Narrator-
Throughout the remainder of the flight, Liliana stayed in Chamille's shadow. Chamille noticed the tension between Liliana and Mr. Cavalier, and to avoid a possible crash landing, she took over the entire trip.
During the times of interaction between the hostesses and Mr. Cavalier, Liliana kept her head up, and avoided eye contact with the insufferable man, and during their time away she dodged every question Chamille sent her way.
In between the hourly checks on the client and immersing her mind in the fictional world of her favorite authors, Liliana saw that the time went by a lot quicker than she initially expected, and soon enough, they were preparing to land.
After ensuring that Mr. Cavalier was buckled in, the hostesses buckled themselves in as the plane got lower in altitude.
When they landed safely, Liliana let out a relieved breath then she turned to Chamille as she proposed "I'll go open the door, and you check to see how the landing was for him."
"Okay." Chamille simply shrugged because she knew that Liliana was avoiding Mr. Cavalier at all costs.
All the while Mr. Cavalier waited to see how the final moments of the trip would play out.
He noticed that Liliana caught on quickly to his game, and she played it cool, as if she wasn't bothered by the fact that he ignored her. He knew that his actions earlier were a bit harsh, but he just wanted her to beg for his attention. However, it seemed that his actions so far had been futile.
He noticed when Liliana waltzed passed him, and he couldn't help it when his eyes glided towards her shapely legs, then he brought his eyes back up as he studied her swaying hips and backside. Frantz could only imagine the pleasure he would receive when he handled her backside, and he found that he would rather have that pleasure sooner rather than later.
Frantz kept his eyes on Liliana as he unbuckled himself from the chair. Then, something came to him.
Rather than just ignoring her, he would confuse her. Play with her mind until she couldn't figure out his angle. He knew it was cruel of him, but she hurt his ego, and no one got away with hurting his ego.
Chamille approached him with a smile, and after a small exchange, he began following her out of the jet.
Liliana noted Chamille and Frantz approaching in her peripheral vision. As they got closer, Liliana fixated her eyes straight ahead, but she could feel his eyes on her. Liliana tried to keep her breathing calm. She avoided moving or doing anything that could hint just how nervous she felt.
But on the inside, she was a mess. Her heart was thumping in her chest. She could feel the sweat forming in her armpits, her intertwined fingers also drowning in sweat.
Liliana was silently preparing herself for whatever rude act he prepared to send her way, but the moment Chamille stood next to her, Liliana felt her heart leap out of unwelcomed excitement.
"Have a good evening Mr. Cavalier." Chamille stated, and with a "thank you." Frantz replied, to Chamille.
Liliana drew in a breath, ready to be ignored by Frantz once again when he did the last thing she expected from him for the day.
As Mr. Cavalier passed her by, with a simple "Liliana." He exited the plane.
Liliana was struck dumb.
She looked after the departing man and frowned out of confusion, her jaw slightly parting out of surprise and bewilderment. She did not expect him to address her. Especially since he had been giving her the cold shoulder all throughout the flight.
Liliana turned to Chamille who simply shrugged and said, "come on, let's grab our stuff and head out. So tomorrow you have a day off, then Wednesday we will be flying with the Dunns to New York. We will spend the night, and early morning fly back with Mr. Marin. Those two shifts will be counted as shifts 3 and 4. If you manage to improve throughout those two shifts, then shift 5 will be considered your solo shift. And before you start freaking out, yes I will be there but only as your shadow. I will not say a word." Chamille explained as they grabbed their personal belongings and headed out of the plane.
Of course, as they went down the stairs, Liliana stated, "wait, we forgot to alert the pilot that we're no longer on board."
Chamille turned to Liliana and smiled as she said, "good, that was a test. I wanted to see your state of mind after that crazy trip, and it shows that you've kept your composure, and a clear mind. If you keep this up, I won't be worried about your solo shift. It'll be a breeze."
