8 Plane ride

Ian zipped up his bags and went downstairs. After his confrontation with Alice he decided to leave to avoid being in a situation where he had to lie or tell the truth.

"And then? Where are you going?" Jeremy asks seeing his bags.

"I'm leaving, tell Alice i had to go"

"You see....period" Vanessa whispers teasing him. Jeremy glared at her.

"Ian...did Jackson do something? I can sort it out for you" he says standing up. Ian shakes his head.

"Let him leave,it's a free country...also he's no longer welcome here" Alice said from behind. Ian turns around to face her.

"the truth will be exposed and I won't be there to help you " he says making her scoff.

"Try me"

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He buckled up in his seat as the flight attendants were advising everyone to buckle up.

After he had faced off with Alice, Jeremy volunteered to take him to the airport and on the way there he was asked if anything happened between him and Alice but all Ian could say was no because at the end, it wasn't his place to tell Alice's business.

After some minutes the plane was up in the air and Ian didn't even notice.

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"What do you mean he left?"

"He just left, he didn't say why"

He sighs and massaged the bridge of his nose lightly, if Ian were to bump into Ethan and have his plans be exposed then all his work would be in vain.

"I have to catch that flight" he runs off. The two girls awe at the same time.

"Such a romantic" they said, Jeremy rolled his eyes.

"Things like that only happen in movies and stories, stop your daydreaming"

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"Hello, have all the planes leaving Miami left? If yes how many?" He asks, the lady sitting behind the desk gives him a skeptical look and types on her computer.

"2 flights have left, the first left 6 hours ago and the second left 12 minutes ago"

"Fuck" he cursed to himself. He had to think on his feet.

"May I please have the ticket for the next one"

"No problem, will that be cash or card?"

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"Mom I'm home!" He shouts closing the front door, a small white puppy comes running at him yiping louding. He smiles and picks it up letting it sniff and lick his face.

"So soon? What happened?" A voice says coming from the kitchen. He smiles and sees his mother standing infront of the stove.

"Things turned weird so i had to leave...also Jackson asked me out"

"Really? Where did you go?"

" some sea food restaurant, it was really nice"

Ian says, he didn't even get to say goodbye to Jackson before he left. His mother turns to face him.

"Honey...what really made you come back?"

"....^sigh^....Alice and I had a fight, she said i wasn't welcome anymore so i had to leave"

"Oh honey" she hugged him patting his back softly.

"It's okay...things like these happen you know"

"Yeah you're right....so tell me about this Jackson, did he treat you good?"

"Mom!" Ian exclaimed pulling away from the hug.

"I'm just asking"

"I know but still..."

"Okay okay, go freshen up, you smell like dog saliva"

"Mom! Ew!"

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"I'm home!"

"Do you have to announce it?" A voice says coming down the stairs. A man stood infront of him, his beard looked unkempt and he had a large bottle of beer in his hand. Jackson sighed.

"Why are you drinking in the morning?"

"Why are you here? Didn't you say....^hic^....you're not coming back" the man says slurring his words.

"Whatever" he says walking past him.

"Look at you, acting all high and mighty, we have guests tonight, make sure to....^hic^....entertain them perfectly"

He halts his movement and turns to face his father.

"While i was away, who entertained them?" He asked darkly.

"Your....^hic^....brother ofcourse"

"You son of a bitch!" he threw his bag at his father's face making him fall with a thud to the floor, the man laughs.

"They said he was all nice and juicy...^hic^....maybe he'll replace you"

"Don't you ever touch him again" he says punching him on the face.

"Why? you want him all to yourself? so....^hic^...greedy"

Chills ran up his spine after hearing that. He stood up looking at his father in disgust. He stomps his way upstairs.

"You leave in a brothel...^hic^....get used to it kid"

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Back at the beach house, Alice had tried to make Jeremy acknowledge her but all she received were glares and being ignored.

Right now, she was following the couple silently behind as they collected sea shells on the shore.

"Alice, you can head back if you want, we're going to take a long time" Jeremy says. She nods.

"Okay, I'll see you later then"

She heads back, her head down in disappointment as she thought about how she treated Ian just to be ignored in the end.

"Maybe I should head home as well"

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He sighed laying on his bed, his bedroom was brightly painted, bright blue walls with a matching duvet to complete the look, the puppy on his bed was sleeping soundly.

His phone suddenly vibrated, he looks at it and it was a call from Alice, was she going to apologize or mock him more....he didn't know so he just ignored the call.

"I know I'm not confident but did she have to point it out? friends don't do that, right fluffy?" He asked, the puppy only raised an ear and remained asleep.

"I wonder how Jackson is spending his day"