Living with the Bad Boys

Twenty-Four

It's been two days since, and we've been spending the days traveling and taking pictures and eating. Eating a lot.

Jaeryn and I seemed to forget that moment in the ice cream shop and never brought it up and went as usual.

But finally the days of the trips were ending and now we were at the airport waiting to go back.

I was eating ice cream in a cone with a spoon by the departure gate when I saw Carter and Jaeryn coming towards me with depressed looks on their faces:

"Was it really that painful?" I asked.

"Oh yeah. You don't even know." Carter said solemnly.

"You guys are too extra. It was a rent car. Give it up." I said rolling my eyes.

They motioned to the airport workers to get their bags and went down the steps of the "Private only" staircases and towards our jet.

I sadly went quickly to throw the rest of my ice cream away before I boarded but as I threw my ice cream away, I bumped into someone and lost balance and fell hard on my patooshie.

"What the-" I said before I looked up.

I gasped and jumped up into the arms of my oppressor.

"When did you get here?" I asked twirling around in Caprian's arms.

"I left earlier today and this was one of the stops, and I heard you were going by coincidence and tried to find you." He winked and let me go.

"By coincidence you say... hmm... ok." I said chuckling.

"What is taking sooooo lo-" I heard Jaeryn's voice from the gate. He stopped abruptly when he saw Caprian.

"Oh. When did you come here?" He asked in a distasteful voice.

"None of your concern." He said back.

Jaeryn scoffed and rolled his eyes and motioned to hurry it up.

"Aw. This is a too short of a time. When's your flight?" I asked.

"Anytime I want." He said with a smirk.

I sighed. What money can do.

I pursed my lips and tapped Caprian's arm to wait.

I hurried over to Jaeryn.
"I'm going to go with Caprian. I don't want to trouble you anymore, so I'll go with him. Since my baggage is already packed in the plane... I'll come pick it up when we land? Thanks!" I said grabbing my sidebag before hurrying back to Caprian.

I told Caprian and we were heading to his plane and for a short frame of a second, I saw Jaeryn in the corner of my eye watching me leave. But.. his face didn't seem to happy. Not the angry kind. The soft, defeated type. Which didn't make much sense to me, so I just rolled with it.

When we reached Caprian's plane, it was much bigger than Jaeyrn's (not that its a big deal) and had much more luxury inside.

He led me to a room and told me I could use it for the ride back. But I just left the things I had on me inside, and went back out to the "lobby" where he was.

"How was your trip?" I asked plopping on the couch across from him.

"It was pretty good. Oh. I have something for you." He said going to his room and coming back with a small box.

He opened the box and handed me an Italian-leather bracelet with three pearls. I watched with a gaped mouth as he took it and clipped it around my wrist.

I pet the bracelet for a while before finally looking up.

"Thank you so much. I don't even know what to say. This is so beautiful, Caprian." I said.

His body sagged a little bit, and then I realized he was holding his breath as he watched me.

"I'm glad you like it. It took me a couple hours to really decide on what to get you." He said sheepishly.

I gave him an amused smile.

He too playful rolled his eyes and went back to the bar for drinks.

He came back with not alcohol but a glass of lemonade and coffee.

"How did you know I like lemonade?" I asked.

"Well... you fail to go a day without it so... it wasn't that hard." He said.

"hmm.." I said sipping my lemonade.

"You know... I missed you. Things weren't the same without a female presence.." he said.

"Ha. I hope you know there are females in Italy right?" I laughed.

"Oh yeah. I haven't seen sexy people in a very while. As you know... my life is filled with only males." He said wiggling his eyebrows.

"And ever since when did I become a male?" I said before noticing my legs apart more than they should be, and closing them.
"Ok... fair point."

"You've been quite accustomed to the male life." He said simply, taking my lemonade and taking a sip.
"Ah... too sweet."

"No sir, you are just 'accustomed' to the bitter life." I said taking a sip of his coffee before spitting it back into the cup.

"Ah... sorry." I said placing the cup down again.

He gave the cup a wince-like-weary face, before he rolled his eyes.

"You totally knew that was going to happen." He said with knowing eyebrows.

"Hmm.. maybe.. maybe not.." I said with narrow eyes.

"You should get some sleep. We still have more airtime. I'll wake you up when we get close." He said.

I nodded and headed to my room where white covers and a bright sunlight greeted me.

Then I looked back out to Caprian who was looking at the spoiled coffee in the table.

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It's not the ending that I hoped, or honestly... the plot of the chapter... but.... whatever.

Sorry for the late update and few things going on in this chapter.

I'll try to think of more exciting ways to spice this book up a bit before the ending, and as a not really creative storywriter.. it won't be easy.

This might be the longest and most i exciting story ever before the actual KAPOW but, just hang in there with me~~

Thanks for all the votes and comments till now, and the many "added to this shelf list" thing!!!

- Yoonerator out