Chapter 2: Accommodation

From the moment Cleo and Lewis got off their plane the brunette's eyes were water. She was happy she was with him, but it hurt so much to be so far away from her family and especially the girls. They took their luggage and Lewis turn to her.

"We'll go get a taxi and we'll go to my place."

"To your place?" Cleo asked, her eyebrows lifted high.

"Well, yeah. I rented a small apartment near the main building of the university. Only for the two of us."

"Oh, Lewis!" She exclaimed and threw herself in his arms.

They shared a kiss and walked out of the airport to take a taxi. When they arrived at the building Cleo was amazed. It was so beautiful. When they got upstairs and into the apartment she tried to keep herself from screaming, but it was too hard. It was like a dream!

"Lewis, it's amazing!" She exclaimed and kissed him.

"So, shell I take that as a cue you'd like to see the bedroom?" He smirked.

Cleo laughed.

"What do you think?" She teased playfully.

He took her in his arms, placing a kiss on her lips and walked in the bedroom. There was one big bed with lots of candles all over it and on it there was a red rose. Cleo felt like she was in a romance movie.

Her phone beeped along with that of Lewis, but they ignored them.

{ * }

As soon as Bella and her parents were off the plane she started crying again.

"There, there, Bells." Her mom said hugging her. "Everything will be fine, you'll see."

Bella doubted it.

She was in a country whose language she didn't even understand. Her friends and Will, the only people who knew her biggest secret were so far away. Everything felt so cold and distant and the only thing she really wanted was to go back home to her friends and her boyfriend.

"It's not like you don't know anyone here. We're staying at your cousin's tonight." Her dad said putting a hand on her shoulder.

Bella nodded and tried to fake a smile. It wasn't she didn't like her cousin. She was really nice, but Bella didn't want to be in this country, she just wanted to go back home. Many thoughts like that were passing through her mind.

They caught a taxi and went straight to her cousin's apartment. Her father pressed the doorbell and seconds after it rang she opened the door with a big smile.

"How amazing it is to see you!" She exclaimed and hurried to hug all of them and to welcome them in.

Bella faked a smile. She could pretend she was happy for a little while because of her family. Though she was smiling the rest of the evening, her heart was bleeding inside and she was really happy when she received a message from Will. She quickly responded to him and couldn't wait for his next message.

{ * }

When Will and Sophie arrived in Havana and got off the plane he sighed quietly to himself.

When they went to take their bags Will was deep in his thoughts. Sophie was talking to him but he barely heard a word.

That was it. He was already hundreds of kilometers away from Bella and the others. They were all so far away from each other that he wondered if they would ever have the chance to be together again like they'd used to.

Pain pierced his heart. Though he was happy for his career and that he could clear his thoughts while he was away from Bella, he couldn't help but wonder what would happen with their relationship. He'd been trying to convince himself he loved her the whole time they were together, but the truth was he didn't even know what he was feeling. He hoped time would show him the right thing to do.

"Will? Are you listening?" Sophie's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Sorry." He said.

She sighed.

"Come on, we have to go. I'll show you where you'd be staying at, then we have a business meeting with the company that will sponsor you and tomorrow I'm going back to Australia."

Will nodded.

Even since he'd heard of her plan to go back to Australia for first time he felt she was up to something. He could only hope she wasn't planning to do anything reckless. Especially if it was involving Zane, because he knew his sister and he knew that when she wanted something she wouldn't give up until she had gotten it. That was why he had a really bad feeling.

He took his phone and sent a quick message to the girls.

"I arrived save and secure. You?"

{ * }

Rikki still couldn't believe what was happening. She was so happy. Even though she would miss the Gold Coast, her friends and her fiancé she couldn't hide her smile.

One of her biggest dreams was going to come true!

"I'm glad you're so happy sweetheart!" Her dad said.

They were waiting to get our luggage.

"Of course I am!" She responded with a big smile.

Her heart was beating like crazy from joy and she could barely stand still on her place. Actually wearing only a t-shirt and short shorts she was beggining to freeze because it was really cold, but she didn't pay attention to the cold anyway.

When it was time for them to take our luggage she leaned to take her bag and when she got up again she noticed a few boys that were in the same room waiting for their own bags were staring at her. When they realized she had noticed they were looking at her they hurried to move their eyes.

"Are you ready to go?" Her dad asked.

"Yes!" She said excited.

"Then, get ready, Vienna, because here we come!" Her dad said with a smile and she laughed.

They got out of the airport and the curly blond realized how cold it really was. They took a taxi and her dad gave directions to the driver while she was admiring the city. It was so beautiful!

She heard her phone beeping in her pocket. She ot it out to find two new messages. One from Zane and one from Will.

Zane's message read, "Hope your flight was ok. Call me when you're there. Kisses to my beautiful fiancé. P.S. I love you!"

She smiled. She dialed him and he picked up almost immediately.

"Hi, beautiful!" His voice cheered her. "Was the flight ok?"

"Yeah, yeah." She replied with a smile.

She decided to drop the fact there was a strong turbulence on the half way here.

"So? How's in Austria?"

"Great!" She replied. "But very cold though."

"I wish I was with you there so I could give you a warming hug." He said.

"Zane, I hate all those romantic stuff remember?"

"Yeah, sorry, I remember."

"Look, I've got to go now. Love you."

"No, Rikki, wait, love you too!" He said and she hung up with a smile.

She then opened Will's message. It read, "I arrived save and secure. You?"

She replied quickly, "Me 2. The others?"

And she slid back her phone into her pocket to see the taxi stopping in front of the most beautiful house she'd ever seen. Her mouth dropped and her eyes widened.

"What are we doing here?" Rikki asked her dad.

"Welcome home, darling!"

"Home? But, dad..we can't afford this!" She said her voice choked, while she was still looking at the house.

She loved it, but that was the real truth; they could not afford it!

"We can, with the new job I've got." Her dad said while the taxi was driving away.

"New job? What new job?"

"You're going to have to trust me with this, sweetheart." Her dad smiled and her face darkened.

She remembered herself saying exactly the same words.

"Dad, what's going on? What's that new job of yours? It's not anything dangerous is it?"

"No. And with this our conversation ends now."

"But-" She began but he interrupted her with a smile.

"No buts, Rikki, just chill out and enjoy the house."

She sighed but nodded and they walked inside. Her face darkened almost immediately; the house had a beautiful big yard and...a pool with a jacuzzi next to it. She realized how hard it would be for her to keep her secret with all that water.