''This is your captain speaking. Flight time to Nice will be seven hours thirty minutes. Our flight attendants will be coming by to prive you with complimentary beverages. We will be flying at an altitude of 31,000 feet'' the captain said before turning of the speakers.
''Excuse me? Hello?'' A voice asked. But Clarke didn't answer and pretended to still be asleep. She didn't really like flying but she knew she had no other choice. Her mother was being annoying as always so Clarke tried to shut her up.
''Excuse me! Hey there!'' Abby shouted at Clarke. Trying to get her daughters attention.
''Mom. Do you mind?'' Clarke asked a bit annoyed.
''Emergency exit is 13D, sweety'' Jake said interrupting the two of them.
''Great. Got it. Thanks, dad'' Clarke said sarcastically.
''Excuse me'' Abby said to a flight attendent nearby. ''Three coffee please''.
''No, nothing for me'' Clarke said worried. She didn't like airplane food, and honestly the coffee wasn't any better.
Clarke looked a bit awkward at her father who was way to busy with the safety concerns during a flight. Sometimes she wondered how she was even related to her parents. She was nothing like them.
There was an awkward silence before Jake turned to his daughter. ''I'm so proud of you, sweetie. A lot of women who just got dumped would have backed out of this vacation, but not you'' he said proudly.
Clarke smiled awkwardly at her father ''Thanks dad. But I didn't get dumped. It wasn't quite like that..'' Clarke mumbled.
''It was mutual. They agreed to part ways.'' Abby added.
Clarke nodded ''Yes''.
''When he dumped her'' Abby added.
''I thought because it was he needed space?'' Jake asked confused.
''No. He just didn't find her spontaneous enough'' Abby said honest. Knowing that Clarke was embarrassed by all of it. ''Too safe? Predictable.''
''I am sitting right here. I can hear you'' Clarke said a bit angry at her mother.
''He tried to get you to go Bungie jump but you wouldn't do it'' Abby said sarcastically.
''I have a thing about heights and a rule about vomiting in public. I think that's perfectly reasonable'' Clarke said with a serious tone in her voice.
''Too many rules, dear'' Abby said before focusing on her book again.
''There's nothing wrong with being cautious sweetie, safety is sexy'' Jake said with a grin on his face before looking at Abby.
''The first time your mother and I had sex we managed to keep our seatbelt on the entire time. It wasn't easy'' Jake said proudly.
''Okay dad!'' Clarke said trying to stop her father. She was about to vomit if she got any more information. ''What did I just say about vomiting in public?'' she asked.
''Change seats'' Abby said.
''And the emergency exit is?'' Jake asked.
''13D, And trust me I know where it is. About to throw myself out of it'' Clarke said grossed out by her parents.
Lexa got in her car and drove towards her next target. She enjoyed the change in her job everyday and it made her feel special somehow. She was never bored and she enjoyed the adventures. This time she was driving a ferrari towards her next meeting. She arrived at the meeting place about 15 minutes later when she gave her car to someone else.
''Three minutes'' she said with a serious tone in her voice.
Lexa picked up her stuff and walked towards the harbor with a photo camera in her hand. She took a lot of pictures, but did it without drawing attention to herself.
When she arrived back at her hotel she was on the phone with her client. ''You have until 5pm to deliver the package. Then the boss wants you to close the account'' he said.
''Yea, Yeah. I will have his final bill ready to go'' Lexa said with a smirk on her face.
Clarke had arrived at her hotel as well and was standing behind Lexa, waiting by the reception. She looked around the place, trying to distract herself from her parents for a second.
''You have my wife and I on the second floor, and my daughter on the third, when I specifically booked adjacent rooms'' Jake said annoyed at the receptionist.
''I assure you, your room is lovely mr. Griffin'' the receptionist said trying to convince Jake.
''Lovely and adjacent are not the same thing'' he said stoic.
''She's a single woman, all alone'' he said worried.
''Ohh..'' The receptionist said with an awkward tone in his voice. He looked at Clarke a bit confused like she had never dated anyone.
''Recently single. I'm not always alone'' Clarke said, trying to convince the receptionist.
''Dad the room is fine. Can you just..'' Clarke said to Jake but got interrupted by him.
''Do you know how many push in robberies happen in hotels, sweetie?'' he asked worried.
''Third floor. We'd like an ocean view'' Jake said to the receptionist.
''Always the same things with rooms'' Clarke said to her mother who was clearly amused by this.
''Let daddy do his thing'' she said with a smile.
