Synthai followed Elena to the back refreshment station with a furrowed brow. It wasn't like the concept of people having sex in an airplane bathroom was new to her, but she couldn't imagine two grown adults squeezing into such a tiny space. Like logistically how could you even enjoy the sex being that cramped?!
Catching Synthai's expression, Elena muttered, "don't judge me!" and poured some coffee into a little paper cup.
"Oh, I wasn't!" Synthai whispered as she took the coffee gratefully. "Honest!"
"I mean it's not like we're the only ones who have a little fun on long-distance trips." Synthai followed Elena's pale blue gaze. Kehlani was near the front of the plane giving an extra blanket to one of the passengers. Synthai was surprised at the insinuation, the pink-haired girl was always very professional.
"I'm like 95% sure, she's fucking Captain Xavier," Elena gossiped in hushed tones.
Synthai quickly turned back to look at Elena, her brow quirked incredulously. "I'm not so sure I believe that. I mean I don't know if I've ever seen them talk about anything that wasn't work related."
Elena smirked, "it's not in what they say, it's the way they look at each other." Synthai considered that for a moment, wondering what the way Aiden looked at her could mean. Then she flushed realizing how the way she practically gazes at him could be interpreted.
Elena's covered her mouth as she quietly giggled. "Your face always gives away exactly what you are thinking!"
"What?!" Synthai blushed harder.
"Let me guess you were thinking about pursuing Captain Aiden as your travel fuckbuddy?" she guessed with a suggestive wiggle in her brow.
"Noo!" Synthai shook her head, growing even more embarrassed by Ino's choice of words. "I would never!"
"Oh don't deny it! The way you blush and twirl your hair when you talk to him, you're like a schoolgirl with a crush!" Elena teased. Synthai cringed, wondering if her attraction was as obvious to Aiden as it apparently was to everyone else. "Don't worry about it! I'm sure if you approached him, he'd take you up on the offer," she said with a wink.
"Oh I don't think Aiden would be interested in that kind of relationship," Synthai argued. In her mind, Synthai had built a whole fantasy around him. He was chivalrous - a gentleman - and he would ask her on a real and proper date before things ever became physical.
Elena laughed. "He's a guy! You'd be surprised how many men would be jazzed at the idea of a pretty girl like you asking them for casual sex."
Casual sex? Wouldn't that make him think she was some kind of floozie?
"I-I have to go back to my seat, thanks for the coffee," Synthai said making her way back down the aisle of seats and contemplating Elena's words.
Even if Aiden was interested in such an arrangement, was she? She had these notions around romance and intimacy that casual sex didn't really coincide with. Was she outdated in her thinking? Clearly all of her coworkers were participating in that type of relationship without much fuss.
There was something about the idea that felt easy, like it took the pressure off and freed her from making some heartfelt confession of love. Did casual sex eventually evolve into a relationship? Because ultimately that's what she wanted with Aiden, at least she thinks she does.
Synthai hadn't realized how much time she spent musing until the cabin lights came on, signally there were only 30 minutes left of their flight and she needed to do her final sweep to grab trash from the passengers and prepare for landing.
It wasn't long before Aiden's voice came over the loudspeaker asking everyone to put their seats in the upright position and put away their big electronics. "It's 5:37 pm local time and a beautiful 24 degrees Celsius. We should be touching down in just a few minutes. On behalf of our entire flight crew, welcome to Paris!"