Chapter Eleven

"Kat, Kat,"

He called trying to wake her up but she must be very tired cuz she just made a few noises and went straight back to sleep, he didn't want to wake her up but he had no choice, they were landing soon, and she needed to be seated.

"Baby, you need to wake you,"

He whispered into her ears but she just shook off his hand and continued sleeping, she is hard to wake, he knew it already, that's why he had decided to wake her an hour before landing.

"Yo! Wake up sleeping princess he whispered closed to ears but she just scratched him off again.

"Come on Katrina wake up or I am gonna kiss you,"

He voiced his face going close to hers that he could feel her breath on his face.

She jumped up and their face met, his lips touching hers, she moved off him in seconds.

"What are you doing?" She asked staring at him with sleep-dazed eyes.

"Hmm, isn't that obvious? I was trying to wake you up,"

He replied getting off the bed.

"You could have just told one of the air hostesses to wake me up, you didn't have to do that yourself,"

"Wow, calm down, I did send someone to wake you but you didn't respond to her and even I tried to wake you up for almost twenty minutes," he replied rolling his eyes at her expression, if he knew a kiss will wake her up he would have done that from the beginning.

"Anyway, I found a new way to wake you up, I will just kiss you if you don't get up,"

He added and she touched her lips with her fingers.

"I..., you...,"

"What Kat? Did you lose words? Wow, never knew I could make her speechless," he jokingly replied.

"I am just not sober yet, and who kisses a sleeping lady?" She asked arranging her hair and dress.

"Hmm," he thought out loud, "Prince Charming, or whatever they call him, did," he replied.

"Hello, you are not prince charming, neither am I snow white," she replied sassily.

"Agreed I can't be prince charming, he is so low and lacks lots of class,"

"You are so full of yourself,"

"Agreed, let's go and Continue talking while we are seated, we are landing soon." He said pulling her along with him.

She sat facing him and was looking at him with eyes still dazed from sleep.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing,"

"That doesn't seem like it though."

"Fine, you are acting so different with me, and it's confusing,"

"How? We are a couple remember? This is me playing my part," he lied he didn't know what was wrong with him either, he just liked teasing her and 'kissing her', his head whispered, yeah that too, why did he do that? It's will make things awkward between them and he didn't want that.

"You are right, I forgot for a moment," she replied.

"I hope you don't forget when we get to California,"

"I won't I will be all over you, that you won't even have a moment to breathe on your own," she answered.

"Looking forward to it then,"

They both became silent after that, he thought about what he will achieve if the trip is successful, first of he wanted to build a five-star hotel on the land, and also build something similar to a vacation home there, the land and the whole properties were large enough, he knew acquiring it will require lots of money and he had those in stock already, he just had to make the old man see him as the one fit to have the land, he didn't even know why Reuben was that old fashioned, like what's there to be thought about if the buyers have the money, why add a person moral and marital life as a part of criteria of getting the properties when at the end of the day, he was still gonna pay. He wanted the property and he was gonna get it.

"I hate landing,"

Katrina murmured out loud breaking the silence that has been on for over fifteen minutes.

"Come over here," he said pointing to the seat next to him, she looked sick, he didn't know she had a problem with landing and they have been traveling together for long, yeah Lucas you are a bad boss, his head scolded him.

"I am fine here,"

She replied closing her eyes, the pilot announced that they were landing in ten, he quickly moved from his seat and sat beside her before clapping back his seat belt.

"Hey,"

He voiced holding her hand and urging her to look at him.

"I didn't know you don't like it when planes lands,"

"I told you that you are a horrible boss, do you believe me now?"

She with her eyes still closed.

"I have no words," he replied. He truly had no words to defend himself, he should have known.

"Didn't know I could make Lucas the great speechless," she muttered using his earlier words.

"I am sorry I kissed you, it was a mistake, I didn't know you will jump up like that," he said apologetically.

"You know they might beat you up if you say something like that to another lady? No matter what no lady wanna hear it was a mistake when you kiss them and so on,"

She voiced pulling her hands from his and opening her eyes.

"Sorry about that my lady,"

"Apologies accepted sure," she replied.

They remained silent as the plane descended, she grabbed onto his hands and held him tight almost causing a bruise but he didn't complain, he felt bad for not knowing she was scared of a descending plane.

"Who is gonna pick us up from the airport, she asked releasing his hand when the plane finally came to a stop.

"A worker from the resort will be here." He revealed while dialing the number the phone rang and the guy on the other end greeted him and told him he was already at the airport.

"He is here already, we just need to get our things and we will be on our way there," he told her.

"Okay,"

"What?" He asked, she looked pale.

"Nothing, I just feel a little sick, I will be better if I rest my head a little,"

"Okay, " he replied holding out his hand for hers.

"Kat, this is it, from here on and until we leave California you are mine, let's do this baby," he said searching her eye, she nodded and held onto his hand.

"Thank you," he mouthed when they exited the plane.

"You are welcome," she mouthed back.

Going through airport agents didn't take much time, before long they were on their way to the resort, Katrina looked tired and she rested her head on his shoulder, not sure if she was playing her part or if it was because she felt comfortable with him but it was nice that she found his shoulders comfortable to sleep on.

"Welcome to California sir," the driver said maybe trying to start a conversation.

"Thanks, you work at the resort right?"

He asked.

"Yes sir."

"That's nice, have any of the other guests arrived?" He asked wanting to know how early or late they were.

"Yes, two different couples arrived early this morning, we are expecting others," the man replied.

"Okay," he replied, they weren't late too early, just how he liked it.

They arrived at the resort within thirty minutes and the workers showed them to their room, as he expected, they were sharing a room, Kat didn't look shocked or anything when she found out like she already thought so too. The resort worker who showed them to their room told them, Reuben was in the field and that he will be around soon.

As soon as they entered the room, Kat went to lay on the bed.

"Are you okay? Or should I get you something?" He asked worriedly.

"No, I am fine, don't worry,"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Lucas I am fine." She replied.

"Okay, okay, no need to be angry," he said raising his hand in surrender.

"Tish, I am not angry I am just tired,"

"Alright get some rest, I need to go check up on something I will be back soon,"

He said leaving their room without waiting for her response, he was tired too but he needed to make a few calls.

"As he left the room, he silently asked God for forgiveness and also prayed for the success of the trip, he wasn't much of a religious person but his parents had thought him to always pray and that was one thing he never forgets to do even though he knew he offended the maker a lot, he always tried to make amends.

"Time to get to work Lucas, let's get the bread," he muttered to himself as he walked out of the housing area of the resort into the fields.