Page 6 of Sparks Flying

His comment earned him a beady-eyed glare.

“Jef will be handling things from here. We’re already scoping the area of Ravenden for the most optimal surveillance. Trust me when I say we have it under control.”

“I never doubted that for a second. And you are free to utilize our interns however you need. They are at your disposal.”

He snorted and looked my way, then to the guys who were all standing around uncomfortably awaiting orders or something.

“Um, sir? Where do we store these?” Jude finally asked.

I hadn’t thought about that. I’d just shoved my bag under one of the seats.

Archie sat down and placed his own bag under his seat. That made me relax a little, like just maybe I hadn’t screwed up already.

“Normally you’d just store it under your seat, but obviously you can’t. So put it in here.”

Patrick got up and opened a section of the wall that looked like a closet on the other side. It was a tight squeeze, but they somehow made it fit.

“Now take your seat and buckle up,” he ordered.

Chan took the seat next to me. I could sense his wolf was on edge.

“Are you okay?” I asked him.

“I’ve never been on a plane before.”

“Me either,” I confessed.

“I hate this already.”

“You’re going to be fine. Just breathe and focus on something else. Anything else.”

He nodded, but as the engines revved and we started to move, Chandler grabbed my hand and squeezed it tight. Despite the pain shooting up my arm, I didn’t complain or pull away.

“It’s okay,” I whispered in what I hoped was a soothing tone.

“Thanks,” he finally said, giving my hand one more squeeze, but this time it was different and I wasn’t sure if I liked it or if it made me uncomfortable.

“I hope you all can relax now. The hardest part is always take off. It fecking sucks. So settle in and go over the briefs I handed out. If you have any questions, let me know.”

Chan cringed.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“I packed mine in my suitcase.”

I snorted while trying not to laugh.

“Here. You can share mine.”

“Really?”

“Sure. It doesn’t do any of us good to piss Patrick off, so just keep quiet and we’ll go through it together.”

“Thanks, Bailey. That’s really cool of you.”

For a moment, I wondered if maybe Oscar was right. Maybe dating wasn’t entirely bad. As long as I kept my heart in check, spending time with someone or even having a boyfriend wouldn’t be that bad, especially with a guy like Chan.

Dean

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