"No!"
Gwendoline laid her head back on her shoulders and screamed in frustration. "Damn it! Fuck!"
She clumsily got off the bed, removing the toy from within her. She glanced around, an awkward claw hand clutching onto the slippery object. Well what the fuck do I do with this? With her lips pressed into a thin line, she walked it to the bathroom and cleaned both herself and the object before returning it to it's bag. The moment is ruined, there's no going back.
Gwen stared at the clutter before her. Clothes flung on the floor - and the bed, and the chair, there's even a bra strung across the top of the mini fridge - there's spots of lube on the down blanket, her phone still propped against the lamp.
"Christ, Christie, you're a mess." She muttered to herself, dropping the drawstring bag into her open suitcase.
She dressed herself in a simple t-shirt and a pair of panties, neatly folding and putting away the rest of the clothes strewn around the room. In the process, her items occupying the bathroom and shower were stowed away and readied for her flight back home tomorrow. Finding her charger within her purse, she plugged in her phone and crawled into bed.
Impatiently waiting, Gwendoline flattened herself on her back. Will Nikolaj insist he picks me up from the airport? Would Giles even bother? Maybe I'll catch a cab and spare them both. Christ, if I'm this worried over an airport pick-up, how will things be when I do have a ba- stop saying that word.
The light coming from her phone told her it was turning back on. I don't need more time left alone with my thoughts. As soon as it was back on she called 'My Idiot *bear emoji*' - a proper name for a proper idiot.
He answered after the third or fourth ring, his voice low and sexy with sleep. "You have fun without me?"
Gwen put him on speakerphone. "Of course I did." She smiled. "No, I didn't actually. It dampened the mood a bit."
"I was feeling the same. Just didn't seem right to continue without you."
She chuckled. "How very thoughtful. I just wanted to tell you goodnight, and to go the fuck to sleep."
"I'm nearly there."
"I love you, Nikolaj..."
She could perfectly envision the sleepy smile on his face. "I love you too, Gwendoline. So very much."
Her heart swelled in her chest and tears burned at the back of her eyes. She always felt strangely emotional whenever he said it, no matter how many times he had said it in a day. She'd been in love before, she loved Giles and men before him, but this was different. Nikolaj was different.
They laid in a comfortable silence, just listening to each other breathe. Gwen knew Nik had fallen asleep when he started to snore faintly. Mouth-breather. She thought to herself, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips. It was probably too early to sleep on her end, but she was exhausted and had a long day of traveling ahead of her.
Gwen listened to Nik for a short while longer before grabbing her phone. She gave a nearly inaudible whisper. "I love you so much... I can't wait to see you." When he only snored louder in response, she rolled her eyes and hung up.
Sleep came easy that night. Waking came even easier, especially when the bright morning sun was shining through her hotel window, the slit of light hitting her right across the eyes. Gwen jumped out of bed faster than she has on most days, ready to go home, to see her boys, to just be back in the right timezone.
Though... of course that would have to wait another 16 hours. Her flight didn't leave until noon and it was hardly past 6.
Breakfast and a shower. 15 hours.
