Chapter 16: Honeymoon - Stage 2 Chapter 16: Honeymoon - Stage 2

Alex pulled down the curtains on the windows as pilot told him that they will land in ten minutes.

He looked to Claire as he walked through the cabin back to his seat.

ALEX: "Well land for about ten minutes."

CLAIRE: "Oh, let me see!", she jumped from the seat and went to lift one surtain, but Alex was faster and grabbed her.

ALEX: "Back to your seat, Mrs. Ryan! No way that you will ruin surprise now! Besides, its dangerous to stand when plane is going down. So", he whirled her up in his arms, took her back to her seat, sat her down and put her seatbelt on. Than he sat down beside her, smiling. Now he was the one who was impatient; he couldnt wait to see her face when she realizes that he took her to land that she always wanted to visit.

CLAIRE: "Can I at least get a hint?"

Alex looked at her.

ALEX: "Youre not giving up, are you?", he laughed.

CLAIRE: "Never", she said with smile and her eyes sparkled.

Alex caressed her cheek.

ALEX: "Lets just say that once upon a time in childhood you told me about one of your dremas...and I wanted to amke it becoming true for you."

Claire started to think. In following ten minutes she tried to remember what did she told him back at the childhood. But, she couldnt remember.

Finally, plane landed and they got up from their seats.

Claire came in front of the door and when she was about to open them, realization hit her. Alex could see it as she turned quickly toward him, holding his hand tighter in her own hand and she hispered:

CLAIRE: "Alex...You didnt..."

Alex gently kissed her and while he did that, he opened doors of the plane.

When kiss finished, he turned her toward doors and Claire felt tears of happiness in her eyes. She felt Alexs hands on her waist and his lips on her neck. A minute later, he whispered:

ALEX: "Welcome to Greece, Mrs. Ryan."

Claire was looking through the doors. She remembered now what she told to Alex back when they were kids and what was dream about.

She dreamed herself standing on Akropolis, wearing white dress. She remembered how she told to Alex about that dream. With child innocence, she told him back than that he was with ehr in taht dream and that they were holding each others hands.

After that she started to buy books about Greece, cutted photos from magazines and printed them from teh Internet and put them on the walls, she even learned how to dance sirtaki. And all that, all her dreams, photos, books, dances; all that she shared only with Alex.

And he remembered.

Claire felt one tear rolling down her cheek and she turned to Alex.

CLAIRE: "You remember", she whispered.

Alex wiped her tear away, gently with his thumb.

ALEX: "Of course I remember. I learned how to dance sirtaki just because of you."

Claire smiled and kissed him lovingly.

CLAIRE: "I love you...thank you."

ALEX: "I love you, too...And youre welcome."

When they parted, Alex took her hand and said:

ALEX: "Come on, lets go", and with those words, he leaded her out of the plane - to the land from her dream.