Chapter 12: Departures & Arrivals
"C'mon, we gotta get on the plane!" Manny said as the three entered the tunnel that connected to the plane. Manny looked at her ticket & smiled at Jimmy.
"How did you find these tickets? First class…I have never been there before!" Manny said happily, as they boarded the plane.
"You have to remember Manny, his dad is rich. Insanely rich." Alex said as they went into their section. Manny sat by the window, the flight attendants strapped Jimmy out of the chair & situated him into his chair, & Alex sat by the isle. Manny looked at all of the things & acted as if this was her first time on an airplane. She put the headphones on her ears & turned on the music.
"Welcome to Toronto's official plane association, Green Airlines." The pilot said over the intercom. Jimmy tapped Manny on the shoulder, signaling for her to listen. "We will be departing in 2 minutes. Our destination today is to Los Angeles, California from Toronto, Canada. Today's weather is fair & partly cloudy. Please buckle your seat belts & enjoy your flight." Alex rolled her eyes as she laid her head on Jimmy's shoulder. He looked down at her & smiled.
"What do you need, Nenez?" Jimmy asked silently as Manny was beside him, mouthing the words to the music in the headphones.
"I'm tired, & you're my pillow. Got it?" Alex commanded as she hooked her arm with Jimmy's arm. He wouldn't have minded though. However, Manny was falling asleep, holding his hand. He looked at Alex & kissed her head softly. He became torn between these two ambitious, beautiful girls, & he wanted to choose, but he couldn't, and it angered him deeply.
"I told myself that I wouldn't be like Craig…" Jimmy thought to himself as he looked towards the ceiling of the plane. "I said that I would know who to choose. So, why is this so hard? I love Alex, but I love Manny too. This is ridiculous." He thought as he closed his eyes & fell into sleep.
"Attention passengers, we are now arriving in Los Angeles. Please buckle your seat belts & prepare to depart the plane." The pilot chimed in over the intercom. Alex was the first to wake. She looked at the clock on the plane; it was midnight. She sighed as she woke up the others. By the time 2:00 a.m. rolled around, they were settled in their new house. Manny sat on the couch looking at MTV. She munched on some popcorn & smiled at the other two, who were sitting on opposite sides of the couch.
"Can you believe it? We're in LA, in a beach side penthouse!" Manny said excitedly.
"And an elevator." Jimmy added with a sly smile.
"You know what? I was somewhat nervous about coming, but now I like it. It's nice." Alex said as she put her hands behind her head.
"You're right. But I have to go to orientation tomorrow. So, I better be going to bed. Night!" She hugged Alex, kissed Jimmy on the cheek, & skipped off to her room.
"Hmm…" Jimmy rolled over beside Alex & looked at her, his eyebrows rising suggestively. She smiled as she locked eyes with him.
"Well, well. We're all alone, with Manny in bed…" Jimmy whispered quietly, with a hint of lust in his smiling eyes.
"I guess we are, huh?" Alex said, & he pulled her into a kiss that was full of all the thoughts & stress that he had on the plane earlier. He didn't know it, but he gave Alex what she wanted--another passionate kiss.
She wrapped her arms around his waist as she started to kiss his neck. She smiled to herself as she could hear his soft moans in her ear. She looked back into his eyes & saw that he was breathing heavily.
"Alex, you gotta tell me something." Jimmy said as he looked at her in an almost weak state. Alex could tell that he was serious, so she nodded her head.
"I need you to tell me that you don't care about my wheelchair. Tell me that I matter to you." Jimmy said silently as Alex looked deeply into his eyes. She knew exactly what this meant.
"I don't care about it. If I did, I wouldn't be here with you. You do matter to me, & I…I-I love you." Jimmy's eyes widened immensely as he looked into her eyes. He did care about Manny, but he loved Alex, & he couldn't deny it.
"I love you too, Alex." Jimmy had decided he wanted to be with Alex, & she wanted to be with him. He started to kiss her neck & started whispering between kisses.
"You're…so…beautiful…Alex…If…I…wasn't…in…this…wheel-chair…I'd…" Jimmy said in between kisses as Alex laughed silently. This was what she wanted, but there was more to this desire. Manny had watched from the hallway, with a scowl on her face.
"She's gonna wish that she wasn't born…" Manny whispered to herself as she walked back to her room.
Oh shit, it's about to get dirty…