Written In The Stars | M. Ozil ( Sequel to Hotel Room Service) [completed]

Eight

Vanessa let out a moan hearing her phone ringing. At first she thought it was her alarm clock but then changed her mind. The sound didn't sound like that at all. Opening her eyes she realized it must be way too early in the morning. She cursed that her phone had interrupted her sleep and decided to pick it up.
- Hello ?
She asked with a sleepy voice. She wanted to make clear to whoever had called her that they had disturbed her.
- Vanessa ?
- Wilson ?
Her eyes opened immediately and she didn't feel sleepy at all anymore.
- Have I awaken you ?
Vanessa bit her lip. Yeah, he had but she wasn't going to complain about it now. She hadn't talked to her brother since a couple of weeks.
- No, I was about to wake up.
She lied.
- I'm glad then.
He answered not sounded very persuasive.
- Is everything alright ?
Vanessa asked.
- Yes, actually, I was just wondering if you could pick me up from airport.
Vanessa's mouth opened, not able to believe what she had just heard.
- Are you in London ?
- Yes, I just arrived and I wanted to surprise mom and you but then I remembered that I didn't have anybody to pick me up, so I guess the surprise's cancelled.
Vanessa was about to burst into tears. She hadn't seen her brother in ages.
- I'm coming immediately.
She just said hanging up.
Wearing the first thing she found, she headed to the bathroom just to do her morning routine, made her hair in a bun, grabbed her bag and made her way to the airport.
She tried not to speed up but couldn't do otherwise. She needed to see her brother. She had missed him a whole lot.
She tried to drive carefully because she really didn't want any more car accidents. She smiled in the thought of hers crashing Mesut's car.
Thinking of Mesut she realized she was wearing his shirt. She tried not to panick and wished that her brother wouldn't notice that she was wearing a man's shirt. He could think anything because he knew that she and Julian had broken up.
Vanessa decided that it didn't really matter. She just wanted to see her brother.

After almost half an hour she was making her way to the departures. Wearing her sunglasses just in case any reporter was in sight she spotted her brother.
She made her way slowly towards him and since he hadn't noticed her yet she approached him and hugged him.
- Vanessa!
He said smiling. He hugged her back.
- I'm so glad to see you again!
- Me too! You have really lost weight!
He commented. Vanessa faked a smile.
She didn't like when people noticed that.
- I thought, I was never going to see you again.
- Come on Vanessa, you know that I'll always have time for my little sister.
Vanessa raised an eyebrow in that. Her brother was obsessed with his carreer that he was even neglecting his own kids and wife.
They both headed to Vanessa's car and Vanessa started the engine immediately, afraid that maybe any reporter was watching them. She didn't like when they messed with her family.
- How are kids and Dana ?
Vanessa asked while driving.
- They're good. Kids ask a lot about you. They want to see you.
- I promise to visit you in Ireland as soon as I'll found some time.
- And you're accussing me of being obsessed with my carreer.
He commented. Vanessa smiled. She knew he was right.
- I promise to come.
- Good. How are you lately ?
He asked. Vanessa knew what he really wanted to ask. Everybody wanted to know how was she after breaking up with Julian.
- I'm good.
- Are you sure ?
Vanessa rolled her eyes.
- Yes. So, how did you decide to come and visit us ?
- Well, firstly I needed a break.
- From work ?
- From reality.
Vanessa laughed. She wasn't used to this kind of behaviour from her brother.
- I'm serious. But anyway I missed you, I missed mom. I thought it was a good chance to visit you.
- Chance ?
Wilson let out a small chuckle.
Vanessa was now curious. They arrived at her house and she parked. Her brother was silent with a small smile in his face. Vanessa couldn't understand what was that about. Her brother followed her inside her house, being still silent.
- I like your new house.
He commented.
- It's good.
Vanessa looked at him.
- Should we surprise mom ?
He asked.
- We'll do. Now what was this "chance" thing about ?
- It's not important anyway. I'm just going to Arsenal's match for Champions League tomorrow night.
Vanessa looked at him with curiosity now.
- You're going ?
- Yes, I'm going with a friend.
- Good.
Vanessa tried to relax a little. She couldn't understand why mentioning Arsenal had such an effect on her. She couldn't also understand why when hearing of Arsenal, Mesut was the first one to come to her mind.
- Are you okay ?
Her brother asked noticing that she was deep in her thoughts.
- Fine. I'm just late for work. I'll see you later.
Vanessa said hugging him one last time and making her way to the door.

