Everything went blurry, when Nick, who was sitting in the airport shuttle like all the others, turned around one last time to look at Fiona. He hadn't been able to say good bye properly, that's what made him feel so down right now. How much would Nick have liked to take her into his arms one last time and to cuddle her. The only thing left for him now, was what he was holding in his right hand. It was two pics from a photo machine of him and Fiona. She had the other two. Nick had to smile, even though there were still tears streaming down his face, when he was looking at the pictures. In one of the pictures the both of them were cross-eyed and in the other they were sticking out their tongues. Those pictures had been made during their shopping spree. Fiona had forgotten to give them to him the night before and had slipped this little strip of pics to him before he'd had to leave.
The fans at the airport began to calm down. Finally one could hear his own word again. The guys had just vanished with the shuttle bus in the direction of the airplane and Katrin, Angie and I were still sitting in the check-in department, cause we weren't up for *bearding the lion in his den* yet ! That would have been too close to suicide, cause the girls had already called us bitches and else, when the guys had still been there !
Lara had been looking quite unbelieving when Nick had come happily beaming towards me first ! She still seemed to be mad. Katrin and Angie took me between them, smiling all along, when we went by her clique.
"Do you realize something Fiona ?", Angie whispered .
"Huh, what ?"
"Normally you should be on the ground now ... LOL ... if looks could kill ...!"
Katrin, who had heard Angie's comment as well, and I laughed or fool heads of. That was typical for Angie. Of course after that we got even more comments by the others, like arrogant chicks and stuff like that. But by now I didn't react to it anymore.
My cellphone rang again. As if I wouldn't have guessed, it was Nick once again ! The guys were shortly before take off and he just wanted to talk once more, before he had to turn off his cellphone for the flight.
"Aww Nick, you're one of a kind ! But even if you would be able to leave your phone on, you wouldn't phone anyhow, cause you're always sleeping, so you won't get too much of the flight ! Or did that change by now ??"
"Oh, you're right !! Well, I would be too afraid anyhow, that this electrical smog, or whatever you call it, would cause us to wreck ! You know what kind of a coward I am ! I just wanted to say good bye once more, because we couldn't really do that before. By the way, I'm really sorry about that !"
Why was he excusing himself for that now ? It hadn't been his fault.
Nick had an uneasy feeling when the plane took off. It wasn't his fear of flying this time though ! It was more that he had the feeling, that he should have told Fiona what he felt for her. He couldn't explain why, but thinking about that made him feel odd. When the bus had taken him away from Fiona earlier, he'd had the feeling that this was final.
Kevin got up his guts and took the youngest of the band into his arms.
"Hey Nick, what's wrong ? Why are you pulling such a face ? Fiona, right ?? Did you tell her ? ... If you look at me the way you do now, then you didn't, right ? Aww, little one, but why do you have to be sooo shy all the time ?? On that part you could take up a little from AJ ! I think, Amanda would be very thankful for that !"
"What??", AJ took the headphone off his ears, "did someone talk about me there ?? Kevin ??"
"See", Kevin smiled at Nick "the smiling works again already !"
"Yeah, it does! But I'll listen to some music now and sleep a little, okay ?!"
Nick pressed the play-button ...
-Now I had the time of my life, oh I never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's true and it's only 'cause of you! -
A smile approached on Nick's lips. He was probably making a fuss out of nothing. He would confess his love to Fiona the next time they'd meet. That was certain for him already, cause he wouldn't let that chance pass again !
"Katrin, come on, hurry up !! Please !"
I just wanted to leave this airport now. There were just too many people there staring at me all the time and whispering. Angie and I already got in the car and turned on the stereo. I just wanted to turn off the radio and put in a CD, when Angie kept a hold of my hand ...
"And now a classic, which is always liked to be listened to, here on Energy 103.4 : from the movie Dirty Dancing *Time of my life* ...
-Now I had the time of my life, no I never felt like this before, yes I swear it's true and it's only 'cause of you! -
"Hihi, man , I haven't heard that song so often in just two days ever ..." I said to her, smiling, and already started the engine, cause Katrin was almost at the car.
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song used : again *Time of my life* from the Dirty Dancing OST