lacing in concern but his eyes seemed hesitant.

I feigned a yawn and stretched my arms out. "It was fine, but Griffin can really talk someone's ear off. And no, I'm not tired, thanks." I smiled politely at him as he gave me a forced smile and a curt nod.

"I see you're still not accustomed to casual smiles?" I teased him and he rolled his eyes before walking in another direction, redness creeping up his neck.

I snickered playfully and sped walk to catch up to him. Poking his back, I made him turn to me with a bored expression on his face before guffawing at his stolid expression.

"I found it!" Jessyn came barreling to us as she held up her phone to us, her screen splayed out Pokemon Go while she rattled on and on about how many pokeballs she had to use to catch it.

"What is that?" Storm asked with knitted brows.

"I caught a Snorlax! Isn't it cute?" She squeaked.

Jackson suddenly popped out from behind her and took a peak at her screen, "Hey, it looks like you when you were a baby." He smirked before he started running while his sister chased him.

"Alright guys, lets head off to the hotel, shall we?" Mr. Vernice voiced out, chuckling at our restless behaviors and we all nodded in response.

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"This is not a hotel." I gaped at stared at the massive ship. "This is the ship that Jack and Rose got on, and look what happened to them."

Griffin laughed briefly at my words before he shot me a reassuring glance, telling me that everything was okay.

After we've checked into our rooms, I had quickly raced to mine and Jessyn's and slammed the door shut, giggling when she pounded at the door in frustration.

"Celestine Joanne Rover, open the door this instant!" She growled.

I stood on my tip-toes to peek through the peephole, seeing Jessyn's almost tomato red face as she glared at the door.

"Sorry, but I have to change. Unless you'd want to see me strip." My laughter echoed through the room as I trudged down to the bedrooms, seeing that they tied some balloons to the bed with a 'Welcome' printed on them.