Ok well this is for Nat cos she kept begging me to do it. I hope you like it!

White Christmas

Chapter 2 – The Airport

"So she wants you to go with her? That's great man." Alex looked at the worried look on Jonesy's face. "Isn't it?"
"Well I'm ecstatic that she asked me, I'm just unsure of why she asked me."
"Because she's keen on you grasshopper. That's why. She wants to take you out of the country so that there are no distractions. Think about it the two of you in a nice cosy romantic little cabin in the snow. Sitting in front of the fireplace together drinking hot chocolate…maybe even snuggling up together on the couch." Alex said to him.
"But why? I mean last time we spoke she was yelling and throwing cutlery at me."
"Well that was your own fault buddy. You deserved to be hit in the head with that spoon."
"Well…it wasn't my fault that lady at the supermarket was hitting on me. And I don't see why Susie had a problem with it anyway, it's not like we're a couple or anything."
"Yeah but you love the girl right?"
"Of course I do. But I'm just not too sure about this. I mean we're staying with her brother. What if he doesn't like me?"
"Dude you sound like a chick. Trust me there is nothing to worry about. You'll get on the plane together on Thursday…whatever time it is that you're going, then when you arrive in Canada, Susie will introduce you to her brother and then after that you're free to be a nice cosy couple."
"Thanks for that mate, but somehow I have a feeling it's not going to be that easy." Jonesy sighed.

Three days later Jonesy and Susie were standing at the airport in the middle of the check-in area, trying to figure out where they had to go next. Jonesy was carrying a huge hiking backpack on his back, a suitcase in one hand and was holding Susie's hand with his other hand. Susie had a hiking backpack as well as a big black carryon bag.
"Over there." Susie pulled Jonesy towards the check-in counter.
"Man look at the line. We're going to be here for ages."
"Yeah well unfortunately that's what happens when you're at the airport during the Christmas holidays." Susie laughed.
"Well I've never flown anywhere further than Queensland so I really have no idea what I'm doing." Jonesy replied with a sheepish grin.
"It's okay you've got me here. Just stick with me and you'll be right." Susie laughed.
"That I can do." Jonesy laughed too.

"Finally." Jonesy breathed a sigh of relief as Susie and him stepped up to the counter.
"How can I help you?" The woman at the counter asked.
"We'd like to check our bags for our flight." Susie replied.
"Certainly. Do you have your tickets on you?"
"Ah yeah they're here somewhere." Susie let go of Jonesy's hand and searched through her carryon bag. "Ah here we go. Two tickets to Toronto." She handed the lady the tickets. When the lady read the tickets she began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Jonesy asked.
"Well it says here you didn't need to register for your flight. You're booked on a private jet."
"You mean we've been standing in line for the past hour and a half for nothing?" He sighed. "I thought you said you knew what you were doing."
"Well I did. Obviously Chuck forgot to mention the fact that we were flying over on a private jet." Susie replied growling slightly at him.
"Ok then. So if we don't have to check our bags in…where do we go now?"
"Well it says here your flight will be departing from gate 22 at 10. So if you just make your way through to gate 22, and there will be someone there waiting to take your bags for you." the lady smiled.
"Oh great. Thankyou." Susie started walking off. Jonesy struggled to follow after her, dragging his case along the ground.
"Would you slow down please?" He cried.
"The flight leaves at 10. Which means we have to be there and get our bags loaded before then and it's 9.30 now."
'Well we wouldn't be running late if you hadn't decided to make us line up for an hour and a half for nothing!"
"It's not my fault my brother didn't tell me what was going on. I just assumed we were going on a commercial jet."
"Well I think we know now it's not so safe to assume things." He snapped back at her.
"Look if you didn't want to come on this trip with me you just had to say so. I'm not forcing you to go, you can stay here if you really want to!" She snapped.
"Maybe I will!" He snapped back. Susie stopped walking and looked at him.
"Well…. fine go back home. See if I care!' She started walking off.
"Suse wait!' He called and he caught up to her. I'm sorry. I just didn't get much sleep last night. You know what I'm like when I get no sleep."
"I'm sorry too. I'm just really nervous. I haven't seen my brother for a few years. And my whole family is going to be there for Christmas, at the moment mum isn't speaking to me and my younger brother Charlie just makes the whole situation even worse."
"So you decided to invite me along for…moral support?"
"Well yeah I guess. That and I just wanted to spend some time with you away from work." She smiled at him.
"Shall we go find the gate and get on the plane?" Jonesy smiled at her.
"Yeah." She grabbed his free hand with hers and they walked towards the gate together!

Well there ya go. I know it's only a short chapter but at least it's something. Next chapter will be the flight over. Then after that they'll arrive at the lodge!
Review please
Jess!