Billboards and Benches

Chapter 30

"Are you sure you don't want to come? Madrid is so beautiful!" She smiles and he nods pulling up to their runway. Her and her friends have a plane they share mostly. Dylan only travels for work though she does have a special trip to plan with her boyfriend soon. "And after Madrid it's Milan for fashion well will you please come?" She begs and he chuckles.

"I have to work bubba! Text me the dates for Milan and if I can then I'll fly out and be with you for the week okay?" He smiles and she nods looking at her friends loading in the plane. "I love you babes, have fun okay?" He kisses her softly. "You have all of your stuff packed. I put your tablet and laptop in your carryon and there are chargers in there too. Your passport and licence are in the little pocket. I also packed you some snacks and a blanket because I know that you get cold on planes." He smiles kissing her knuckles while she watches her friends load their things.

"Please come out to Italy it's in three days alright? I will text you the exact date and if you decide to come I'll buy you a ticket or I'll send the plane here for you." She nods planting another kiss on his lips. "I'll call you when I land!" She smiles at him while her friends knock on the window. "I love you! I'll talk to you later!" She giggles stepping out and grabbing her carryon.

"I love you more! I'll try to get fashion week off okay?" She nods softly and he watches as she gets on the plane. He knows he can't park on the runway so he moves slightly towards the gate where he waits to watch the plane takeoff. He asked her mom if she could meet with him today so as soon as her plane takes off he'll be headed to the office in downtown Toronto. It's a beautiful sleek white building to go with the corporations name. Dylan was supposed to run her parents' business when she was old enough but she found a different passion that inclined beautifully with her parents' business. Her brother was the next option but he disappeared. It's a rough subject for all of them but her mom is confident that one day he'll come home and hopefully take over their billion dollar company. She's even been thinking about offering it to Shawn.

They run an expensive multi business. They do things such as real estate, photography, and they recently expanded to become a modelling agency as well. They needed people to promote their homes though they practically sell themselves and with Dylan doing a few shoots for them here and there they that the models could truly help sell the houses. The modelling part is generally for younger models needing help to get noticed so with Dylan's guidance and workshops she does twice a week when she's around they get photographed with the White family's business in the houses and apartment or condo complexes and they slowly make it bigger. That's the plan at least.

He waves at the plane knowing his girlfriend is staring at where he sits on the hood of the car to make sure he hasn't left yet. He knows she's waving back at him even if he can't see her. Once the plane gets far enough he starts towards the building. Their corporation is called black and white to exemplify their transparency and also to make sure that they can have a piece of their family intergraded into the company.

"They're waiting for you in conference room B." The receptionist nods at him. As does he staring at the map on the wall before heading up towards where he should be going. It's a simple meeting he doesn't mean to take up much of their time he simply wants his girlfriends parents to like him.

"Hello Shawn!" Her mother offers a hug and a smile. He smiles back wrapping his arms around her. Her dad offers no more than his usual handshake.

"Hello!" He nods back sitting across from then. He fiddled with the box in his hand and looks at them. They're going to laugh at him and he knows it. They'll mercilessly mock the poor boy who only wanted to do something sweet for their daughter. "So I-I asked to meet you today because I want to ask Dylan to marry me. But I want you blessings before I propose." He nods fiddling with the ring. It isn't what he would've hoped to give her but it's what he could give her so hopefully it's enough.