(Several hours earlier)
(Joey's POV)
I had managed to prevent Sheila from sitting next to Kael on the airplane, but I was not sure how I was going to prevent her from wrecking the overall trip… and our long-term plans.
We had already been on the plane for four hours, and I had yet to come up with a single idea to get rid of her.
Thankfully, the Moon Goddess must have been on our side.
Frustrated and bored, I pulled out my phone, turned on the plane's Wi-Fi, and discovered several text messages from my mate.
Jessica:
"Where are you going?"
Jessica:
"Joey, answer me. It is important. Where are you going?"
Jessica:
"Joey, please, for the love of the Goddess, answer me."
Jessica:
"JOEY!"
Me:
"Babe, so sorry. I had my phone in airplane mode. I forgot the plane had Wi-Fi. What is up? Is everything okay?"
Jessica:
"No, it is not okay! Have you seriously forgotten about Sheila? And Astrid? And our plans?"
"Where are you going?"
Me:
"Hawaii. You know that."
Jessica:
