Someone Like You | Toni Kroos

Chapter 31 - Sunny Days Ahead

Toni's POV

The dark cloud had dissipated only a little as we flew to Munich to hand the twins to Gabi's parents, and then flew to the Maldives for our mini honeymoon. Gabi was quieter than usual, but we were still talking. I didn't know what was going on with her, but I really wanted to make things right, especially right before our honeymoon.

Gabi was rather tearful as we kissed the twins goodbye, although the both of them didn't seem to grasp what was going on. Nevertheless, we were only going to spend five days away from them, and we were always going to stay contactable by Gabi's parents, so nothing much could go wrong.

They were gleefully distracted by Mr. and Mrs. Meiser as we made our getaway to the car outside, and Gabi gave a slightly relieved sigh as she slid into the passenger seat.

"You okay?" I asked. I'd been asking that question too many times over the past couple of days.

"Yeah," she turned and gave me a rare smile. "Let's go."

"Gabi, you have to tell me what's wrong," I said as calmly as I could. "You can't just give me the cold shoulder like that. It'll just make things worse...there wasn't even anything going on at first, but now there is. Just talk to me, Gabi."

"I'm fine," she insisted. "Nothing's wrong."

I just continued staring at her, trying to keep my frustration off my face. Suddenly, she grabbed the back of my neck and pulled my face towards hers so she could kiss my lips. Her soft lips moved urgently, surrounding mine eagerly, as if she was trying to find an answer and get rid of the dark cloud above us. I couldn't not respond; I slid my fingers into her hair and held her in place, enjoying the feeling of her lips against mine, hoping that it was a sign that everything was okay.

She sighed when she pulled away, her fingers combing through my hair and her bright blue eyes piercing through mine. "Everything is okay," she repeated. "Let's go or we'll miss our flight."

I leaned over and gave her a kiss on her head before she grabbed my hand and held it for the entire journey to the airport, occasionally giving it gentle squeezes. And then, for that hour, everything was suddenly alright – even though I didn't know if the problems would resurface.

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We boarded the plane from Munich at around 9pm, and we almost immediately fell asleep in each other's arms, remaining in the same position for the six or so hours until we reached Dubai. And then Gabi didn't get up, so I had no other choice but to carry her on my back off the plane and to the waiting area for our connecting flight, being the centre of many judgemental stares along the way.

Fortunately, the area was rather empty, so I sat down, tucked her head into my shoulder and leaned mine on it. Soon, I fell asleep once again with my arms wrapped protectively around her.

I wasn't aware how long we'd been sleeping when Gabi suddenly jerked awake, shaking the bench we were on and waking me up in the process. "What...where are we?" she asked, confused.

"Dubai," I mumbled, pushing her head back down and using it as my pillow.

"DUBAI?!" she exclaimed, and I turned to stare at her. "Where...we...oh."

"We're going for –"

"Our honeymoon," she finished. "I know. I just...okay. Go back to sleep, baby."

She wouldn't put her head back on my shoulder, so I just leaned on hers and drifted back to sleep. But she wouldn't stop fidgeting, and she woke me up every five minutes.

"You're a horrible pillow," I grumbled. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just..." she suddenly lifted my head and took my face in both her hands. "I love you."