Vanessa tried to calm down for the second time in a day.
She had finished work and she was about to open her house's door. The day had been quite stressful. She was absent minded in the studio thinking that it would be nice to accompany her brother in Arsenal's match. She had also caught herself wishing for it. She knew that she wanted to spend as much time with her brother as possible, before him going back to Ireland but she knew also that this wasn't the only reason of her wanting that. She wanted to see Mesut again and right now she had run out of justifications for doing so. Before entering her house she took a deep breath just so to relax. She didn't want her brother to understand that something was up.
Opening her door, she understood that her brother had cooked.
- Hello, my beautiful sister.
He said smiling.
- Hi, Wilson did you decide to set my house on fire ?
- That's what everybody say until they try my cooking. And now it's your turn.
Vanessa noticed that he had cooked her favourite meal. She was pretty sure that he was worried about her being that skinny.
- Thank you for cooking. Let me take a shower and I'll join you.
She said while taking of her shoes.
- Sure. It's not ready yet though.
Vanessa smiled at him. She had missed him.
- I'll be right back.
She said turning to leave.
- Vanessa......
- Yes.....
- You know, Gabe, that friend of mine that was to come with me in tomorrow's match......
- Yes.........
- He's not going to make it. So, I have an extra ticket. Do you want to come with me or you've got other stuff to do ?
Vanessa opened her mouth not able to believe what had just happened. She was wishing for that the whole day. She was excited only hearing the question but tried her hardest to play it cool.
- Sure. I'll join you. It's great to spend some time together even if we're going to watch a football match.......
- We can do something different if you want........
- No!
She screamed. Wilson looked at her with raised eyebrows.
- Vanessa, you're acting weird, are you sure you're okay ?
- I'm fine. Anyway, a football match will be perfect.
No, it won't.
She thought to herself.
This football match will be perfect.
- Good and we can spend some time with mom after that.
- Sure.
Vanessa said smiling. She couldn't believe how lucky she was.
The whole day was wishing for that. She couldn't really believe that this was happening. Making her way to her bathroom she realized that this made her day and she couldn't understand why.
Why did she wanted so desperately to see Mesut again ? The thought of seeing him again though made her feel secure.
She showered fast and headed to the kitchen not wanting to make her brother wait a lot.
Her face lightened when seeing him having prepared a huge meal. She was really hungry after so much time.
- Dinner's ready.
Wilson said smiling.
- Thank you, sir.
Vanessa replied smiling back at him.
Wilson noticed that his sister was different now. He thought that his presence had that effect.
- Vanessa, are you sure you want us to go to the match tomorrow ? We can do something you want.
Vanessa looked at him.
- Have I said that I don't want to go ?
- No, but I think it's going to affect you. You know that we're not going to see Julian playing, do you ?
- You're way too funny dear brother. I don't care about Julian anymore.
- I'm happy, if you really mean that.
She was actually. She hasn't forgotten everything they have been through of course and if she wanted to be real to herself she wasn't really sure that she would be able to forget, but she wasn't sad about it anymore. The truth was that she didn't care much.
- I'm happy that we'll be able to spend some time together.
And that I'll see Mesut again.
She added to herself. She was embarrassed thinking like that but couldn't do much. Mesut's company brought happiness to her miserable life. And that scared her cause she was afraid that she only liked his company because she was making herself believe that he was Julian. That of course didn't even make any sense to her at all. Mesut wasn't like Julian at all. Vanessa wasn't really sure how to feel about that though. She of course didn't like the fact that she was attracted by another man so easily because the truth was, she was attracted by him.
- I think there's something different in you.
Her brother said looking at her.
- Not really.
She replied smiling.
- You act different. Anyway, how's meal ?
- Pretty good actually, I didn't remember you cooking like that!
Her brother smiled.
- Yes, I'm better than I previously was, credits to Dana of course.
- Of course.
Vanessa repeated. She was listening to her brother but she wasn't paying much attention to him. Her thoughts were to a football stadium. To a football match. Arsenal's match. Specifically her thoughts have been all day to one person. To Mesut.