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"Yea, I guess I’raduated!" My friend’s shrieked aroundto California with your friends!" Judy rubbed lanced over my shoulder to make sure my friends were still out of earshot The coast was clear
"Yea, We are going to have a great ti I hesistated before putting raduated or happy to be getting rid oflot fast enough I drove a few blocks away and pulled into the Pizza Palace parking lot After about ten minutes, William’s black car pulled in beside ot out of his car and slipped into the passenger seat of my car He wrapped his hand in my hair and kissed ainst et away from this place He s out of the car and retrievinght and I ju his hand overto the airport
We arrived in the early afternoon at LAX I held Williae clais He wrapped his ar not having to hide froela, he was s and we h the crowd The only stares we got were fro William a flirty smile or two
As we stepped out into the sun a row of cars lined the street with ers Williah I followed his eyes to a car sign that read ‘Honor’
"Coa black suit smiled and opened my door for me I politely thanked him and slid inside The car smelled of leather and made me think of the third floor in at Williarin
"What?" He asked with a half shter as we h the busy streets I couldn’t take ates lined the road where mansions set back in fro pictures Everything here was larger than life "Have you been here before?" I asked, not taking hter in his voice I shot him a quick smile as he pulled ed hi to take full advantage There was also so else there He see from a man as so in control Our car veered off the ate The driver reached out of hisand punched in a code on the keypad, causing the gate to slide open
"Where are we?" I sat up, trying to get a better look but Williae fountain and ca My door opened and I looked to William "Go ahead" He kissed me on the forehead and releasedin the view of the spectacular house
"This is ae pillars lined the white porch that was covered in beautiful flowers
"Co me to the door
"Our stuff" I motioned back to the car He ht to us" He said with the wave of a hand We stepped inside and I had to stop to look atThe floor was a whiteabove Ahead where two massive identical staircases Willia?" He asked and all I could do was nod "I figured after the last feeeks we could really use a nice vacation "Corinned and ht staircase I followed behind him to a door at the top of the steps He opened it to reveal a room the size of my home The walls were covered in expensive dark wall papers and iant ornately carved four post bed I stepped inside and ran my hand over the post
"So beautiful" I said as William wrapped his arms aroundin this house" He kissedso different I could only assuht had been lifted off his shoulders after the arrest of Angela’s husband He playfully pushed hed as he fell on top ofmy jaw His expression turned serious for a lanced at the wall behindto look aboveto figure out how to tie you to the posts I laughed as someone cleared their throat behind us Willias, Sir" Willia for lunch?" He asked Willialanced down atout for lunch Dinner still at eight?" The man nodded and exited the room I cocked my head to the side but he just smiled He slid off of ers in his and he pulledhis arms around my back I realizeded quickly and e A small black convertible sat by the entrance
"You like?" Williahts blinked and the car beeped in response I smiled and nodded as I slid down into the seat We made our way across town to a small secluded restauraunt We sat in the front atching the passerbys as they didn’t give us a second glance
"I could get used to this" I s able to be out in public with you It’s nice" I swas on his mind