The bags were packed, the finale had wrapped and swimsuits had been modeled and approved. Victoria and I were heading to Los Angeles for a month and were both incredibly excited. We had gotten a car service to get us to the airport and we settled in the backseat ready for our first trip together. I would be working during our time there but we would still have plenty of time to spend together and had a few activities planned; including me finally meeting Victoria's family. It was a huge step but one I felt I was ready for. We got to the airport, checked in and boarded our flight without incident. We were in first class and except for us and a couple of other people it was pretty empty. I sat by the window and Victoria laid her head on my shoulder. She looked beautiful in a purple sundress that went to her knee. She smelled as sweetly as always and I enjoyed simply breathing in her scent.
"Are you ever going to stop doing that?" She asked with a smile on her face.
"Doing what?" I countered innocently.
"Smelling me as if you were about to eat me."
"Well I may always decide to just eat you. You taste just as good as you smell." I said while laying my hand on her knee.
"I should have known."
"Yea V you really should have. Shame on you!"
She playfully hit me and I kissed her forehead.
"Can't wait to get to L.A. Don't get me wrong I love New York. But L.A is home." She said excitedly.
"I can imagine. You know I never had anywhere to call home. I'm jealous of you."
"You got to travel the world and you speak 5 languages. And you're jealous of me?"
"Well you have a home, a house that you grew up in, Childhood friends that you share memories with. I never knew where I would be the following year. It wasn't easy to create lasting friendships." She grabbed my hand and looked me in the eye.
"I guess the grass is always greener on the other side!"
"Sure is. That's why I'm excited to see your home and your family. So I can know more about you and how you grew up."
"You're just hoping to see embarrassing baby pictures of me."
"Damn, sometimes I forget how well you know me." We both laughed and leaned in closer to one another.
"I'm excited for you to see more of my world too babe."
"Even the embarrassing pictures?"
"NO! Forget about that happening."
"Sheez I don't even know why I'm here negotiating with you. I'm just going to go over there and charm your mother into showing me."
"You wouldn't"
"Oh I would!"
"How about we work something out?"
"What did you have in mind V?"
She looked around the cabin and noticed as I had earlier just how empty the cabin was. She smiled mischievously at me.
"Want to join the mile high club?" My grin was on full on display.
"There you go. You're a hell of a negotiator Miss Justice."
"You're just a Perv!"