Page 40 of Kiss Me Forever

"As you should," Luke said. "You started working way younger than the rest of us. Have your fun."

Travis winked at me. "And that is why he’s my favorite brother. Not nagging me to do something productive like Declan would."

Luke shrugged. "Declan wouldn't be Declan if he didn't worry about everyone.”

“Okay, let's chat more later. Ready?" Travis asked, looking at me as he opened a door.

I nodded, feeling a bit nervous.

"Do you get motion sickness?" he asked.

"No."

"Then you'll do fine."

"You keep it here when you don't use it?" I asked.

Travis nodded. "Yeah, it's the best spot near the city."

“Do you want shotgun?” Luke asked me. The check-in assistants said either of us could sit in the front.

I nodded eagerly.

“Okay, then. I’ll go in first.” He climbed into the back seat.

The step up to the helicopter was pretty high. Thank God I wasn’t wearing a tight dress. Luke took my hand, holding me steady. The contact took my breath away. I stepped up, and our gazes met briefly before I sat down. His eyes were a tad darker. He knew exactly how he affected me.

Once he was inside, Travis showed me how to strap in. The buckle was different from the ones in a plane or a car, but I quickly got the hang of it. He also handed me huge over-ear headphones.

"It's going to get pretty loud," he said, "and we'll be able to communicate with them."

"Awesome, thank you," I said, putting them over my head. He was such a great guy! Even if he had free time, he didn't have to do this.

The second the helicopter rose from the pad, my stomach lurched, but not in a bad way. It was pure flutters. This was so exciting and completely different from flying in an airplane.

"Okay, I'll admit, this is a bit scary," I said as we rose higher in the sky. On a plane, you only had that one small side window, but right now I had the full front view.

A few minutes later, we reached our maximum height and were on our way.

I loved seeing Chicago from above. The tall office buildings and the river were visible, and from this angle, it was breathtaking. We quickly left it behind us, though, as we passed the city’s border.

"What are you going to do today?" I heard Luke ask his brother through the headphones.

"I'm going to be in a coffee shop. I’ve got some emails to send," Travis said. "And when you guys are ready, we'll fly back."

"Thanks, man," Luke said.

I pressed my nose and forehead to the side window, glancing down. I got a bit nauseous, so I sat up in my seat, looking straight ahead. It was a completely clear blue sky, and it was very sunny here, though in the distance, I could see some storm clouds forming. Or maybe they were already fading. I had no way to tell.

We started to descend far too soon, and I realized that our thirty minutes were almost up. The landing was smooth. This helipad was much smaller than the other one. Ours was the only helicopter in sight.

After getting out of the aircraft, we immediately stepped into the small building. Luke and I went out through the front to get our car. Travis stayed back, talking with the employee wearing a dark blue shirt with a small helicopter badge on the left side. I looked up and down the street, but there wasn’t much to see besides a warehouse and fields. I didn’t get small-town vibes, but I suspected we were on the outskirts of the town.

"Are we Ubering?" I asked.

"No, Charles said he'll pick us up. I think that's the car he sent for us. Wait, Charles himself is driving," Luke exclaimed when the car stopped and an elderly man stepped out.

"Megan. Luke. It's great to see you. Very smart, flying here."

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