The Trip Ahead

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"Bigger? How long will I be gone?" Leila asked Seth in confusion.

"Well, really it depends how long you want to stay." Seth replied, looking at the ground again. His cheeks were slightly red. But it was probably just due to the heat.

Jacob spoke up then, "Bring a suitcase. You'll want to stay for a while. I promise you, you will not regret it."

Leila nodded and smiled, her breath was quite shallow as she once again started to overthink the situation. She grabbed a suitcase from the garage and started packing. Jacob and Seth helped by gathering clothes and supplies she might need. Jacob put in some pairs of jeans, track pants and hoodies. Leila looked at him and questioned, "So it's cold there?" Jacob said nothing he just smiled.

"You'll need a carry on bag too. For the plane." Jacob informed.

"Plane?" Leila's heart started beating rapidly. She was terrified of planes. She hated heights. Quickly she sat down, well more like collapsed, because her head was spinning.

Seth threw the clothes he was holding into the suitcase and dropped to his knees beside her. He put his arms around her gently and whispered softly to comfort her saying, "You're going to be okay Leila. We swore we'd keep you safe. But if this is too much, you can stay here. I am so sorry for the stress we're putting on you."

Leila blushed at his action and immediately started to calm down. His skin was so hot though. And even though it wasn't entirely pleasant, due to the humidity in the air, it did make her feel safer. "Thank you. Thank you both. I still want to come though. I just have to try convince myself that i'll be okay." Jacob nodded in understanding and smiled at Seth as he held her close.

"Seth and I can finish packing your things for you if you like. You go freshen up. The flight is around mid-day. If you change your mind though we can always cancel. Just think about it. Okay? We'll do whatever you feel is right." 

"Ok." Leila replied. She kissed Seth gently on the cheek, to thank him once again, which caused his face to turn bright red. Then she stood and hugged Jacob tightly before walking out of her room to the bathroom. I am so grateful for everything these guys have done for me already. How can I say no to this? I'm going to go. Wherever they're taking me. I can do this. I can do this.

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