Tough Love [COMPLETE]

#10

Celine~ 

"I've got sometime till I can leave." I tell Abigail as she shows up for her shift.

"Lookie here... where's this girl going to?" She asks, crossing her arms. "Staying a bit over time for something... or one?" She grins.

I laugh. "Stop! It's a friendly meeting, he should actually be landing any minute, waiting for the text." 

"Has he asked you out yet?" She wiggles her brows.

"You're funny... I don't think he thinks that way of me... I'm more of a good friend." 

"Don't you see the way he eyes you, princess? He's into you for sure." She whips her hair back. 

"I think I'll wait at his gate.." I mumble, caught in the spotlight.

She nods. "Uhmm, and you say it's just friendship." 

"I'm going!" I laugh and slap her arm. "Have a good shift." 

"Oh.. I will." 

I giggle and get away from the cue of people, I bump into someone right away, silly me. "Sorry!" I say.

"Hello to you too." Luis steady's me.

I put my head down. "Oh god, hi." 

"Hey.." He grins.

"You've just landed then." 

"Yeah, thankful?" 

"Let's go get that coffee, and you can tell me about your flight." I laugh, pulling him with me. 

We go to the bistro next to the gate he's suppose to get to after, and we sit down with, my pasta salad and his sandwich. 

"So, tell me." I lean towards him. "Fun flight? Safe landings?" 

"Smooth as hell landings." He chuckles. "And no... I'm not telling you anything about Shelly... I've had enough of her after a hour.."

"You disappoint." I smile.

"I want to hear about you now." He smiles, eyes shining... was his eyes shining.. or am I really that into him?

"The usual... actually nothing bad came up.." 

"I was asking more about how you are.." 

"Oh?" I laugh. "I'm good, I've had a okay day so far." 

"Glad to hear it..." 

We eat for am minute in silence and for some damn reason, I couldn't keep my eyes off him, he looked worn out... he'd really hated flying with that girl, and that's not all... he looked like he just wanted to get away from this place for today.

"You okay..?" I ask him.

He smiles at me sweetly. "I'm fine." 

"You just... look a bit tired." 

He frowns. "You noticed it?" 

"Pretty much.. I mean, I'm a good noticer?" 

"Is that a new word?" He chuckles, finishing the rest of his food. 

"I don't ..--" 

"Yeah, I guess I'm a bit worn out from the previous flight, but I'm with Sam for the next flight, I'm good.. I promise." 

I shake my head. "Sorry! I bet it wasn't called for!" I say.

"No... I liked that you worried about me." He turns a tad bit serious.

My heart is doing flipping cartwheels!

"You... liked it?" 

"Not many people ask me how I am in a day." 

"That's not pleasant, you need it sometimes." 

"Thank god I've got you then." 

I blush. "Yep..." 

"You're boyfriend would kill me by now." He grins.

I laugh and shake my head. "There's no boy in the picture." 

"Oh? A pretty woman like you? Un-heard of." 

"Well.. what else can I say?" 

"I can steal you on my white horse then." He winks.

OH GOD! I want to squeal!... wait, no!

I clear my throat. "So, where in Moldova are you flying off to?" 

"Iasi." 

"I've never heard of it, sadly." 

"I've only flown there... let's say twice." 

"There's a lot of routes that Lufthansa flies, where have you actually been the most?" I ask. 

"New Castle, Glasgow, Edinburgh... hm.. Cork, Amsterdam and Budapest are like, the daily flights I might do.. but then there's the secondary that I fly are Vienna, Iraq, Turkey.. places that are really far away, America for example, rarely.. or so, Rio." 

"You get to see so many places, it's nice." 

"We rarely get the time to explore.." He says.

"But on times you fly back the next day, don't you go out then?" 

He nods. "Every time that sort of thing happens... I do all the time." 

"..Must be nice." 

"I'll take you one day." His eyes... shine again.

"I'll look forward to it." 

He sighs. "I've got to get going, again... damn." 

I laugh. "It's okay, you're passengers await you, sir." 

He kisses my cheek suddenly and my eyes go wide. "I'll call you." 

I smile faintly. "Yep.." 

He walks off and I take a breath... damn, that was just minor to him, but damn big to me, a kiss on a cheek! I mean, come on!...

... I felt like a high schooler..

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