Chapter 2 - Arriving
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As the months passed, Troy and Gabriella continued to get more and more excited as they got ready for their trip. They used travel books and websites trying to decide on all the places they wanted to visit while they were in London and Paris. They had a list of sights that could be chosen from that would be paid for during the trip so they could come up with their own itinerary. They each made their own lists, checking off the ones that were the same on both lists and planning the rest of their time for other places each wanted to visit. When the time to go came around, everyone around them was ready for them to go because neither one could think about anything but the trip.
When the two flew into London on Monday afternoon. When they had gotten up in the air and Gabriella relaxed a little more into her seat, she turned to Troy.
"Can you believe it, Troy? We're finally on our way! I didn't think this day would ever get here!"
Troy chuckled at Gabriella. She looked like an excited little girl. "I know. I feel the same exact way. Plus, it's a welcome feeling to be getting away from work and everything at home for a while. This is a much-needed break."
Gabriella nodded. "I agree."
When they touched down in London, they grabbed a cab after picking up their bags and headed to their hotel to check in. When they opened the door to their suite, they couldn't' believe how nice it was. When they walked in the door, there was a living room with a small kitchen. There was a balcony where they were able to look out over the city of London, offering a great view of Buckingham Palace. Then there was a set of double doors that led to a bedroom furnished with a king size bed which also led to a large bathroom with a walk-in shower and Jacuzzi tub.
Troy and Gabriella looked around their suite and got settled in. "I'll take the couch and you can have the bedroom," Troy said.
"No, Troy, that's not really fair. You can have the bed and I'll take the couch. I mean I did invite you to come with me so its only right," Gabriella argued.
"No, I insist. I want you to make sure you are getting plenty of beauty rest. Plus, how bad can it be to sleep on the couch. It looks rather comfortable."
Troy and Gabriella agreed on sleeping arrangements then decided to use what was left of their day to venture out into London, grabbing a bite to eat first.
After they finished eating, Troy pulled Gabriella out of the restaurant telling her they had just enough time to head over to the Tower Bridge to watch the sunset. They took a cab to the bridge and found a place to stand as they waited. As they stood there, Gabriella thought about how romantic this was already. It had only been less than a day, but she was already enjoying her time with Troy. She just wished that the relationship between them was more than a friendship.
As the sun was setting, Gabriella reached over and looped her arm through Troy's, laying her head on his shoulder as they stood there and enjoyed the beautiful sight of the color sky.
"Isn't the view beautiful, Troy?"
Troy looked down at Gabriella. "It sure is," he said, quickly returning his gaze to the sky before she saw where his gaze had landed.
Gabriella let out a peaceful sigh. "I love it here already. I'll definitely have to come back some day, maybe after I'm married or something."
Troy tensed up at hearing that. He didn't want to picture her bringing some other guy here to enjoy this. "Yeah…" he said slowly. "This would be the perfect honeymoon."
Troy felt Gabriella nod against his shoulder.
When the sun had finally slipped behind the horizon, Troy wrapped his arm around Gabriella, guiding her back to find a cab.
Troy had the cab driver take them back to their hotel, but they decided to walk around for a while in that area to see the city lit up in lights. It really was a beautiful city.
Troy couldn't believe that he was getting to enjoy this experience with Gabriella. He had always dreamed of getting to do something like this, but he never thought it would be with the girl he had been in love with since the day he met her. But like Gabriella, he wished that what they had was much more. He wanted to take part in all the romantic parts of the experience, especially with her. But he wasn't sure how uncomfortable that would make her.
They walked around for a couple of hours, picking up a few groceries that they could use to make breakfast in the room. They took in all the sights around them. Soon, though, Troy noticed that Gabriella was getting very tired. It had been a long day for both of them and was much later to their bodies than the clock was actually reading. Troy grabbed her hand and led her back to the hotel.
Gabriella got ready for bed and came out to sit with Troy for a few minutes, going over a few plans for tomorrow.
Troy was in mid-sentence talking about a couple of places he wanted to go when he looked over and noticed that Gabriella had fallen asleep on him. He smiled and stood up, picking her up bridal style and carrying her to the bedroom. He laid her down on the bed and brought the covers up over her. He stood there for a few minutes just watching her sleep. She was so beautiful and he wanted to just stay there and watch her for a lifetime, but the likelihood of that actually being able to happen was very small. He would continue to hold his feelings inside and hope that maybe one day it would hurt so bad to love her so much, only for her to not return those feelings.
Hey…sorry this is so short. The chapters following should be longer! Hope you enjoyed! Please leave a review and let me know what you thought!
