CHAPTER 9 : The conference
« We'll be arriving in Denver shortly, we are currently circling around the airport waiting to get landing permission. Please remain seated and prepare for landing. It's currently 11.45 am local time. We hope you enjoy your stay. »
Alex closed his folder filled with paperwork and tapped V on the arm, who was sleeping leaning on the arm rest. « Good morning again sunshine », he said and felt incredibly cheesy. « I always say these cheesy things after I got a glimpse on your baeutiful eyes. »
« Aww you're too sweet », Vanessa said sleepy pulling some lipbalm out of her handbag and applying it on her lips.
Landing started shortly after and Alex and Vanessa along with the other passengers put their seatbelts back on.
« Our first trip. » Vanessa whispered as the mood in the plane became more serious as everyone clapping and the flight crew wishing everyone a nice day once again. They made their way off the plane and headed to get their cases. Alex lifted Vanessa's and his own suitcases off to the conveyor belt.
« So we landed half an hour late so we're gonna have to rush to the first greeting now without having some lunch. »
« Yeah, no that's fine, » Vanessa agreed, rushing through the busy airport with big steps, leaving many people with only the sound of her heels and her dark ponytail swaying the wind. Alex followed Vanessa ouside watching her hail a cab with no problem, he mustered her smirking : « Oh no, do you have the address to where we're going ? »
Alex kept looking at her smirking. « Alex !!! There's a cab right here, come on ! Do you have the address ? »
Alex opened the door telling the driver where to go turning to Vanessa. « To answer your question » Vanessa smiled and began to fix her bangs back in place. They both stayed quiet during the drive looking at Denver's streets on a nice and sunny day. « Nice to get out and go somewhere else, isn't it ? » The driver shouted ripping them out of their quiet time.
« Yes.. » Alex started a conversation with the driver about the upcoming seminar and his job. Once in a while Vanessa could hear him say her name but she zoned back out looking at couples walking hand in hand out in the streets. She began to wonder if that is what they would be doing while they were here.
« Here we are. » Alex pulled out his wallet handing the driver some money to pay for the ride and handing Vanessa some money. She looked confused. « Are you paying me ? » She started cracking up. « I hope your services to go for a ride with me are free Alex ! » Vanessa started laughing harder looking at the driver that was still able to hear what they were saying rolling her eyes forming the word « sorry » on her lips. The driver tried hard not to laugh noticing what was going on before his eyes.
« YOU are impossible », she said lifting her suitcase out of the back while Alex did the same with his. They walked through the big entrance to the well signposted conference hall and left their suitcases at the back, taking a seat in one of the front rows on chairs with their names on. « I do like that they got your name wrong...Vanessa Swift sounds nice. », he tapped on the chair next to her with the name tag on. Vanessa was still shaking her head from the cab scene, now even more. « I love you », she whispered, cracking up.
« I hope so Mrs Swift. » He was starting to crack up over himself now.
« Hello everyone, I'm glad most of you seem to have made it. Nice to see so many familiar faces. »
The conference began right on time, they had just made it, still out of breath fro travelling.
« So this seminar is to tell you about things you all already know but maybe not notice », Professor Walkins, Swift knew from way back, was making her introduction with the first sheet of her power point.
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Mistério / SuspenseFormer FBI agent Alexander Swift is now teaching Criminal Law at NYU and is recruiting 4 of the best students all around the country to attend his seminar and help him solve crimes as a consultant.
