🌵STUCK IN THE DESERT WITH U🌵

*One*{Criss's P.O.V.}

It was 5:30 in the morning when I was suddenly awakened by a phone call from the primary Manager of the Luxor, Nik Rytterstrom, and said that I needed to be back in Vegas Asap, for the MGM Grand Meeting, because I was a huge stockholder in the Luxor for being the main attraction so I needed to appear, and give my opinions and advice to the several owners of the Casino's that were owned by MGM Incorporated which was several of the Casino's in Vegas. I gave a deep sigh and told him that I just made it to my family reunion at my mothers house for my vacation that he Felix and Rose commanded me to do, and I didn't feel like hopping on another damn plane right now just for a meeting that didn't really have anything to do with me.

But after several hours of arguing with Nik, I gave in and told him I would try to make it there in time for the damned meeting, but I was getting paid double for leaving before my first day of my vacation, then I added that he owed me big time! Then I hung up the phone and slapped my face and hollered that I just wanted to get some sleep!! When I jumped out of the bed accidentally tossing Hammie to the floor, I quickly scooped him up and apologized to him, then sat him on my pillow as I kissed him on the head, and told him that I had to leave but this time he had to stay with his grammie, because I wasn't going to put him in that pet carrier again he would be more content staying with my mom, then doing all that useless traveling. I quickly grabbed a two-day travel bag instead of my suitcases, and quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs to see my mom up and sitting at the table drinking some hot tea.

Mom looked up at me and asked me where I was going, that I just got there...I kissed her on the forehead and told her I had to go back to Vegas, for some kind of frigging meeting, that had absolutely nothing to do with me, and I didn't want to go at all, but the head manager of The Luxor insisted that I make my appearance. Then I kissed my mom on the forehead and told her that I would be back as soon as I could get it over with, then before I headed out the door, I asked her if she would look after Hammie because I didn't want to take him this trip. She gave me a wave and said she would take care of him, then she followed me out and wished me good luck and to be safe as she gave me a hug. I was just about to leave the parking lot when Klayton hopped over the fence and told me to slide over, that he would drive me, that way I wouldn't have to keep my car unprotected at the airport. I slid over and thanked him, I gave my mom one last air kiss and told her that I loved her, and I would be back in a day or two.

Once Stoney got me to the airport, he asked me if I needed him to stay with me, or if he could go...because he really didn't want to miss out on my mom's breakfast, and if he wasn't there at the beginning he knew he would be fighting Costa for the last scraps of bacon and sausage. I gave him a brotherly hug and told him that I could manage it from here and he needed to get to the house before he missed out on it all. After he left I moved up to the front desk and asked the lady for the very next flight out to Las Vegas...she checked her log book and said that there were no commercial flights going out that way until tomorrow late afternoon because the plane was in the shop getting fixed. I banged my head on the desk a couple times and said I really needed to get to Vegas today. She checked her computer and said that there was one private flight going to California, and could probably drop me off at the Vegas airstrip so they could refuel there.

I asked her very quickly if she could get a hold of them and ask them if they could carry an extra passenger. She held her finger up to me and grabbed the phone, after the third ring, a man answered and said that for any emergency he would be glad to help out and that he had plenty of room on the plane...after she hung up and gave me the ok that I had a ride, I thanked her very much and asked her where I needed to go for this private flight, she pulled it up and told me that I needed to be out by the 6th landing strip and my plane would be landing shortly. I grabbed my bag and headed out the doors and counted the numbers on the landing strips until I found the right one.

Just as I made it to the strip the plane slowly came into its landing and rolled up right to me, then stopped as a fairly husky and large man hopped out of the pilot's seat, and came over to me and shook my hand and asked me if I was extra passenger...I gave him a silly grin and told him I was. Then he hollered up at the plane and a lovely young female came off the plane and grabbed my bag and tossed it into the plane, and told me to hop aboard and find a place to park it, because shortly I would be surrounded with some other guests. I asked her if she was one of the passengers, she without looking at me said she was the co-pilot, beens her Uncle was the pilot/owner of the plane. I held out my hand and told her I was Criss, she just looked at me and said her name was Kc, then she went to the front of the plane and began checking the propeller, then moved to the wings, then finally checked the rutters. I watched her as she worked, and said under my breath that she wasn't very friendly at all.