Goddess of Rock

Eight

Over the next week, Bobby was making plans for what he could do with his remaining two contestants so he could get to know them even better. While he was getting his head on straight from the last elimination–which included calling his kids to check in on and catch up with them–they'd spent a few extra Days with their siblings. At the End of the week, Hunter and Brooke finally headed out so they could Return to wherever their home was, which finally gave him the opportunity to break the news of his plans to them.

He'd finally decided on taking them down to one of his favorite places in the World besides home–Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, home of the infamous Cabo Wabo Cantina. There was just something about that place that drew him in, and not even having honeymooned there long ago could Destroy that for him. It seemed like the perfect place to take these sisters and really connect with one or the other in a truly Romantic sense.

Their flight was early in the Morn on Sun's Day, but thankfully, it was a direct flight that was only about two and a-half hours long. A connecting flight could be four and a-half hours, at the shortest, and they only got longer from there, so he'd opted outta that real quick. He didn't think Blaze or Raven either one wanted to have that kinda wait and/or be trapped on a plane for that long any more than he did, but he wasn't expecting the next surprise he got. While waiting at LAX for their boarding call, both women seemed to be perfectly fine, if a bit sleepy since it was so early. It was when they got that boarding call that something started to go amiss, and it was definitely more than a bit blindsiding for him.

As they made to board the plane and find their seats, the one ginger with him started to get fidgety, like she'd too much pent-up Energy. Taking a second, better look at her, he realized that she wasn't just fidgety–she was downright anxious, almost terrified even. Raven took one look at her big sister and immediately grabbed her in a tight hug, the words that floated outta her mouth completely foreign to him. The bassist was at a loss as to what to do, and he didn't like the feeling of helplessness that settled over him like a Dark, looming Cloud. It was physically painful to know that she was in trouble, and there was nothing he could do to make things better.

"There we go, sissy," the brunette woman said once she finally started to Calm down. "Just take some deep breaths."

Blaze could only whimper as she clung to her lil sister.

"Blaze, what's wrong?" Bobby finally managed to ask, his throat tight with worry.

"She's terrified of flying," her sister answered. "We were in a plane crash when we were kids. The two of us, Hunter, and Brooke were the only survivors, miraculously enough, and she's never gotten over it."

"Jesus Christ," he swore. "Blaze, ya shoulda told me–I coulda picked somewhere else, or at least a different method of Travel."

All the ginger did was shake her head where her face was buried against her sister's neck.

"She woulda, if you'd eliminated me last week instead of one of the others," Raven told him. "She knows she'll be fine, as long as one of her siblings is with her."

Confused now, the bassist cocked a brow at her.

"She knows that we've all the same Fear of flying–just not quite as intensely as hers," she explained. "We're gonna get it and why better than anyone else, so it helps Calm her down. Besides, she lapses into Gaelic when she gets that terrified, and who else do ya know that can speak Gaelic?"

"So that's whatcha were just speaking?" Bobby countered curiously.

"Mmm hmm," the brunette woman hummed. "It's the only thing that gets through to her sometimes."

"Might have to learn that, regardless of which one I pick as my ultimate winner," he chuckled.

They were able to settle into their seats without further problems, although Blaze grabbed both their hands tightly. He couldn't help squeezing hers in Return, mostly outta reflex, but also to reassure her that she wasn't alone and that he wasn't leaving her. In all Honesty, he was just glad the cameras weren't rolling for this part, or he'd have to insist that the footage be deleted for her sake.