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“Jealous?”
“No. Why would I be jealous?”
“I saw your face when she leaned over me.”
“It wasn’t jealousy. It was a surprise.”
The intercom chimes. “This is your Captain speaking. We are preparing for takeoff. The weather is crystal clear from here to Sydney. Our flight time is currently expected to be fifteen hours and thirty minutes, including a stop to refuel. Please fasten your seatbelts and Clara and I hope you enjoy your flight.” The intercom chimes again, closing the connection to the cockpit.
“Clara?”
“You saw her just now. She’s the co-pilot. They are a husband-and-wife team.”
“So she’s not your wife?”
“No. She’s not my wife.”
“Girlfriend?”
“No, Stacee. I don’t have either of those. I never have.”
“Never?”
“No.”
“Hannah Lyon?” I wince as she says it. So she has heard the rumors.
“Merely rumors.”
“Okay. What is all this? Why am I here with you?”
“Why do you think, Stacee?”
“I don’t know,” she whispers as the plane starts to taxi. Her palms are flat on the table, but she’s pressing down on it so hard her knuckles are white.
“Yes, you do. Are you afraid of flying.”
“No. It’s just the first time I’ve been on an airplane this tiny.”
“You’re safe with me,” I say as I reach my hand out and cover hers with mine.
“Am I?” she asks, her eyes meeting mine once again.
I have fifteen hours to make her mine.
Fifteen hours to prove how good she and I will be together.
Fifteen hours.
That’s plenty of time.
ChapterTwo
Stacee
When I walked onto the plane, I knew he’d be there. The man has haunted my dreams for three months. Every thought has been about him. Seeing him at the studio, we were always surrounded by people, but now it’s just us. Thirty thousand feet in the air. He’s holding my hand and looking at me like he wants to eat me, and I want to let him.
“Do you have a man?” he asks quietly.
