Tough Love [COMPLETE]

#26

Luis~

I step onto the tarmac and get shocked, there was my girlfriend, angry, crossed arms and tapping her foot at the end of the stairs to the plane.

To be honest, I didn't have time to think about us, when I heard from Shelly that Celine could be cheating on me, I thought it was all bullshit.. but then she played the recording.. and I just couldn't bare it. 

What made it worse is the whole thing what happened a day ago, when Sam was alone with her, I saw red. 

"Hey.." I say awkwardly, clutching my hand around my case.

"We really need to talk, you didn't even come home last night." 

"I was at a hotel." I mumble.

"Luis..--" 

"I've got a plane to fly." 

"I saw the flight records, and you're plane doesn't depart for another hour.." 

"I like being early." I say. 

"You are always 30min early.." She corrects. "Not a hour."

"Maybe it was time for a change.." I say angrily.

"You can't honestly think I'd hurt you..?" She sighs.

"What do you know? I could easily think something that might be true.." I shrug.

She looks at me, hurt in her eyes. "Luis... Why would you think that I'd go off with someone else?" She whispers slightly.

I shake my head at her. "I really need to go, Celine." 

She raises a brow. "Right... should've guessed, you won't believe me. Because you don't want to, right?" 

I sigh. "I--" 

"I'll see you." She nods and walks off.

I groan, and go up into the cockpit, leaving my things inside. 

"Luis." 

I turn slowly and raise my brow at Sam. "Heya, didn't know you we're filling in." 

"I asked Cooper if I could, and he was happy for it..." He says. "We need to talk anyway." 

"Nothing to talk about, other than checklists and aviation." I mumble.

"Luis, I'm telling you. Nothing's going on between me and Celine." 

"I don't want to talk about Celine." I grit my teeth. 

"You've got to hear this, she's devastated.--" 

"Oh?" I ask. "And what else do you know about her currently?" I ask, almost yell.

"Don't you dare do that!" He yells this time.. "She loves you! She's been trying to get to you and show you that she does, why do you think she's been 'bothering' you huh?" 

"Aha.." 

"I'm serious! Damn it Luis, don't you see she wouldn't do anything to hurt you?"

I shake my head again. "Lets. Just. Fly. This. Plane." I say strictly.

He chuckles darkly and puts his coat on. "You fly this damn plane." 

"Sam! There's two seats that need filling!" 

"I'll call the manager!" He says, stepping out.

Celine~

"Cel! Hey.. you're here." Abigail says, frowning. 

"I needed to work.." I lean on the wall, forehead against it.