"I hate security," Ashley mumbled, her carry on bag wheeling behind her. We were only going for two days since we did have school on Monday but Ashley packed for a week.

Yeah, we all had to get up at five this morning just to make a seven o'clock flight.

Oh, did I mention Xavier's dad was joining us? Yeah, well I guess he suggested the plan to Xavier and if it went through he was coming for "safety" reasons of course. Xavier says it's because his dad has never been to the Bahamas and he wanted to drown himself in piña coladas.

I watched Xavier's dad walk beside my mom with a small smile, talking under his breath. I, on the other hand, was doing nothing but stressing because I hated planes. They were flying contraptions that reminded me of final destination.

"Ma'am please step to the side," I heard a girl call to Ashley as I walked through the scanner. Xavier pulled me to the side, us both watching Ashley as she got patter down with a seductive smirk.

Damien let out a chuckle, grabbing Ashley's bag from the scanner before coming beside me. We haven't talked since the almost kiss I got last night. It was awkward most of the time when it usually wasn't.

I didn't like it one bit.

Xavier's dad let out a laugh as he grabbed his phone, passport and Carry on from the scanner. We all had brought small bags that fit everything for a weekend. Ashley's was just huge compared to everyone else's, but I didn't expect any less.

"Are you excited?" His dad asked making me smile. I was beyond excited to be there, just the way we were going was going to scare me.

"We will get some food when we land okay?" He spoke gently to me, getting me to nod and smile at him. He knew I was scared of planes. I am terrified, but Xavier's dad was kind and even asked me if I wanted to sit with him.

He looked a lot like Xavier as well, it was amusing. He nodded his head at me, giving me a small pat on the back before grabbing my mothers bag for her. My mom looked happy like she was excited about this trip more than all of us.

Ashley took her bag from Damien, giving him a small glare as Alex played on his phone.

I nervously bit my lip as Xavier called for us. He gave me a worried look before turning to my mom, whispering.

"What's wrong?" Damien mumbled gently to me, his eyes glancing to me as we walked down the terminals. My eyes met him for a moment before I looked away. "I'm scared of planes," I mumbled quietly, stringing my words together. I was hoping he didn't catch anything I said but the way he started laughing made me realize he did.

"Awe that's adorable sweetheart really," He laughed out, wiping a fake tear away as I swatted his arm. It was way too early for sarcasm and that's coming from me.

We made it just in time for boarding, not giving me anytime to relax.

It's just a two-hour flight Thea, just two hours.

"I think I'm going to vomit," I said quietly to Ashley, watching her eyes widen. I don't think they thought this through when they planned this. Ashley worriedly rubbed my back as we stood in line for the death contraption. I heard a small snicker erupt beside me and I whipped my head to Damien.

"It's not funny." I seethed, by hand gripping my boarding pass in anger. My frown was visible as I handed the attendant my pass. Damien stood behind me as I walked slowly into the tunnel, not enjoying the sounds.

Breathe

Breathe.

I let out a deep breath stepping onto the plane, finding my seat. I quickly rolled my suitcase to my seat, trying to put it in the overhead bin. I felt two other hands push it into the bin, helping me.

"Thank you," I mumbled nervously, glancing at Damien who was attempting to walk to his seat. Before he could leave I grabbed his hand, watching him turn to me.

"Sit with me please," I said quietly, getting an annoyed sigh from him. He stared at me for a moment before nodding his head, Moving to the seat next to me.

I was surprised he agreed since we haven't talked much since the almost kiss.

Oh the almost kiss. The most nervous moment of my life. He was different now, the way I saw him. He wasn't the asshole, Rich, bad boy I met a month ago. He was beautiful, a wreck, but beautiful. Yeah, he was awful and made my life a fun mess, but it was nice because it's never been a nice type of mess before.

"Thea are you serious," I heard him mumble as I sat down, lifting the window with the Safety manual in my hand. He had an amused smile on his perfectly pink lips that I wanted to swat off. I glanced at my hand then back up to him with a terrified look.

"I am not going to die on here, I have so many things I want to do," My timid voice called out before he started laughing.

I'm glad my fears amused him.

Speaking of fears...

"What are you afraid of?" I asked him, opening the manual and making sure I had a life vest for a two-hour flight. Damien raised his eyebrow before glancing away from me and to the window I was by.

Yeah, I took the window seat...I need to see if the wing catches on fire.

"Thea I don't think this is the place to discuss fears," Damien muttered making me frown before looking back at him instead of reading how to unlock the escape windows.

I was going to pressure him into telling me but the plane started to move backward causing me to tighten my grip on the manual. I even tightened my seatbelt so I wouldn't move.

"You're fucking joking right?" He mumbled, a small quirky smirk on his face. I was not having fun right now, I just wanted to be at cruising altitude with a life vest and a parachute on.

"It's not funny Damien," I hissed out, placing my manual back into the compartment in front of me.

My mom was sitting with Xavier's dad, John in front of us. While Ashley and Emily were together a few seats in front of us and Xavier and Alex were a few back.

When the death contraption came to a stop I looked out the window terrified that we were about to take off.

