78 farewell kisses (2/2)

Jos let out a heavy sigh. ”It really is beautiful here. I can see why you picked it.”

”Yep.” He glanced down at her a sideways smile covering his handsome face. ”I told you, you'd like it.

It reminds me of the island you grew up on.”

Jos stared out into the calm waters, ”It does, doesn't it.” She couldn't stay mad at him, instead, she leaned her head against his strong chest until the last rays of light vanished below the surface of the waters.”

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Russ continued to stare down at his phone. They were waiting to board the plan back to the U.S and Rin and Shelly had promised to see them off but as of this morning they hadn't seen either of them. Russ let out an irritated huff as he turned around and walked toward the woman at the gate. ”You know what, she can text later.” Just as he was about to hand his ticket to the woman a tiny hand reached out and stopped him.

”No not yet!” Shelly yelled. She took advantage of his surprise and pulled him into a tight hug. ”Thank you for coming all this way to check on me and for staying extra time just for me!” She pushed up on her tip toes and gave him a peck on the cheek. ”We'll come visit soon, just let us know where you'll be staying.”

Russ gave her a light hug and kissed her on the top of her head. ”Alright, maybe by then the honeymoon phase will have wore off.” He shook his head as he turned toward Rin and held his hands out for a hug from the smaller man as well. ”You guys take care.” He looked pointedly into

Rin's eyes as he spoke. ”I got to have a witness when I tell the everyone how I almost beat this jerks ass.” He shot his thumb over his shoulder indicating Orion, who was already turning green just from the thoughts of flying again.

Shelly giggled and launched herself at the hulking man. She squeezed him tightly for a second then set a tiny bag of hard candy's into his palm. ”It was great meeting you. Take care of my brother.” She glanced down at the candy's. ”And these are for you they held with queasiness.”

Orion huffed out a grunt and took a candy from the bag and pooped it into his mouth. ”Taste like ginger root.” He said around the candy in his mouth as he sucked.

Rin nodded, ”It is made with ginger and several other herbs used to help with nausea. It's an old family remedy of my mothers.” He shot Shelly a sideways glance as his lips curled up into a satisfied smile. He held out his hand and waited for Shelly to walk into his embrace before he announced. ”We'll be away for a few days, but as soon as we're back we'll give you guys a call and you can catch us up on the U.S situation.”

Russ and Orion gave a final wave as they stepped through the gates of their flight. Shelly waved back in joy and Rin nodded as both his hands were preoccupied in holding Shelly tight. ”I'll call or text as soon as we get back! I can't wait to hear how it goes with you and Jos! I hope it all works out!” She shouted at her brothers now departing back.

Russ glanced back and nodded. It did mean a lot to him that she was in fact happy about him and Jos being together, but the fact that he hadn't heard from her in the past week really bothered him. He'd asked Orion on several occasions to call Areion and see if he'd let him talk to her but he'd straight out refused. He'd used various excuses but by now it was obvious he was allowing his brother to have uninterrupted time with her... to rekindle any spark that they'd once had or some horse shit like that. Russ gritted his teeth together and fisted his hands. {It's fine, I'll see her soon enough and when I do, I'll win her back. NO ex lover will stand in the way.} He glared at Orion's back as his mind continued to brood. ”I hope you're sick the whole damn flight.” He growled.

Orion arched a brow as he glanced over his shoulder at Russ. ”And I hope at least one of them are in your lap.” He pushed into the tight seats pointedly choosing the window seat. ”Buckle up buttercup, it's gonna be a messy ride.”