Page 37 of Alluring

He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her in close. "I have a surprise for you."

"Jack, you do so much for me already. You need to stop."

"Sweetheart, it's my prerogative to spoil you whenever I want."

"And I have no say?"

"If it's something you don't like, then yes. Otherwise, no." He kissed the tip of her nose.

Alexis sighed, she was putty in his hands when he did that. "So what's the surprise, Oh Great and Powerful?"

"Oh, I like that. Will you shout that out while I've got you in bed tonight?"

Alexis giggled and slapped him playfully on the chest. "In your dreams."

"You should hear the things you say to me in my dreams." He gave a lecherous eyebrow wiggle.

Alexis laughed outright as he helped her into the car.

"We'll stop home first so you can change. Then we'll head out."

She knew better than to ask where they were going so instead said, "What should I wear?"

"Something casual and comfortable."

He took her to the airport. "What are we doing here?" She asked nervously. She'd never been on an airplane before.

"There's a private jet waiting for us."

They went through security then out on the tarmac where a small airplane awaited them. Jack led her up a flight of stairs.

A flight attendant stood by the open door. "Please take your seats and buckle up. We'll be ready for takeoff in about five minutes."

Alexis looked around the jet as they made their way to their seats. The inside was larger than it appeared. Four rows of two regular seats were on one side while two couches and a table were on the other. A galley was in the back with what looked to be a bedroom beside it. Alexis craned her neck to get a better look. Yep, that was definitely a bed she spied through the open doorway.

"How long is the flight?" She asked, as Jack fastened her seat belt.

"Not long," he said cryptically.

"So, I guess we won't be using the bedroom I saw back there?"

Jack gave her a smile. "Not this trip, but some time in the future, definitely."

They reached their destination in less than an hour. A black town car awaited them as they stepped off the plane. The sun was starting to set when they left the airport and by the time they reached the hotel, it was fully dark out. Alexis still had no clue where they were.

When they arrived at their room Alexis discreetly looked around for some sort of clue. A pamphlet. Some stationery. A phone book. Anything with an address!

"Quit snooping and get over here." Jack patted the bed. "I just need to make a quick phone call, then we can go." Jack pulled out his phone, hit a button and brought it to his ear. "Everything ready? Good." He stood, slipping his phone back in his pocket. "Everything's all set." He grabbed her hand and kissed her palm.

Alexis followed him out of the room and they made their way down in the elevator. When the doors opened, she couldn't believe her eyes. "Oh my God!" Alexis flew to her sister and wrapped her in a tight hug. "It's been so long. Let me look at you." Alexis held her at arms length, her eyes devouring her greedily.

Her naturally wavy, brown hair was styled straight. Shorter in back and longer in front, falling about three inches past her chin. Her pixie features worked well with the hairdo. She was a few inches taller than Alexis, thin and lanky compared to Alexis's curves. Emily looked like their dad while Alexis had taken after their mom.

"You must be Jack. I'm Emily. It's nice to meet you." Alexis's sister held out her hand while laughing.

"Oh my goodness, where are my manners," Alexis shouted, still clearly excited. "Jack, this is my sister Emily. Emily, this is Jack my um ..."

"Boyfriend," Jack said reaching around Alexis to take Emily's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Alexis doesn't stop talking about you." Jack looked over at Alexis to give her a smile and saw tears running down her cheeks. "Baby, what's wrong?" he asked, cradling her face and gently, wiping her tears with his thumbs.

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