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“Ouch. What a dick. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be. I’m not. I’m feeling really tired from that whole turbulence experience. I’m going to try and get some sleep. So, would you wake me if I’m still sleeping when the plane lands?” I bit down on my bottom lip.
“Of course, I will. And if you need my shoulder to lie on, it’s available.”
“Thanks, but the window is fine.”
I propped the pillow against the window and laid my head down against it.
Chapter Five
Drew
Wow, her story really hit a spot in my heart, and I felt sorry for her. I could feel her pain as she talked about leaving her fiancé at the altar, and her parents, shit, I couldn’t imagine growing up like that. Just as we were about to land, Jillian opened her eyes and looked around.
“We’ll be landing in a couple of minutes. I can’t believe I’m landing in Hawaii in the dark.” I smirked.
“You had to have known when you booked the flight,” she spoke.
“This wasn’t my original flight. My other flight was delayed due to mechanical issues, and then it got canceled. This is the flight they put me on. I was supposed to arrive around three thirty pm, not nine fifty pm.”
“This was the only flight with first class available when I booked it.”
“And when did you book this flight?” I asked.
“Two weeks ago. It was a backup, just in case. And as you can see, the just-in-case happened.”
When the plane arrived at the gate, I took Jillian’s carry-on bag from the overhead and handed it to her. After grabbing mine, I stepped back and let her out first.
“I’m going to use the bathroom before I head to baggage claim.”
“Oh. Okay. I can wait for you,” she spoke.
“You go ahead.”
I didn’t know how to say it. This shouldn’t have been so hard, and I didn’t understand why it was, maybe because we shared a connection on the plane. Who the hell knew?
“Actually, my girlfriend is meeting me. She flew in this morning.”
* * *
Jillian
Awkward moment. Was I surprised? No. I didn’t expect a man like him to be single, and I never asked him why he was flying to Hawaii alone. I didn’t know what to say.
“That’s great.” My lips gave way to the smile that I had perfected. “Well, I guess this is goodbye. Thank you, Drew, for making my shitty day a little less shitty. It was nice to meet you.”
His lips formed a small smile as he held out his hand to me.
“It was nice to meet you too, Jillian. I hope everything works out for you and you find yourself.”
“Thank you.” I lightly shook his hand.
As I walked away, Drew called my name.
“Jillian?”
I turned around and took one last look at him.
