BACK IN THE PLANE:
Jess surprisingly nodded off shortly after takeoff. She was tired. She hadn't slept much the night before. So much was going through her head…….and it always came back to Joe. She wished she could have given Joe a different answer that night on the football pitch when she told him her parents were letting her go to America. She replayed that event in her head over and over, ever since that night. But because of those thoughts and the fact she was leaving everything she knew in the morning, she was unable to sleep.
However, Joe changed that. He seemed to always come into her life when she needed him. His coming to Heathrow to see her off, let her give him the answer she should have that night. She dreamed of him, getting the first good sleep really since that night, and on an airplane.
Jules on the other hand was so wired, she couldn't sleep. This was the moment of a lifetime, and while she was leaving her family, she looked forward to everything coming their way. Thank goodness she had Jess with her. She wasn't sure if she could take this adventure in her life if it wasn't for Jess. Jess. She probably wouldn't be going to America to fulfill her ultimate dream if it wasn't for her friend. Strange, Jules thought that they hadn't met earlier. But at least their paths had crossed. She still wished deep down in her heart that she hadn't treated Jess so terribly when it came to Joe. She realized shortly after that incident in Germany, that Joe wasn't for her……unfortunately, she couldn't express it to others. How foolish she had been. And in the end she had just hurt her friend. Well, she was going to make sure that she never hurt her dear friend again…….nor would anyone else.
And because of all that excitement, Jules got a chance to take in their companions in First Class. They had barely had time to put their seat belts on before the plane took off. And shortly after they got into the air, Jess had fallen asleep. She looked so peaceful, and couldn't bring herself to waking up her friend. Jess had told her she had had problems sleeping since her parents told her she could go to America…..although Jules thought it simply had to do with the excitement of the trip. Jess had not told Jules about that night on the pitch.
Once they hit cruising altitude, Jules had to get up and use the restroom, which was towards the front of First Class. She didn't notice anything extraordinary on her way TO the restroom, as all she saw were peoples' heads. It was on her way back to her seats she made the amazing discovery.
She quickly sat down, put her seatbelt on. Now she had a dilemma. To wake, or NOT to wake Jess. She thought for a moment, and realized that her best friend would most likely kill her if she found out that Jules was keeping this monumental secret from her. So wake her it was.
"Jess" whispered Jules.
No answer.
"Jess, wake up." whispered Jules while tapping her shoulder.
"No….Jules, why are you waking me up, I just got to sleep." answered a groggy Jess. She was also a bit miffed from being awakened from a delightful dream about Joe.
"Keep your voice down. You are never going to believe WHO is sitting right in front of us." whispered Jules excitedly.
"Santa Claus?" answered Jess sarcastically.
"No…..even better. Becks and his wife are sitting right in front of us! That must be why they were in the airport." said Jules.
"How….what…..how did we miss them?" said Jess.
"I guess we were in such a hurry and excited, and you were still thinking about Joe that we missed them somehow." said Jules. I only noticed them when I came back from the restroom.
"I think I need to go to the restroom now." laughed Jess, thinking of getting to see her idol up close.
As Jess headed to the restroom, she smiled to herself. This was turning out to be one heck of a day.