Love Untangled - Chapter 153

Benjamin

“The plane is waiting for you.” I heard my grandfather say.

“We have to go.” I breathed in her neck. Jasmine look up at me and her eyes fell on my lips. I could not swallow.

When we walked out from under the willow, our family was there, waiting for us.

They all curtsies, but my grandfather and I smiled at that.

My grandfather had instructed everyone to greet us from a distance, only Daniel stepped up towards me. He embraced me and padded my back. “It is time to man up.” He whispered under his breath.

He took my face in his hands and smacked my jaws. I frowned at him. I knew he meant well though.

Jasmine was being carried to the helicopter. I could see it was a struggle for the nurses to keep up, while they were dragging around everything Jazz needed.

I came to sit next to her. “You are not flying today?” She asked. Her eyes were bloodred from crying. “Nope, not in my condition.” I slightly smiled at her.

One of my guards handed me a bottle of water and I eagerly took it. My head was about to explode.

I laid my head back and closed my eyes. When I opened one of my eyelids, I saw that Jasmine was staring at me. I wrapped one of my arms around her and laid my head back again.

We landed when I woke up. It had been a quick nap. We were at our royal airport and we were guided in one of our aircrafts.

I could hardly keep my eyes open. “Jazz, do you mind if we sleep during this flight?” I asked her. They placed all the necessary machines next to our bed in the master bedroom on board and wired Jasmine to them.

“Alright.” She simply said. “Can I sleep in your arms?” She asked and then eyed the doctor who just came walking in.

“If you are careful.” He eyed me. I shut my eyes and did not move. What did he think I was capable of doing right now? I still felt like my head swam, or the room turned. I did not know which ever it was. I certainly did not feel well though.

Jasmine snuggled in my arms, her face resting om my chest.

Saphira

Lynn walked into my room. “Where were you?” She asked me. “What do you mean?” I frowned. “We all said our goodbye’s to Ben and Jazz and you were nowhere to be seen.” Lynn rolled her eyes at me.

“He left?!” I mumbled. I could not believe that he went through with it and left the palace. “Yeah, he and Jazz are going on there honeymoon.” She said with in a strange tone. “How can they celebrate their honeymoon when she is in a hospital bed?” I shrugged.

Lynn held up her shoulders. “I do not know, really.” Lynn spoke.

“He seemed off… I think he was drunk or something.” Lynn sounded worried about her brother.

“It had been a heavy time.” I offered an explanation.

“For all of us.” Lynn sighed heavily. “I uhm.. I came here because someone was asking for you.” Lynn said a little bit embarrassed.

“Malik said that you were missing.” She said apologetic. She did not even miss me herself, I realized. “Ok, okay.” I sat as I sat straight up on the bed. “Can you hand me my comb?” I asked Lynn.

“Sure thing.” She said. Instead of handing me my brush, She climbed on my bed and started combing my hair.

“So… What is up with you and Malik?” Lynn asked, not hiding her true intentions for longer than five minutes.

I snickered. “Lynn…” I complained teasingly. “What?!” She giggled. “I noticed the way he talked about you.” She said wiggling her eyebrows.

“Nothing happened, really.” I said remembering the tour he gave me around the palace. “He just let me see what, according to him, made a man a good Saudi man around here.” I told her.

“A good Saudi man huh.” Lynn pushed for more information.

“And what did he show you?” Lynn asked. “Mhh.. the praying area’s mostly… ” I thought about this morning.

“He is handsome, isn’t he.” Lynn went on. I took a pillow and smacked it to her head. “He is Ben’s cousin!” I said meaningfully.

“So what?! Ben has like hundredths of cousins.” Lynn shrugged.

“Lynn!” I said disapprovingly. “I could never.” I told her. “Ben wouldn’t mind.” Lynn presumed.

I looked at her skeptically. “Or would he?” She asked me while observing me. “He warned me not to date anyone he knows.” I answered her.

“Did he really say that?” She responded. “Sure thing.” I declared.

“So he is jealous then.” Lynn voiced. “I guess…” I said and let myself fall down on the bed.

“But what do you think about Malik?” Lynn interrogated me, like only she could.

“Sure, he is handsome.” I responded. “Oh come on.. that is a bunch of baloney… he more than handsome alright.” Lynn announced.

“Since you broke it off with Zach… You might as well have fun here right?” Lynn giggled. I hit her with the pillow again.

“What did he say about me?” I wondered out loud.

“You should ask him yourself.” Lynn said meaningfully, eying the door. “You have got to be kidding me!” I grumbled.

“Lynn!!” I hissed. “He is here?!” I shrieked. “God no…” I mouthed. Lynn nodded with a smile.

“He asked if we wanted to go out…” Lynn said like a sulky child. She pouted her lips. “Pretty please… ” She begged me.

I smacked my face with the palm of my hands.

“Ughh.” I complained. “Really?” I asked again, hoping she was kidding. Lynn frantically shook her head, meaning ‘yes’.

“Who else is coming with?” I asked. “Raina.. some other princesses.. so I have heard and some princes.” Lynn stated.

“It is a group effort then?” I asked her skeptically.

“Alright. Tell him I will get ready.” I smiled at Lynn.. I needed my mind to be elsewhere anyway.