Beauty and the beast

14

Nadia's POV

The ride to the airport was quiet besides the radio playing in the background.

I leaned my head on the window to get some rest but to my dismay, we arrived at the airport.

Mateo had parked the car next to the plane and a man in a pilot's uniform approached the car. Mateo got out of the car and spoke with him. I got out too but stayed on my side of the car.

My phone vibrated and I pulled it out from my pocket.

"Safe journey :). Text me when you can," read Liam's text and it brought a smile to my face.

He's so sweet.

I replied and locked my phone when Mateo walked over to me. The pilot walked back to the plane.

I looked at it and I just realized that we're taking his private jet. It has his initials on it in cursive.

M.T.H

"Let's go, our bags will be loaded on" he instructed and turned on his heels.

We climbed the stairs to the plane and an air hostess greeted us at the door.

"Lovely seeing you Mr Hernandez," she put on a million-dollar smile while sticking her chest out to try and catch Mateo's attention.

He paid her no mind and continued into the plane.

"Ma'am," she snarled at me and I offered her a smile of my own.

I took a seat in the other aisle, opposite Mateo. I could see him and him I. He was still bitching so I kept my distance.

"Good morning Mr Hernandez and Ms Matthews. I'm Justin Franklin and I'll be your pilot today. Our flight will be 8 hours long. Please ask Anna if you..." he went on about asking the air hostess for anything we need.

He instructed us to buckle up and prepare for take-off. I braced myself for takeoff, silently counting as I tried to calm myself down.

Flying always gave me anxiety. I thought I would've gotten used to it but I haven't. My father would fly us out to wherever he was stationed and my mom would always hold my hand when we took off or landed.

I sighed and let go of my slight death grip on the chair when we were stable in the air.

Plugged in my earbuds and listened to music as I pulled out a book from my bag. It was an office romance series.

I looked up at Mateo when I read about the brooding boss. He was working, typing away on his laptop. Everywhere we went, he brought work. Just like Luca, the brooding boss in my book.

The two were quite similar. Brooding, anger issues, control issues, perfectionism. All of it. Luca mumbled Italian words when he was stressed. Mateo switched between Italian and Spanish. It was actually very attractive whenever he did that.

The main love interest and I were different. She took the job as Luca's assistant because she wanted it. She didn't need it to survive. She didn't have a tragic backstory, I did. She was meek and I sometimes wondered how my smart mouth hasn't gotten me fired yet.

I've been reading for some time now. Anna came around with small finger foods and refreshments. Every time she offered Mateo something she made this annoying face, trying to get some reaction from him.

He took the food and shooed her away. She pouted and I wanted to laugh every time.

I bit my lip when I got to the smut.

Luca had reached his self-control limit after Jane had unintentionally intentionally teased him the entire night. They had attended a fancy banquet and returned back to Luca's mansion. She had asked for help out of her dress and one thing led to another.