All Love Lost (ON HOLD)

Chapter 22

The wheels of the plane making contact with the runway jolted me out of my peaceful slumber. I was so out of it that I'd missed the announcement to return to my seat and buckle my seat belt, so I was still balled up in Adrian's lap as he looked to be just waking up as well.

I attempted to rub the sleep out of my eyes as I slid off of his lap and into my own seat.

Welcome to Bora Bora! It is currently 8:36 p.m. and a warm 89 degrees outside. We will be arriving at our terminal momentarily, so please keep your seatbelts fastened until the overhead light switches into the off position. Again, we would like to thank you for flying with us today. For those of you visiting, we hope that you have a great stay. And for those of you who are returning home, welcome back.

It wasn't long before we were getting off of the plane and walking through the small airport towards baggage claim. After waiting half an hour for the conveyor belt to return our luggage, we hailed a cab and headed to the address that Adrian had given the driver.

Still sluggish from the long flight, I rested my head on Adrian's shoulder.

"You're still sleepy?" He questioned lowly.

I shook my head because I'd honestly slept enough for three days.

"No. Give me 5 minutes and I'll be jumping all over you." When I looked up to his face I could see the slight smirk and his dimples peeking through every time we passed a street light. "What?"

He shook his head. "Nothing."

I sat up straight to get a good look at his face. "No, what?" I wanted to know what was so funny.

"Nothing." He pulled me back into him. "You're just so cute."

"Stop playing with me Adrian. You already know I'm sexually frustrated." At this, he cracked up and out of the corner of my eye I noticed the cab driver laughing along with him.

He said nothing, and instead pulled me into his lap and planted kisses all over my face.

I pushed him away for the sake of my hormones and got back into my original spot. He was definitely testing me.

In less than five minutes we were pulling up to the most beautiful modern looking beach house. You could see straight inside due to the multiple floor length windows that served as walls on the face of the house. It could have easily been featured on HGTV.

"Holy shit." The words slipped out of my mouth before I could stop them.

"You coming?" I didn't realize how long I was ogling at the estate until Adrian was standing at the car door with both of our luggage in tow.

I nodded and slid from the seat, out of the car and into the warm, salty air.

Adrian leaned through the passenger window and handed the driver a tip as he said something to him in French. And I was just starting to think he couldn't get any more sexy.

I shook my head of those thoughts and grabbed the handle on my other suitcase and began rolling it towards the front entrance.

Adrian quickly caught up and opened the door for me to walk through. When I stepped inside, I was not disappointed as the aesthetics of the interior matched, and maybe even exceeded, that of the exterior. I instantly felt at peace in the warm environment. The peace was enhanced by the sounds of the constantly crashing of waves off in the near distance.

"When is everyone else coming?" I asked as Adrian closed the door behind me.

He shook his head. "They're already here. They got here yesterday."