Chapter Three *
Landing in Minneapolis, Jay once again dug out his phone to let his
girlfriend know they had arrived safely. Monica exited the plane and
proceeded up the ramp with Adam and Jay-they made her laugh while her
nerves were about to make her sick. All she wanted was to get this weekend
over with. Clearing the gate area, she scanned the room for Allen. Adam
noticed her stop and came to a halt beside her. Somehow he knew that the
person she was looking for wasn't there.
"Do you want me to wait with you?"
"Negative. I don't want to hold you up."
"I don't like the thought of leaving you here."
"There's no need for concern. I'm highly qualified as far as independence
and self defense."
"I didn't mean to make it sound like you were helpless, you know the damsel
in distress, I just.."
"I'm sorry. I don't mean to take this out on you. It's not your fault."
Jay spoke up, seeing that these two were suddenly not sure of themselves.
"Why don't you come with us? He has your cell number and if he calls we'll
find a way to get you where you need to be. It doesn't make sense to sit in
the airport for who knows how long."
Jay was right and Monica knew it. Her patience was already worn thin with Allen and this added icing to the cake. There was no way she was going to sit here waiting for him to get over his emotional constipation. She'd rather be somewhere else, doing anything other than dwelling on him. Should she go with them though? She was attracted to Adam, yes he looked like Allen outwardly, but inwardly he seemed like the complete opposite. She didn't want to slip and take any of this out on Adam because of the resemblance. This could be hazardous. Adam couldn't stand the silence as she contemplated Jay's offer. He watched her go through the anger, then the uncertainty at the situation she was in. He wanted her to come with them, but he didn't want to do anything to make her change her mind-if she was going to accept.
The silence was deafening and Jason couldn't stand it any longer. "Well?" Monica sensed Adam had been trying to read her expressions, his gaze was electrifying. "Alright. You win-you've managed to make a Marine raise the white flag." She cast her eyes downward and closed them as a sense of defeat from Allen washed over her. Adam reached out to her and lifted her chin up. "Don't do that. You don't deserve this and you know it." Jay cleared his throat and asked, "Shall we go? We can get to the hotel in no time-we don't have to stop at baggage claim do we?" "Affirmative. I need to retrieve my seabag-I momentarily forgot I checked it in." The trio made their way to baggage claim and waited in silence until Monica saw her green bag emerge through the curtain. Adam gestured to her to take his carry on, he grabbed her larger bag and started through to the ground transportation area. "Will we be able to get another room this late?" she wondered aloud. "Don't worry, if not, one of us can bunk with one of the other guys." Adam hadn't even thought of that, nor had he thought of her being around the others. This was going to turn into one hell of a weekend if she didn't hear from the jerk who didn't have the balls enough to show up for her.
Jay was right and Monica knew it. Her patience was already worn thin with Allen and this added icing to the cake. There was no way she was going to sit here waiting for him to get over his emotional constipation. She'd rather be somewhere else, doing anything other than dwelling on him. Should she go with them though? She was attracted to Adam, yes he looked like Allen outwardly, but inwardly he seemed like the complete opposite. She didn't want to slip and take any of this out on Adam because of the resemblance. This could be hazardous. Adam couldn't stand the silence as she contemplated Jay's offer. He watched her go through the anger, then the uncertainty at the situation she was in. He wanted her to come with them, but he didn't want to do anything to make her change her mind-if she was going to accept.
The silence was deafening and Jason couldn't stand it any longer. "Well?" Monica sensed Adam had been trying to read her expressions, his gaze was electrifying. "Alright. You win-you've managed to make a Marine raise the white flag." She cast her eyes downward and closed them as a sense of defeat from Allen washed over her. Adam reached out to her and lifted her chin up. "Don't do that. You don't deserve this and you know it." Jay cleared his throat and asked, "Shall we go? We can get to the hotel in no time-we don't have to stop at baggage claim do we?" "Affirmative. I need to retrieve my seabag-I momentarily forgot I checked it in." The trio made their way to baggage claim and waited in silence until Monica saw her green bag emerge through the curtain. Adam gestured to her to take his carry on, he grabbed her larger bag and started through to the ground transportation area. "Will we be able to get another room this late?" she wondered aloud. "Don't worry, if not, one of us can bunk with one of the other guys." Adam hadn't even thought of that, nor had he thought of her being around the others. This was going to turn into one hell of a weekend if she didn't hear from the jerk who didn't have the balls enough to show up for her.