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CHAPTERFOUR
adam
Istared out the window to my right and felt a gentle tap on my shoulder. I was surprised to see the blonde I nearly steamrolled earlier. She stood in the aisle right beside my row. I pulled an earbud out and tried not to look too excited.
“Fancy seeing you here,” she greeted me with a small smile.
“Are you stalking me?” I asked with what I hoped was a sexy chuckle.
Her face went blank for a moment like a deer in the headlights.
“I’m just joking,” I told her with a small, breathy laugh.I’m such an idiot. I already blew this.
She released her own breath and laughed too. “Do you mind if I sit here?”
I looked around. The plane had filled up quickly, and most of the seats were taken. The last two available seats were next to me.
“Feel free,” I said and scooted my body a little closer to the window to make her feel more comfortable. If I was going to have to share a row with anyone, I was glad it was her.
She stashed her bag in the storage compartment above my head, and her shirt lifted. I caught a glimpse of more tattoos up her stomach and sides. I was blown away at her appearance. It wasn’t very often that I came across a girl who was just as inked as I was. She was also an athlete. Her abdomen had been toned, and her arms were well defined as she pushed her bag above her head. She didn’t seem like a bimbo, which was the type I usually attracted—so that was nice.
She sat down in the aisle seat and sipped on her extra-large iced coffee.
“You weren’t kidding about the coffee earlier, were you?” I teased.
“No, I wasn’t. I need coffee like a fish needs water.” She beamed a pearly white smile with perfect teeth at me. She was so beautiful that I couldn’t help but stare for a moment. Then I had to work double time to keep from going hard at the sight of her. I had spent only two seconds thinking of what she’d look like naked.
Where the hell are my manners?
“My name is Adam. It’s nice to meet you,” I said and then reached out my hand.
“Abby, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” She flashed me another smile. “Thanks again for letting me sit here.”
“It’s the least I can do after I almost knocked you over.”
“Eh, it takes a lot more than a hard chest to knock me off my feet,” she said with a smirk. I swore her eyebrow raised just slightly, as if she was challenging me to do just that. I could knock her off her feet and onto her back in a heartbeat.
I watched as her eyes darted down to look at my hard chest. Then her eyes flicked back up quickly. She bit back a guilty smirk. She knew she got caught checking me out, and I liked it.
“Oh really, and what makes you so balanced?” My voice was teasing and slightly suggestive. If we kept up this witty banter—verbal foreplay—I was going to have to go to the bathroom pretty soon and take care of some needs. I’d never masturbated on an airplane, but there was always a first for everything.
“I’m an athlete. I have a good center of gravity,” she countered.
“Must explain it then.” I looked away to turn off my music completely. I didn’t need Lynyrd Skynyrd in my ear while I tried to flirt.
“What are you doing in Nassau?” Abby asked.
I almost stumbled as I tried to formulate a response. I couldn’t tell her about the whole hunting human traffickers bullshit. That might be enough to scare her and everyone else on this plane. Last thing we needed was the flight to be delayed because people wanted to exit.
“A friend’s wedding,” I answered. It was still the truth, just half of it.
She watched me for a moment, her eyes searching my face. It was as if she was looking for something. She looked like a mother searching her child’s face, trying to catch them in a lie. “That seems nice.” She reclined into her seat and stared straight ahead at the attendant who had started her safety speech. Another attendant walked down the aisles to make sure we were all buckled.
“Yeah, they are good friends of mine. I’m happy for them,” I said with a relieved sigh. If she thought I was lying, at least she didn’t call me out on it.
“Then why the dramatics?” she challenged, referring to my sigh.
She had no chill or filter.
