So here I was boarding a plane to go back to the US. With shaun and Aunt Cathy to do some press. Aunt cathy was stepping in as Shaun's manager for the time being, while Jesse stayed with kari and Uncle Rog to manage the Us burton Olympic team members.
The plane was a small jet with a single seat column and a double seat column. I opted for the single seat by the window, I've always enjoyed planes and when i was younger i used to think i would be a pilot. It's funny how life works, one minute your thinking you'll be a Plane pilot and the next moment you're a pregnant 16 year old that suppose to be a racer.
"Shaun how much longer?" turning around to see his face; we all got single seat tickets.
"Well miss adhd, only about 4 more hours."
"Holy crap, how do you do this, any longer on this plane and I''ll flush myself out of the plane."
"I'm guessing you don't fly much."
"nope, I don't regularly fly half way around the world for my career. I'm more of a 4 hours limit flying type of a girl. And i'am really bored"
Facing forwards again I started staring out of the window, which wasn't very interesting.
Cloud...cloud... huge cloud... yeah not to exciting.
"You don't seem to bored if you've been thinking while looking out the window for the past 15 minutes."
"Have not!" still keeping my eyes glued to the clouds.
"Have too"
"Shaun and cara, stop fighting like kids." Aunt cathy's voice stoped me from instegating more and both of us alowed silence to sink in.
------Shaun's Pov-----
The total plan of the trip was to do some press in New York then head back to California to see the rest of the fam and more media. It still hadn't sunk in yet that i had won the halfpipe event at the Olympics. No matter how many times cara said it.
Cara was an expert with getting around the city. With well into our second day in New York and only 3 or 4 small interview companies done, cara showed us to a Chinese restaurant named Jimmy Choos.
"If I order the salmon roll sushi will you guys eat it?" my mother asked the table and I shook my head.
"I never did understand why people eat raw fish?' I asked, trying to find what I wanted.
"Well I know that cara will have some." panic rose in Cara's eyes as she heard what my mom was asking.
My eyes bulged open and I received a kick to my shin from Cara's foot.
"Not today Aunt cathy, my stomach doesn't feel up to par."
"Are you feeling okay? You never complain."
"No, I'm fine just tired. Just the time difference I think"
With a nod from my mom. Our meals were ordered and enjoyed the meal.
I was stopped a couple of times outside the restaurant to sign shirts, posters and take pictures; but the one fan that stuck out was a small 8 year old girl who asked me to sign a small notepad that had a few other signatures covering the pages.
"What's your name?" reaching down for her notepad; there was Travis Pastrana, Danny Davis and Hana Beman's signature.
"I'm Alex" filling in the girls name and my autograph she took the pad and looked up at me.
"When I'm older I want to be just like you."
"Alright!" I gave Alex a high five and watched her fun back down the street to where her parents were standing.
"I wish I could be like you, shaun" cara had broke the silence, and i turned my head in confusion.
"The way you inspire people and give young kids a hero or a role model."
"Are we still talking about Alex?"
"Not just Alex, I'm talking about your fan's. And don't try to make it seem as if that gets said to you often from a 8 year old." Convinced that there was a time where a 8 year old had told me something along the lines of looking up to me but nothing came.
"Okay, okay you caught me. But what about you don't fans look up to you?" hoping into the rental car.
"Shaun, I'm an amateur racer... nothing big. The only fans I have are my coach, molly and burtie."
---------Cara---------
I had just told shaun that I had no fans, now that doesn't seem weird at all. Don't get me wrong even though I had spent the past 2 weeks hanging out with my cousin's, at times I still wouldn't feel comfortable with admitting things to shaun or his family.. Being as he was a very big snowboarder
"Ahem! You have The rog and I." tearing my eyes away from the floor to look at aunt cathy in the passenger seat.
"and don't forget me!"
"That won't be a possible, since you sport an amazing head of hair." laughing at Shaun's messy hair.
"Oh man, so you only like me for my hair."
" And your eyes!" shaun grabbed my head and pulled it into his underarm and gave me the worst noogie known to man.
"So maybe I deserved that." climbing out of the rental car and thanking our driver.
"MY HAIR!" now that i think about it, it did seem very posh spice; but my hair was everywhere.
"Chicks and hair, I'll never understand." Following shaun into our hotel and up to the room.
I quickly changed into my pj's to find shaun already in his pj's and typing on his laptop.
"Sweet pant's babe." starring down at my flannel checkered RIDGE cheer pants and smiled
"These, oh there old."
"I want a pair."
"Your shitting me right?" His eyebrows furrowed and he ignored my comment by continuing to type.
"Well they do make them in grey if you wish" Shaun's eyes grew and he yelled his size out.
"What are you typing?" lying on the end of Shaun's bed.
"Jesse has been sending some emails and it looks like molly has sent me something."
"Well open it." now sitting vertically next to shaun and looking at the laptop screen.
"How bout I don't" at times i wanted to kill the kid.
"Grrrrr open it"
"what no you just growled at me!" getting rather annoyed at Shaun's teasing I reached over and pressed the open button.
"So i guess were going out to dinner with them tomorrow?" shaun asked questioningly
"I guess we are." getting off of the bed and walked towards my bed across the room.
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"Night, ya'll" I climbed into bed and turned off the light.
"Your not southern. Goodnight."
"I can sssaay-" clasping my hands in front of my mouth ran towards the toilet and threw up.
I heard muffle foots steps come in and a washcloth was being applied to my neck. As time passed and with each flush, the room was no longer filled with four pairs of feet but with one pair of feet that would always be there for me.
He said so himself.
I'll hold him to it.
