Emerald Eyes

22 - Bilbao

When we got to the airport, our driver pulled up to the private aviation entrance and Martijn helped me to get out of the car. "Martijn, come on! Tell me where we are going!!", I begged him. He just grinned and said: "Nope. Come on, the team's waiting." We grabbed our stuff and walked into the airport. I spotted a small group of people waiting for us next to the check-in counters, a few of the faces I recognized. There were Gabe, Watse and Martijn's dad. Right next to Gerard, there was a beautiful woman, who I was sure was Martijn's mother. They just looked so much alike. Except for them, there were a couple of other men and one younger woman standing there. Martijn happily ran up to them and introduced me to his team. Indeed, the woman next to Gerard was Martijn's mom. When Martijn introduced me to her, he said: "And mom, now I can finally introduce you to her. I mean, you know who Line is by now, I guess I can't stop speaking about her." "That's true.", she smiled and offered me a warm hug: "Line, darling. It is nice to meet you finally. I'm Karin." "Hello Karin! I'm so happy to meet you!", I smiled back at her. Then Martijn grabbed my hand and lead the way to a private Learjet. "Martijn, what is happening? Where are you taking me?", I said, almost speechless. "Hahaha I always love people's reaction when they never flew private before.", Martijn's photographer, Louis, joked from behind us. "Okay stubborn, because you're not giving up, I'll tell you the destination. But not what we're doing there. You're going to realize that early enough haha. And you guys be quiet!", Tijn commanded to his team. "So where are we going?", I asked. I was obviously the only one who had no clue. He smiled and answered: "We're going to Bilbao for the weekend!" Then he pointed towards the seat next to him and said: "Come on love, I want you to sit next to me." I sat down next to him and just minutes later, we were on our way to Bilbao. I spent the whole flight still in awe of the whole new world that Martijn was introducing me to. When we got to the airport in Bilbao, Watse led the way towards a black mini bus that was taking us to our hotel. Martijn couldn't stop giggling the whole way about the fact, that I still had no clue why we were here. I cuddled into his arms and asked: "You're still not going to tell me, Garrix?" He gave me a quick peck on the forehead and said: "Nope. But you will find out as soon as we get to the hotel, I promise, baby." "I can't wait. It's beautiful here.", I smiled. Soon, we reached the hotel and Watse checked us in. After he talked to Martijn and a few other members of the team for a while, Martijn came back to me with a keycard in his hand. He smirked: "I hope you don't mind we're sharing a room together." I smiled and replied: "I couldn't wish for someone better to share with." Tijn than handed me the keycard and said: "Let's go and explore the room, shall we?" We hopped into the elevator and Martijn pressed the button for the highest floor. When he realized the shocked expression on my face, he said: "Never been treated to the penthouse suite before, baby?" and gave me a huuuge smile. All excited, I got out of the elevator and opened the door to the room with the keycard. And what I saw left me stunned.