Chapter 11
The triplets on the other hand were having a blast being on the plane. This was their first plane ride since they were born and I could understand their excitement.
Paul, Tim and Ash all held their hands together while chattering nonstop throughout the ride.
I sat on my seat with my headphones on while listening to the songs being played in the background. It was calming and I did not have to listen to the kids and their screams of joy.
I felt the quake of the plane before noticing that it was about to get into the air.
Travis settled beside me with a tray of food.
“Lobster?” he offered as I chuckled while taking one.
“You love lobsters so much,” I smiled at him.
“Yeah I do. I just hope the earth doesn’t run out of them.”
We finished eating before I closed my eyes to drift off into the darkness.
“Hey,” someone shrugged me awake as I opened my eyes to see him standing over me. “We’re here.”
“Oh,” I muttered to my feet. With a sigh, I stood to my feet to see the children asleep. “How long was I out?”
“Almost two hours. We didn’t make any stop so there was no need to wake you or the kids up.”
“Alright,” I got to the children to wake them up as they all jumped up excitedly running out of the plane.
I exited behind them to see a limousine waiting at the end of a red carpet with two men in black suits waiting in front of the open doors.
“I hope I didn’t do too much,” he smiled. “I don’t know what you’re used to when you travel so I decided to do this.”
“This is more than perfect,” I laughed at him before getting down the stairs. I entered the car to see the children had already found the remote to the television and were watching a cartoon. “Okay, you three should settle down and not spoil anything.”
“Hey, you should leave them,” Travis chuckled while getting into the car. “They can do whatever they want.”
“You spoil them too much.”
“I know.” The driver, after packing our bags into the car, entered as the man gave our hotel address to him.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
We arrived a few minutes later at the large hotel with people ready to take our bags into our rooms.
When I exited the car, the nostalgic smell of my birth country hit me. The accents, the people around with the smell of the food that I would get from exotic places like this.
“Shall we?” he asked, leading me into the hotel with the children going before him.
We entered the room as the children ran for the open windows which gave off a large exotic view.
“Do you guys like America?” Travis asked as they all screamed at the top of their lungs. “Alright.”
I watched him pick up his bags as he started for the door.
“Where are you going?” I asked escorting him out.
“I’ve got some people to meet up with at my company branch here. It might take a while for me to be done and get back to you.”
“Why didn’t you tell me that you already had something to do when we landed here?” I was not ready to face this new place alone. I needed him by my side. I was too proud to say it but I really did need him to help me get ahead.
“Hey,” he dropped his bags on the ground to hold my hands in his. “You’ll do great. You came this far without me, I’m sure you can do so much more without me as well. We came here for a reason. Don’t forget that.”
I smiled feeling my confidence rise to the top.
“Now all you need to do is not worry about the things you’re facing and focus on what you can do. I’ll be here with you. If you have any trouble, call me and we’ll work something out. Okay?”
“Yeah,” I nodded before hugging him and watching him go.
When he was gone, I entered the apartment to see the children were playing in a room.
I picked up the remote and turned on the television as my heart sank. Right on the television was the man who has shattered my confidence and has made me feel terrible for getting married.
My ex-husband was on the television as I felt my body vibrate in anger.
I heard the door open as Travis entered asking a question which I could not hear as I was having a crisis.
“Zen?” I heard him say as I turned to him stiffly, getting him to hug me. “Hey, it’s okay.”
“It’s not okay,” I sniffed. “He’s here. Maybe coming here was a mistake. I thought I would get over him and move on but it turns out that I can’t.”
“Hey,” he held me away from his body to stare into my eyes. “Don’t say that. He will regret everything he has done to you. I promise you that. President or not, he’s still a man and he will rue the day he messed with you.”
“Thank you,” I smiled. “But there is something I want you to know.”
“Sure, you can tell me.”
“I want to keep my arrival a secret. I don’t want my family to know first that I’m here.”
“Sure,” he smiled, rubbing my arm. “We can do that. But if I might ask, is there any particular reason for the secrecy?”
“No. I just don’t want them to know. But they are the first I want to take down.”
He nodded. “Do you want me to cancel my trip to the office? I can do that. I can’t leave you like this.”
“I’m okay.”
“You are not okay. Don’t lie to me.”
“Travis, I’m fine.”
He stared at me for a few seconds flat without saying anything before getting out his phone to call his assistant and cancel his plans.