Unexpected

• Chapter Three •

"Soooo, what you're saying is, you're terrified." I smirk happily.

"Basically yeah."

I burst out laughing purely from shock. "You're scared of planes?! But look at you!"

"What do you mean 'look at me'? Am I supposed to be offended? Because I have no idea how I should be feeling right now so enlighten me."

"It's just that you're quite a big guy with a pretty intimidating face so you being scared of a tiny bit of turbulence is actually pretty amusing." I state while laughing.

"Ha, ha, ha. Laugh at the big guy with a fear of planes, you're way too kind to me." Abel says sarcastically.

I chuckle loudly at him before reaching a comfortable silence.

That's when I realise his hand is still holding mine. Wait, not only are we physically touching, but his thumb is also stroking small circles on the back of my hand and its surprisingly such a nice feeling. Staring down at our intertwined hands, I notice how his are rough compared to my soft ones.

Daring to look back up at him, I find that he's already staring at me before smiling in an almost affectionate manor.

"Your hands are insanely huge you realise that, right?" I ask Abel.

"Maybe your hands are just insanely small." He says, repeating my words.

"I know for a fact that's not the case. I mean look at them! You could compete with the Hulk at this point."

"You are being incredibly dramatic Brown Eyes." Abel says while rolling his eyes at me.

"You wouldn't be the first person to tell me that."

Just as we begin the descent, Abel squeezes my hands tightly before taking deep breaths. Being the considerate person that I am, I lean my head on his shoulder for extra comfort and support, you know? I feel him stiffen slightly before relaxing and shifting closer to me.

"Thank you, Keziah." Abel says softly while looking deeply into my eyes.

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Grabbing my luggage, I begin to make my way back to my family to leave the plane.

Meeting up with my brothers and parents, we go down the stairs and walk back out into the real world.

Breathing in heavily, I inhale the scent of the polluted air in the London airport.

Oh yeah, I live in Bath, a large city in Somerset and west of London. I've lived there all my life and I have to say; it is a pretty wonderful place to be. But I could be biased considering it is my hometown and all.

Just as I was about to walk forwards and out of the airport a hand swiftly grabs my arm.

"What, you didn't plan on saying goodbye Keziah? I'm hurt, I thought what we had was special." Abel exclaims playfully.

"Ha! You wish pretty boy and anyway, I don't see the point in saying goodbye since I most likely won't be seeing you again. It was nice while it lasted though, I must admit. You're quite different from a typical boy. That was a compliment by the way, just in case you didn't catch on to that. I know you can be pretty slow sometimes Abel." I tease to him.

"Oh Keziah, you wound my heart with your constant insults. I've never felt more loved."

I chuckle at him happily.

"Anyway, I just wanted to say goodbye. For now, of course. I have a feeling I'll be seeing more of you at some point. Bye for now Brown Eyes, it's been an absolute pleasure." Abel says.

"Goodbye Abel. Have a nice life!"

He turns around at starts to walk away but he stops abruptly and turns to face me. Suddenly he shouts, "And by the way, I'm not afraid of planes, I just wanted to hold your hand!" Abel laughs enthusiastically before finally jogging away.

I stand there and stare in both surprise and amusement before realising that I've been seriously played.

I feel a presence next to me before my mum speaks. "Who was that Keziah?"

"No one mother. No one at all."

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A/N:
I know it may seem like their relationship developed pretty fast here but that's the whole point. Sometimes, you meet people that you instantly click with and other times you don't. Let me know what you think!
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