Kat POV

The plane ride was strange. Of course Hale had brought his private yet for us to use. I waited until we were all together to reveal the heist.

'We have to steal the Ali Van Peor necklace' I announced. Everyone was staring back at me, blinking at me in shock. I waited for a few moments before reaching over to the drum ink I had and took a sip.

'You're joking' Simon chuckled. I shrugged my shoulders and put a grape in my mouth.

'You're not joking' Hale answered seriously, his brow furrowed and knitted together

'Kat, that's impossible' Gab shook her head lightly, she then looked up at me through thick eyelashes 'You know that-'

'I know' I gave a small shudder. Eddie had tried and failed to steal it. He ended up going to jail...before he escaped. But that's a different story. A story he doesn't tell anymore.

'Why does Romani want it?' Angus asked

'He didn't say...he said we have to make it stealing' I bit my lip and looked out the window, watching the clouds tumble away as the plane soared through the sky.

'You know it'll be kidnapping, she never takes it off' Hale added. I could feel him looking at me.

'Romani said that he's never met someone so involved in this life as us...if it can be stolen...we can steal it'

'This is a suicide mission...if we get caught, we're screwed' Simon added

'We'll talk more in the morning' Gabby said, standing up, stretched and made her way to one of the larger chairs on the other side of the jet. Everyone else seemed to have the same idea and slowly they made their way to the large chairs and began to fall asleep. I sat on one of the back two seater, curled up and staring out of the window. I felt the leather crunch as Hale sat next to me. I could tell he was staring but I didn't want to look. We stayed quiet until he sighed.

'We need to talk' He whispered, his husky voice radiating across my body, giving me a slight shiver, radiating me in goosebumps.

'There's nothing to say' I answered bluntly

'Yes there is' Hale said through gritted teeth, he grabbed my hand, tugging it gently making me face him. When I looked at him through the gloom, I didn't expect to see the dark circles that plagued his under eyes, his eyes had lost their sparkle. He seemed older. Sadder. He sighed again and looked at our hands. 'I came looking for you that night, I thought you were at Nick's'

'I was' He looked up at me 'I left when you came'

'Why?'

'Because I knew that if I saw you again...I'd forgive you...and I didn't want to be weak' I admitted

'I'm sorry' He squeezed my hand lightly. I gave a small smile. 'So...you and Jamie?' He asked nervously

'We've shared some kisses...but nothing special' Hale let go of my hand and turned slightly away from me. It was my turn to stare at him now.

'Do you still love me?' Hale asked, his tone was definetely cold

'Yes' I admitted quietly, I looked at everything but him. 'Do you still love me?'

'I never stopped' He answered immediately. I closed my eyes and rested my head against his shoulder

'What do we do now Hale?'

'We need to land and then do rec-'

'I meant us' I looked up at him. I think I meant to talk about us...I wasn't sure anymore. Hale gave a toothy grin, he then kissed my forehead and cupped my face in one of his hands, with the other he smoothed my hair.

'I think now, we need to get some sleep' Hale said, his eyes finally drifting to meet my gaze. 'Kitty needs her energy' I rolled my eyes. Hale chuckled and kissed the top of my nose. I snugged into his body, fitting how I used to. The low hum of the engine was my lullaby that night.