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“I didn’t think you would be.”
Kelsey leaned forward and tapped the table with her finger. “It’s not personal. This isn’t about what any of us want. We’re only talking about what gets the job done and everyone stays safe.”
Jessica flopped back. “This sucks, but okay. I’ll book a flight home. I’m all packed. There’s probably something leaving tonight.”
“What’s our real plan?” Baruti asked.
“Get Jess on the plane first,” Samuel said.
Kelsey nodded. “Yeah. We get Jess through security, then she calls Oliver. We give her a script. She gets Oliver to meet however possible and we show up instead. The rest is handled.”
Jessica scrunched up her nose. “You think it’ll be that easy?”
No, Samuel doubted it would be that easy, but he wasn’t going to tell her otherwise.
Kelsey shrugged. “We’ll handle it.”
Jessica pulled out her shiny new phone and began tapping at the screen. It was his turn to put his hand on her thigh.
This would pass, and then he’d take her up on that beach trip. This relationship wasn’t going to be easy, but he didn’t have to balk at the things he wanted to do. Which was to spend time with her.
It took surprisingly little time for Jessica to book a return flight, which left them with not a lot of time.
“Baruti and I are going to head outside,” Kelsey announced, but winked at Jessica. “We’ll give you the all-clear.”
The mismatched pair of Baruti and Kelsey made their way out through the growing crowd. It was into the evening rush now, which wasn’t exactly ideal, all things considered.
Jessica turned toward him and took his hand in hers. “You’ll be careful?”
“Of course. You’ll be safe?”
She smiled. “I’ll do my best.”
He arched a brow. “Your best?”
“You won’t be there. I’m so used to you being around and there for me that the idea of you being an ocean away is… I’m not going to like it.”
Was it distance that would destroy them?
He hoped not.
Then again, they weren’t officially anything to each other.
“Does this mean we get to take that pin out?” she asked.
He snorted. “Yeah, that didn’t work at all.”
She chuckled. “Sorry…”
“For what? It’s not your fault.”
“I didn’t try all that hard. I guess deep down I’m just selfish…”
“What?” He shook his head, unsure where this was coming from. “You and selfish are not words I’d associate.”
Her fingers stroked his. “I didn’t even try to act different.”
“And you think I did?”
