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“Thank you, Armadillo,” Nicolette said openly, acting like nothing was wrong. “Coming in now.”
Moments later, the second the airplane was on the runway, both jerked off their headphones and looked at each other in alarm.
“Just act natural…”
“This was completely innocent…”
“Of course it was – it’s not like there was a bunch of kissing or anything weird up there. I mean, we’ve known each other forever and…”
“Will you marry me, Nicolette?” Luke said suddenly in a hushed whisper. “Before the rest of the world intrudes, or I panic about this all being too soon. Will you marry me, give me your heart, your love, and…”
“Yes,” she breathed, stunned that he was finally coming around to what she wanted more than anything.
“I’ve got a lot to figure out, but maybe we can figure it out together. I want us to have a home and…”
“We’ll figure this out. I promise.”
“One step at a time?”
“Exactly.”
“I’m going to talk to Harley and Thumper on my next shift to see if I can go full-time, so we have a chance to make ends meet… and…”
“I think you would be a wonderful addition to the team.”
“You do?”
“Yes,” she smiled tearfully. “You love Flyboys as much as any of us – which is why I got into insurance. Their policies - all the planes, the building, all of it is in my agency… and they are coming towards us.”
“We need to go then,” he nodded. “I was serious about that coffee, you know?”
“Me too…”
“Good,” he smiled and nodded – and saw her dad nearby. “Careful…”
Luke stuck out his hand and shook hers, almost overly polite, trying to throw them off the scent. As they cut the engines, she nodded, and tried to look animated, like they were talking about anything else.
“Someday we are going to have to explain this all because they will never understand, will they?”
“There’s going to be a lot of opinions.”
“There’s only one that matters,” he said openly. “Let’s go.”
Nicolette nodded, opening her door and smiling as her father was standing there, holding out his hand.
“Hey Daddy…”
“You two certainly are talkative and chummy…”
“Business stuff. Luke is transferring his policy over to my office.”
“He hasn’t already?”
“Not yet… but don’t get grumbly. Sometimes change is hard.”
“Y’all are awfully cozy and chit-chatty in there,” Armadillo said openly, staring at Luke. “Everything okay?”
“Yep,” Luke said easily. “Just talking about a few things.”
