Rose [S.M]

Flying home for Christmas

"Your dad is probably going to be upset with you." I feel Alissa her eyes on me as she looks over her shoulder from the passenger seat to me in the back of the car.

"He is going to freak out when they come home and you are gone." Kenneth says as he quickly look at the rearview mirror before he focus his attention back to the road in front of us.

"It's not like they were taking my feelings into account. I didn't just came home because of Christmas. I was actually excited to spend time with them. I really was but apparently the Swiss alps are more important to them than their own daughter." As you probably have guessed by now, we are in Kenneth his car, as they are going to drop me off at the airport. And yes, I am going to Toronto. Going to spend some time with someone who actually want to spend his time with me. I don't see how that is wrong.

After I hanged up the phone call with Shawn, to think about what I wanted to do, he texted me back 5 minutes later that he had booked me a flight at 0:15 A.M that night to Toronto and that he expected me to be at Toronto Pearson airport at 2:15 A.M his time. When I asked him who was crazy enough to pick me up at that time of day, he simply replied: me? Obviously. I cannot ask my parents. They don't even know that you are joining us for Christmas yet. Should probably tell them soon.

Until that point, I didn't even thought about the fact that I am going to meet his parents, his sister and the rest of his family. I don't really like that I am about to crash their family Christmas party. That is just really rude on so many levels. They will probably wondering what the fuck I am doing with them anyways. I am not Shawn his girlfriend. Not even close. I am not sure if they even knew about my existence until 2 hours ago or whenever he told me.

I called Ali to explain what happened. Like the amazing friend she is, she immediately jumped into the car when I said that I was going to call a cab.

"You are not going to call a cabe at this time of day. Who knows what creep will pick you up. Stay where you are. Kenneth and I are on our way." We here exact words. Well, that is how we ended up in this situation.

"Have I ever said how much I appreciate and love you guys?."- I suddenly say. They need to know how much I actually love them. I have never said it out loud but they need to know it. They are always there for me when I need someone. I couldn't ask for better friends. These are the people you need to surround yourself with. "You are the best friends I could ask for and I am so grateful for having you in my life."

"Oo babe."- Ali lunges at me and wrap her arms around me, what leads to us hugging in the strangest way but it somehow works. "We are always going to be there for you. You are like family. Right Kenneth?."

"Absolutely. We got your back." He reaches behind him and squeeze my upper arm gently.

I maybe don't have the stable home that most of you have but I know that no matter what, I have these two in my corner and I cannot begin to explain how grateful I am for that.

"Do you text me when you have landed?."- Ali wrap her arms around me as we stand in front of the departures of Amsterdam Schiphol airport.

"I will. Thank you so much for bringing me on such short notice."

"Stop thanking me. It's fine."

"Here you go." Kenneth says as he pushes my suitcase towards me. Funny thing is that I didn't even unpacked my suitcase in the first place. Thank the Lord that NYC, Amsterdam and Toronto have kind off the same climate. So, the clothes I have brought with me to Amsterdam are warm enough to survive the cold of Toronto.

I unwrap myself from Ali and hug Kenneth.
"Thank you for being there for me and watch Ali for me, will ya?."

"I maybe don't have a biological sister but you definitely fill that spot for me." He mumbles softly and kiss the top of my head. "Say hi to Shawn for me, okay?."