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I turn and seehimwalking over from the front of the plane.
“Ethan?”
“Ah, you know each other.” The older man keeps grinning.
I glance at him, then back at Ethan. “Are you going to Vegas too?”
He tilts his head but doesn’t answer my question, just holds his arm out in invitation. “Come on.”
I glance at the other man again, but he’s looking at Ethan. “I’ll double-check that nothing got added to the schedule, but you should have the runway to yourself for the next hour.”
“Good.” Ethan nods, then locks eyes with me. “Let’s go.”
I’m trying to follow the conversation, but my nervous system is working overtime right now.
I don’t want to fly in a tiny plane.
Ethan settles his hand low on my spine, below my backpack and just above my ass.
Heat soaks through the fabric of my dress, and the pressure finally gets my feet to move.
“So…” I look up at Ethan as we exit the hangar. “This can’t just be a coincidence, right? Did Uncle Jack hire you as like my bodyguard or something?”
His fingers flex. “Bodyguard?”
I try not to notice how handsome he looks in his dark red flannel as I nod. “Yeah, are you just supposed to keep an eye on me or something?”
He blinks down at me. “Starlight, I’m not going to Vegas as your bodyguard. I’m flying you there. As your pilot.”
Chapter 53
Ethan
She stares up at me.Her curious eyes look into mine, like she’s trying to decipher my words.
I increase the pressure on her lower back as she starts to slow.
“I’m sorry.” Tilda shakes her head. “You’re too handsome. What did you say?”
The edge of my mouth twitches.She’s such a goofy girl.“What do my looks have to do with anything?”
She lifts a hand and gestures toward my face. “It’s distracting.”
I lift a brow. “It?”
Tilda sighs as she drops her hand. “Your handsomeness.”
“Truly, I never know what’s going to come out of your mouth.”
She stops walking. “Did you really say pilot?”
My gaze drops to her lips, her teeth biting into the plump flesh.
I rotate, so we’re facing each other.
I slide my palm to her hip and reach up with my other hand. Using my thumb, I free her lip.
And I want to kiss her so badly.