Oh god

Oh, I wasn't meant to die he-

"Have you ever been on a plane?" Damien asked gently, making me shake my head no.

Why would I? I have all I need here or within driving distance.

"No I just don't like planes," I mumbled hearing the engines start to speed up. I couldn't help but tightly close my eyes. Damien let out a small breath before I felt a warm hand slip into mine. I was going to ask him what he was doing but when the plane started to go my hand gripped his tighter.

His thumb gently rubbed over mine as the plane sped up. I felt like a child but my biggest fear was dying in a plane.

Sue me.

Right now I was more focused on the fact that Damien had extremely soft hands for someone who got in fights all the time then the plane.

When the plane actually lifted off the ground, Damien didn't let go. I didn't mind one bit, I mean who wouldn't. He was delicious or so Emily keeps repeating to me.

Now thinking about it, are Emily and Xavier a thing now? They didn't really talk much or stay close to each other anymore.

"Hey are Xavier and Emily a thing?" I whispered to the dark haired boy beside me. He popped open his sleepy eye just to glance at me, a small smirk on his face.

"Considering I found them making out in your closet yesterday I'm going to say yes," He chuckled making my mouth scrunch up in distaste.

My poor clothes and shoes, I would have to burn it all now...

Oh boy, am I going to yell at her!

I didn't say anything but I watched him close his eyes one more time before falling asleep. I almost wanted to wave my hand in front of his face because he looked so peaceful like he wasn't sleeping.

Almost. I didn't sadly.

I took my hand that he wasn't holding and played with my necklace, glancing out of the window occasionally.

I don't know when I fell asleep, but I woke up to the sound of the pilot through the intercom signaling we were making our descent. I wanted to clap that we didn't die but glancing at Damien's sleeping body stopped me from even breathing loudly.

Am I going to ruin this opportunity? God no.

My hands slowly grabbed his arm, looking at the tattoos carefully. It was the first time I actually got to see them this close without him crossing his arms or stepping back. There was a outlined skull that had an angel wing covering part of it. Under the skull was roses with leaves that were very detailed. Everything was just so dark, not to mention he even had dark-

"Can I help you?" He mumbled toward me, making me drop his arm quickly. He wasn't mad but he had a slim smirk on his face. I could feel the blush rising to my cheeks but I looked away from him with wide eyes.

"We are landing."

Yeah, smooth Thea. Real smooth.

Damien chuckled before sitting up stained his arms crossing over his body as the plane landed. My eyes widened when the wheels hit the ground. They hit rather hard making my body almost jump up but we had made it to the Bahamas.

It was safe to say Damien and I were the first ones off the small plane. I even picked my suitcase up so I could jog with Damien in a fit of laughter. The airport was small and beautiful.

I could hear our friends screaming behind us making me stop so they could catch up. Luckily none of us brought actually suitcases, we just used carry on bags or really tiny suitcases.

Xavier's father had got a small van for us all to drive in. Ashley was talking about how the beach was right In the backyard of the hotel. Emily was literally hyperventilating when Xavier's dad got the car from the airport rental.

I was super excited about this trip, it was nice not to think about Kyla or how crazy my life is. I only had to think about how much food to bring to the beach today.

"Look there it is!" Ashley yelled, halfway falling over Alex who immediately lifted his hands up so he couldn't touch anything. The hotel was beautiful, it was mostly windows and I loved it. I couldn't help an awe escaping my mouth as my mother laughed at me.

"You guys are free to do whatever you want, since you're all adults now," My Mom smiled, making me clap in excitement. The beach sounded perfect, Spending the rest of the afternoon in the most beautiful place possible.

I didn't even wait for the car to stop before I was already crawling over the middle seats to get out. I had accidentally crushed Xavier's happy spot when I got out but I assume it's payback for my closet.

Yeah, we'll call it payback.

I was mentally smirking at myself when I ran into the hotel. I couldn't believe we actually could offered something like this. I mean Xavier's dad could practically afford this entire building but not my mom and I.

John and my mother checked in while I stood by the window, looking at the beautiful ocean.

"Whose bunking with who?" I heard Ashley call, snapping me out of my thoughts. I knew there were two beds in each room so it didn't really matter who slept with who, we had four rooms.

"I call Ashley!" Emily screamed yanking the poor auburn hairs girl by the neck. Was I annoyed? For a moment but I didn't really care.

I would sleep with my mother but she seemed far more interested with the beautiful hunk next to her making me realize my chances were thin. I mean my mother can have all the fun she wants. I'm happy for her but yummy did she have nice ta-

Oh god, Emily is getting to me.

"Thea? Is that alright?" Alex waved his tan hand over my face, finally getting me to join the conversation. I had no idea what they were talking about but I nodded my head to it. I didn't care at this point. I wanted to go play in the sand and the sun was going to start setting soon.

"Sounds like a plan," my mother chimed in, a big smile plastering her already beautiful face.

"Beach time!" Ashley yelled making me laugh before running down the lobby after her in excitement to set my things down.

I don't know if life was just great right now or the fact I had Emily screaming the lyrics to Super Bass in the elevator but I felt more alive than I have in the last two years.

And that was enough for me.

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