Never Let Me Go

Interviews and Meetings {Part II}

"Ready to join the mile high club chica?"

Rolling her eyes at her promiscuous roommate, Maya continues scrolling through the current issue of People magazine in her hands.

"Must everything you do revolve around sex Kay?" Arianna groans, playing 2048 on her phone.

"Not everything," Kay sighs, admiring her freshly manicured nails. "Just majority of it."

"Ladies," Derrick says casually before sitting down next to a now annoyed looking Maya.

"Derrick, does the term 'personal space' mean absolutely nothing to you?" she complains, sending him an icy look.

"Oh please," Kay smirks. "Like you wouldn't mind having him invade your personal space."

"I'm sorry," Maya exclaims, closing up the magazine. "But I don't seem to recall anyone asking for your two cents to begin with."

"Why are you over here anyway Derrick?" Arianna questions.

He shrugs, "Got tired of listening to R and C talking about shit that doesn't concern me." He answers referring to the two 49ers players that were currently on a conference call with their coach. On the way to the airport is when Colin first received the call. Of course, he got off the phone, as they had to go through checking in and airport security. But, as soon as they entered into the upscale American Airlines Flagship Lounge, he was back on the phone. Maya and Derrick were the first two to arrive at the airport, so Arianna naturally went and sat by her best friend, giving Colin his space to handle his business. Derrick, figuring his friend would be done soon enough, sat by Colin. Ricardo and Kaydence arrived shortly after, Ricardo quickly ringed in on the call and joined his teammate, and friend, while Kaydence sat by the girls. However, the players had been on the phone for almost half an hour and even though she was still a little irritated by his joke earlier, Aria wanted to sit by her husband.

Even more now since it seemed like a fight was about to commence by the three sitting by her.

"I'm gonna go get a drink," Arianna sighs, not even waiting for the others to reply as she stands up, purse on her arm. Walking over to the bar, she requested a sprite, paid for the beverage before deciding to just wait for Colin to get off the phone. Sitting down in the empty seat next to him, she offered him a small smile when he glanced at her before plugging in her ear buds.

Not soon after, Aria managed to drift off into a light sleep, before being awaken by Colin.

"You done yet?" She yawns, arms extended upward as she notices Ricardo is now sitting by Kaydence.

"Yeah, sorry about that," he apologizes.

Pulling out her ear buds, she shrugs, "it's fine." Pulling her knees up to her chest, she turns her body towards Colin, as she rests her head on the headrest of the seat. "How long is this flight by the way?"

"About an hour and a half," he answers almost immediately. He notices her eyes widen slightly, "What? That's not that long Ari."

She bites her lip, "I've never flown before."

"It's not that bad at all," he tries to convince her.

"Not to you, don't you like fly all the time though?"

"Yes, and each time has been fine."

"So you say," she mutters.

"I'm still alive aren't I?" he smirks.

"By the grace of God," she smirks back.

"And the safety of flights."

"Still falls under the umbrella of God's grace," she sasses back.