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"Hey, Justin!" Aiden greeted cheerfully.
"Hi," Justin smiled.
"Are you busy?"
"No, I'm not," he replied, hopping onto the empty lunch desk. "I just want to have a word with you."
As Justin relaxed on the lunch desk, a woman approached him.
"Is this seat taken?" she asked.
"Not at all, feel free to sit."
As she settled down, Justin asked if she'd like to have lunch. She happily agreed, and Justin brought their food back to the table, excited to spend time with his crush. Midway through her meal, the lady paused.
"Can I ask you something?" she said.
"Sure, go ahead."
"I heard you're close with the Smiths. Is that true?" she asked. Justin paused, surprised.
"I heard your friend got close to one of the Smiths through you, is that right?"
"Well… yh… uhn… can you give me a second? I need to use the restroom."
"Okay," she answered with a sly smile.
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"Huh?" Aiden exclaimed suddenly, startling everyone on the plane.
"Sorry, I'm sorry," he muttered, realizing he'd drawn attention.
"What do you mean?" he whispered into his cell phone.
"I mean what I said," Justin confirmed.
"And what did you say?" Aiden asked, eyes wide.
"Yes, I said yes," Justin replied calmly.
"You said yes? Are you crazy? Why would you say yes?" Aiden asked loudly, oblivious to the fact that he was disturbing the entire flight. Damian, on a business call nearby, frowned slightly, and Sean, his secretary, noticed Aiden's loud conversation. He moved to intervene, but Damian raised a hand, signaling him to stop. Sean returned to his seat as the cabin fell silent, with only Aiden's voice audible, still on his video call, completely unaware of the quiet around him.
"How could you tell her that? By the way, which Smiths are you talking about? Who are they?" Aiden asked, suddenly realizing he'd forgotten he was talking about the Smiths Justin knew. Charlie and Damian exchanged surprised looks.
"What do you mean, 'Who are they'?" Justin asked, equally surprised.
"Seriously? Where are you?" Aiden laughed nervously.
"Yes, I'm stuck here because of you," Justin replied with an eye roll.
"I don't care. Besides, I don't even know who those Smiths are, so don't get ahead of yourself. Wait… the Smiths you mean—" Aiden paused and looked around, his eyes widening as he realized who was sitting nearby.
"Oh no…"
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