has the same intentions as your dad. If she did, don't you think she would have approached you the first time you got a glimpse of one another?
He let out a sigh and leaned back into his seat, and I knew from the way he blinked next that he understood my thought and may even agree with my analysis.
"I'll figure it out later. We do deserve this break and it isn't every day we get to go to Dubai. They can't do anything with the professors around, so we'll just keep an eye out."
"That sounds like a good plan," Jax concluded. "Now can we nap? I'm still tired."
"Agreed." Kaito sighed and took off his glasses. "I want to be energized when we get there because we're totally exploring."
"Did anyone bring a camera?" I wondered. "Aside from our phones?"
"I did," Finnick said with pride. "Figured it would be good so I could paint some sights later on."
"Yes!" I cheered. "Will it have enough space for some pictures of all of us?"
"Yup." He grinned in triumph. "I brought two mega SD cards. One for pictures of us, and one for landscapes. We'll have a ton of memories."
"Perfect," I cheered and let out a yawn. "Notorious Nap Time!"
"Can that be a thing?" Jax questioned with a laugh.
"Sure." I giggled and snuggled next to him. "Why not."
"Score," the others agreed as we began to relax.
"Seven more hours till we arrive," Kaito whispered.
"More than enough time to sleep," Connor mumbled.
Jax moved his arm to lay along my shoulder, allowing my head to rest on his as we both relaxed.
"Sleep tight, Bri," he whispered to me as he kissed my forehead.
"Night," I quietly replied, already beginning to drift off.
Dubai, here we come.
Hidden Bargain And Unforseen Future
"Jeez. That woman doesn't have any manners."
I tightened my hold around Connor's arm, attempting to reassure him as we walked out of the elevator and right into the booked suite we were occupying for the next two months.
"She just bumped into me by accident, Connor. She didn't mean it," I tried to defend the blonde stranger, but she really could have easily avoided bumping into me.
"There's a difference between bumping and practically tackling. She's lucky Jax wasn't there or I swear the entire hotel would be on fire by now," Connor fumed. "I could feel she had no remorse what so ever. In fact, she was damn proud of herself for practically knocking you down! If the hotel attendant wasn't there, I'm sure I could have had a chance to return the favor. Maybe she'd learn a lesson or two if she tripped and broke her nose."
"Connor." I was smiling from ear to ear as I turned to hug him. "You wouldn't want to go break her plastic nose, now would you?"
"How do you know it's plastic?"
"It's rather obvious. The bridge of her nose isn't properly aligned at all, and even with makeup, you can see the slight discoloration in certain parts of her nose, which usually indicates that she only got it recently done."
"Please don't tell me you've been looking into plastic surgery." He looked worried. "You're absolutely perfect, Brianne. You don't need to go under the knife to change a damn thing."
I laughed and quickly shook my head.
"I'm not getting any alterations done," I assured him. "I personally am fine with my body. In fact, this is the first time I've really been happy with my appearance."
"Really?"
"Really," I repeated and bobbed my head for added emphasis. "I only know about the whole nose job thing because Mia and Miya were talking about plastic surgery and how it's pretty common and sometimes a standard in Korea due to high beauty standards and how important beauty is over there. Your attractiveness can determine whether you get certain jobs, especially in industries that deal with a lot of individuals like hostesses, flight attendants, and business management, especially in the skincare department. I just found it interesting so they explained a bit about it and I got to watch some examples."
"It's interesting how each culture is different," he admitted as his arms moved to wrap around my waist and he brought me closer so we could kiss.
We did exactly that while I felt his frustration with the previous matter begin to lessen.
The attendant had mentioned that blonde, blue-eyed Barbie had tried to book our floor and was guaranteed it wouldn't be taken for her trip, but those plans clearly changed with our abrupt arrival and now extended stay here.
Her 'try to push me