Chapter 9
"I thought we were going to get something to eat." I said, looking around at the tropical landscape. We were in the unpopulated part of the island so nobody was here. There was only the road and a cliff that dropped into the ocean.
"We were but apparently my GPS begs to differ." He said, getting the GPS from the car. I didn't even know he had one. I strained my ears to hear what Ian was mumbling.
"Stupid piece of junk…can you ever get me to where I want to go?" He grumbled, and then I heard the electronic voice of the GPS.
"No signal, no signal, no signal…" It kept repeating itself and Ian looked pretty angry.
"How can you have no signal, you worthless piece of rubbish?" He shouted at it and then suddenly, he wound his arm back and threw it off the cliff and into the ocean.
"Well that fixes a lot." I murmured to myself. If Ian heard that, he might throw me off the cliff. He stopped pacing to run his hand through his hair, and then he started to pace again.
"Ian calm down, it's ok the island is not that big anyway, so how about we drive around a bit?" I asked and he froze.
"Why that's an idea." He said and jumped in the car…mood swings much? For the first time, I got to admire the car. It was sleek black convertible with leather seats. I didn't know much about cars but I knew it must've cost a fortune. On the way here the top had been up. I got in the car and Ian handed me a pair of sunglasses.
"You might want to wear these." He said. I took the sunglasses and hesitantly put them on. They were aviators with reflective lenses. Ian put on an identical pair and he looked pretty darn good. He smirked and started to drive.
"Hey can I have my phone back?" I asked and he raised an eyebrow.
"Yea, sure by the way I didn't know I was that bad to be around." He said.
"You read my texts!" I shrieked at him, snatching the phone out of his hand.
"Yes I did, if you don't mind." He smirked again.
"I do mind!" I checked to see if Nellie texted me.
"Oh and by the way Nellie said that she and Daniel were off the plane and were going to check in at a hotel and then in the morning she would come save you from the "cobra creep." He smiled.
"Did you send anything back?" I asked.
"Of course I did! It's not polite to not finish the conversation." I flipped my phone open so fast, I thought it would snap in half. I frantically searched through my sent messages until I found Ian's. It wasn't hard to find because it was the only one that used correct grammar.
Thanks Helen. I am perfectly fine, no need to rush. I just found out that I am completely and hopelessly in love with him so I enjoy his presence. Take as much time as you need. I hope you have a good night! Sleep well and tell Daniel that I miss him and I hope I will see him in a couple of days! Thank you so much.
P.S. Did I mention that I'm in love with him?
~Amy
What the heck? First of all, how did he know Nellie's real name, second of all…WHAT THE HECK?
He looked at my horrified face and started to snicker.
"What the heck is wrong with you?" I asked and he laughed harder.
"Your…your…face…" He was laughing so hard he couldn't even finish his sentence. I was worried about his driving.
"Ian, the car!" He pulled over so he wouldn't drive off the cliff. Once the car stopped he doubled over in laughter. I started to beat him with a magazine I found in the car door. I was furious with him. Now Nellie probably thought I was on drugs or worse…she believed Ian. I decided to settle this right now. I picked up my phone and put it up to my ear.
"Hello?" Nellie sounded tired.
"Hey Nellie, did you get a weird text a little while ago?" I was silently pleading for a no. Ian had quieted down to listen to the conversation…creep.
"Yea what was that all about Amy?" She asked, suddenly she seemed awake.
"Ian took my phone and without my knowing, he texted you." I explained and Ian had started to cackle again.
"Ohhh… is that him laughing?" Wow, Ian must be really loud.
"Yes, if only he would just shut up!" I hit him with the magazine again.
"Can I talk to him?" She asked.
"Ummm yea sure…" I threw my phone at Ian. He picked it up and put it to his ear.
"Yes? Oh alright…yes that text was totally true. She is helplessly in love with me. Yes as shocking as-" I grabbed at the phone but Ian held it out of my reach. "Alright that's nice…yea ok I'll talk to you later Helen." He hung up the phone and handed it to me. I took it and glared at him. He started the car again.
"Can I go back to Dan and Nellie? Now you know that they are perfectly safe, can I go?" I asked.
"No, I don't think so." He said.
"Why?" I whined.
"Because," Ian checked his watch.
"Because…?" I motioned for him to continue.
"Just because," I sighed, annoyed.
"What's the big deal anyway?" I asked, really mad at him now. He just couldn't give me a straight answer, now could he?
"Isabel," He said coldly. That put an end on our conversation. We rode in silence for a while. I noticed the sun was starting to set. I snuck a glance at Ian. He was gripping the steering wheel so tight, his knuckles paled.
"Ian, it's ok. You can relax." I tried to calm him down. He tore his eyes off the road and focused on my face.
"You do not tell me what to do." I cringed at his tone and he sighed. "I'm sorry; I didn't intend it to come out that mean." He said, running his hand through his hair.
"You think?"I muttered and looked out the window at the setting sun. It cast a beautiful reflection off the ocean.
They sky was turning dark when I finally broke the silence.
"Shouldn't we head back now?" I asked.
"Very well," I could tell he was limiting the conversation…great.
A/N: OK so that was chapter 9! I hope you liked it, I worked very hard. Sorry about Ian's mood swings. That's what happens when he's stressed…yea. Any who, I will be adding another chapter soon!
~Luvlessgrl