''The receptionist will give in. He has a weasel face just like..you know who'' Abby said laughing at her daughter.
''I know who you mean. We're not discussing him anymore, remember?'' Clarke asked.
''Right..right'' Abby said with a smile ''He's dead to us.''
''Yes!'' Clarke said agreeing with her mother.
''So it never bothered you that he had kind of a womanly butt?'' she asked surprised.
''What?'' Clarke asked surprised. ''No he did not!'' she said embarrassed.
Abby laughed at her daughter ''Forget I said anything'' she said before pulling Clarke in for a hug.
''Excuse me, we resolved the problem'' the receptionist said to Jake.
Clarke heard that and pulled away from the hug with her mother ''I'm gonna go check on my room. You and daddy figure this out'' she said awkwardly before accepting the key from the receptionist.
''You want a maalox for the road?'' Abby asked.
Clarke sighed at her mother. ''Wouldn't it be easier just to humour me?'' Abby asked.
Clarke left as soon as possible after that and got in the elevator. The elevator door opened at the third floor. Clarke was chewing her Maloox away in the meantime. That was when she was about to walk out the elevator but got stopped in her tracks by a beautiful brunette who walked into the elevator. It was Lexa. She was wearing a bikini and had diving gear with her. Lexa looked up and saw Clarke standing in front of her. And she was taken away by the blonde right away.
Lexa grinned at Clarke before stepping into the elevator ''Bonjour'' she said politely.
''Bonjour'' Clarke said awkwardly between her chewing Maloox. She took a few steps back to make room for Lexa.
''Descend?'' Lexa asked in French. Not knowing if the girl spoke English.
Clarke stood awkwardly next to Lexa. She was totally taken away by the hot brunette. So she just nodded ''Uhum.. she said embarrassed.
Lexa grinned at the blonde 'vous oubliez d'appuyer sur le bouton loby'' she said in french.
Clarke just nodded at the girl. Lexa pressed the button and there was an awkward silence in the elevator that got interrupted by Clarke trying to chew her Maloox away. She put it away as fast as she could in her bag.
''Il doit être un jour lent si vous montez l'ascenseur pour le plaisir?'' Lexa asked.'
Clarke laughed awkwardly at Lexa before they arrived back at the lobby.
''S'il vout plaît'' Lexa said with a smile on her face before gesturing for Clarke to go first.
Clarke smiled at Lexa and walked out of the elevator heading towards the exit of the hotel. Lexa had to go the same way and followed Clarke. That went on until they arrived at the harbor. Clarke looked back multiple time, when she noticed that Lexa was still following her.
''Incroyable. Vous regardez encore plus surpris chaque fois que vous me voyez'' Lexa said with a grin on her face while walking next to Clarke until she was standing in front of her.
Clarke looked confused because she didn't speak French. ''I don't speak French'' she said awkwardly.
''Ah'' Lexa said understanding Clarke.
''Je ne parle..'' Clarke said, not knowing the language at all.
''Yeah. No I got it the first time'' Lexa said with a grin. ''Why were you pretending back there?'' she asked.
''I don't know. Why did you follow me?'' Clarke asked.
''I was already going to the harbor, remember?'' Lexa said while showing Clarke her diving gear.
''Yeah, well I could be going swimming too'' Clarke said embarrassed.
''Are you?'' Lexa asked.
''No'' Clarke stated, while smiling at the brunette. ''I'm just gonna go marinate in shame'' Clarke said before turning around.
Lexa tried to stop her ''I'm Lexa, by the way'' she said politely.
This made Clarke turn around. ''It's nice to meet you, Lexa.''
''Do you have a name?'' Lexa asked with a big smile.
''Clarke. It's just Clarke'' she said while shaking Lexas hand.
''I'm gonna go uh, swimming before it get's dark'' Lexa said.
Clarke nodded ''Yes. Of course. Muscles like that take some upkeep. Hahah..'' Clarke said awkwardly before checking the brunette out.
The two of them laughed awkwardly at each other until Lexa turned around to head towards the water. Clarke watched after her and to her surprise Lexa turned around one more time.
''Do you wanna get a drink with me tonight?'' Lexa asked with a smile on her face, looking at the beautiful blonde.
''Yeah. Yeah sure. I don't have anything better to do. So why not?'' she said answering Lexa.
''Great. I'll see you at Gustus Cafe at sunset'' Lexa said before turning around ''unless you have something better to do''.
Clarke smiled and watched after Lexa until she dissapeared into the water. She hadn't felt so happy in a long time.