Liliana smiled proudly, feeling as if she won a gold star. She always loved doing the best that she could in her performances, and she loved succeeding as well. She was an overachiever, and she was very proud of it.
Liliana returned on the plane and alerted the pilots, then when she exited, Carlos had already arrived.
"Good evening ladies, I do pray that your trip was as smooth as possible." Carlos greeted, and Chamille laughed as she said, "hi Carlos. Our trip was amazing, but it'll be even better when you take us home."
"That I can do." Carlos confirmed, then he turned to a very quiet Liliana as he said, with a smile "does this mean you'll stick around for a few?"
And Liliana shrugged as she said, "yeah, I don't see why not? I mean I haven't met the wrong kind of interesting people."
And Carlos smiled even wider as he said, "that's great. Well, I look forward to driving you in the early mornings."
"Me too." Liliana smiled, her cheeks warm with a friendly blush.
Chamille's eyes darted between the duo, then she said, "sorry to break up this social call, but I got two chubby babies waiting for me at home."
"Of course." Carlos stated, then he cleared his throat as he opened the door, and the women slid inside the car.
During the car ride, Chamille turned to Liliana and spoke in a hushed tone "I think Carlos has eyes for you."
"Oh? And what makes you say that?" Liliana asked,.
"Well for one, I've never seen him this happy when picking someone up this late. And I think this is the first time I've seen him smile and interact like this." Chamille explained, and Liliana rolled her eyes as she tried to reason "well maybe it’s because I'm a newbie and he wants to make me feel welcomed, unlike some people." Liliana added the last part before she could stop herself.
"Oh? Care to elaborate?" Chamille poked, and Liliana felt her face heat up as she said, quickly "nope."
Chamille laughed and a few seconds later, Liliana joined her.
The ladies made small talk until Carlos pulled up to Liliana's two-bedroom house. Liliana happily bid Chamille and Carlos good night, then she headed in and called her parents as soon as she locked the door.
"Hello." Her mom greeted.
"Mom, I'm home. I just walked through the door." Liliana explained, and she could hear the relief in her mother's voice as she said, "okay, okay good. I'm glad."
"Mom where you worried?" Liliana asked, and the mom replied, "of course I was worried. You know I was never really a fan of flying, so of course I'm always glad when you let me know that you're okay."
"And I will never forget that." Liliana stated, then she let out a prolonged yawn, and once she could catch her breath she said, "mom, I gotta go. I'm really sleepy. I will call you tomorrow morning, okay? Bye, love you."
"Love you too Lili." Her mom stated, then they ended their call. Not bothering to do anything else for the night, Liliana headed to bed, only to dream of the dark eyes and deep voice.
Meanwhile, Mr. Cavalier had just turned off his laptop, finally done with his work for the day.
He rubbed his eyes feeling tired, as his tense shoulder burned with an aching sensation. Frantz sighed as he gulped back the last of his liquor, then he headed to his room for some much-needed sleep.
As Liliana was finally taken over by sleep, she found herself once again victim to a terrorizing dream.
"You got what you wanted Mr. Cavalier. You've pursued me and played a good game. You won. You got me in your bed. But before it happened, you promised one night. Just one. I gave up, and I gave in, and you got what you wanted." Liliana stated, in her dream as she looked up into his dark eyes, her teary gaze doing nothing but causing his anger to rise.
"Yes I did. So what?" He replied, though Liliana could hear the edge in his voice.
"But now you're telling me that you're not holding up your end of the bargain. You told me you would stop pursuing me after this. That I'd be free to do whatever I wanted. That I could be with anyone I wanted but-"
"And now I've changed my mind. I seem to have developed an interest to you Ms. Chavez, and until my hunger is sated, you belong to me. No one else can have you, and if you even think of getting involved with someone else, I will make sure that my face is the last thing he sees!" Frantz roared just as he grabbed Liliana's face and kissed her harshly, as her broken tears rolled down her cheeks.