Fated (A Chris Evans Series)

Delta 423

Seeing as the search for her wedding dress didn't take as long as she'd expected, Denise decided to fly home a day earlier. She didn't see the point of staying in New York when her fiancé was back in Los Angeles waiting for her, and when there were still plenty of wedding errands to run. She went online and bought herself an economy ticket back to Los Angeles on a Saturday at 12:42PM on Delta Airlines on flight no.423, which she was now waiting for in the departure hall.

Chris' heart leapt when he got Denise's call informing him she was coming home a day early, and he was not at all surprised when she told him she was returning with the exact same items she'd left with. Her dress had been left in Sebastian and Luca's care, they were to safeguard it until they flew to Los Angeles next. They were then to hide it at their apartment, as far away from Chris as possible until the wedding day. It would've been a risk if she kept it at home. As much as Chris would've tried to wait, his curiosity would've bested him. They talked, and she admitted she wouldn't have made a big deal out of it if he did see it beforehand, but it was eventually agreed he'd regret it if he ruined the surprise for himself.

It was 12:30PM, another twelve minutes until Denise could board the plane. With her earphones, time passed quickly. It wasn't until she saw that it was 12:30PM that she closed her music app so she could call Chris. She wanted to check in, as well as remind him she was coming home today instead of tomorrow. He probably didn't need the reminder considering how happy he sounded over the phone when she told him, but she wanted to hear his voice anyway.

"My love," Chris chimed upon answering Denise's call. "What are you doing calling me? Your flight on 'Delta 423' to Los Angeles, California is in eleven minutes." She stifled her laughter, shaking her head in disbelief. "I know, I know," he chuckled. It was adorable how well they knew each other, it was as though he could see her reaction in his head. "I'm a clingy, needy dork. Can you blame me, have you met my fiancée?"

"I have and I can't say I see the appeal," she quipped.

Chris gasped and she giggled. "How dare you?" He playfully chided.

"I'm just calling to check in," she answered his earlier question. "They're currently boarding all the first class folks and the families, it's going to be a while." On the other end of the phone, Chris was grinning like a fool. The idea that they'd soon be one of the families that got to board first made his heart flutter. "Let me guess," she spoke when he didn't. "You're thinking about how we'll soon be one of the families that get called to board first."

"You know me too well." He chuckled and she rolled her eyes with a smile. "It's not the boarding first that I envy," he elaborated. He didn't need to, she knew exactly what it was about the concept that excited him. "It's having kids, being a family. That was what I envied, that had always been my life plan."

"Having kids was part of your life plan?" She gasped sarcastically. "What a shocker, I have never heard you say that before." She smiled because she could practically hear Chris rolling his eyes. "Anyway, how are things at home? How's my boy?"

"Everything's great, nothing's burned down." He joked and she chuckled. "Oh, and I checked a few more things off our wedding checklist. And to answer your latter question, I am-" He cut himself short, furrowing his brows. "You meant Dodger when you asked that, didn't you?" He quizzed. He chuckled when she hummed her response. "Yeah, that should've been obvious. Dodger's great, he misses you. Much like your other boy. Or should I say, man?"

"Boy will do," she teased him.

"Ha ha ha," he bit sarcastically.

"But I still love you, Peter Pan."

"And I appreciate it, Wendy Darling."

Denise looked up when she heard the attendant announce "'Delta 423' is ready to receive passengers from the economy class. If your seat is between twenty and twenty-nine, please make your way forward." Denise glanced at her ticket, noting she was in 6D.