A Risk Worth Taking by Klein Melissa

Author:Klein, Melissa [Klein, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Published: 2013-10-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The air traffic controller’s voice came in over Grant’s headset in a squawk. “Five-Nine-Four Romeo-Charlie, you’re clear to land on runway two-six.”

“Roger that, tower. Cleared to land Runway two-six, five-nine-four Romeo-Charlie,” he confirmed then pushed the jet’s throttle forward on its final approach into Peachtree-DeKalb Airport.

After delivering several cases of shrimp to a five-star restaurant in Wisconsin, he’d picked up another haul from Madison over to Butte, Montana. At the rate his company was growing it would clear ten million this year. The financial success came with a price. It had been a hard five days filled with long flights, bad food, and little rest. To say nothing of how badly he’d missed Abby. Phone calls and texts, as sexy as they’d been, were a poor substitute for the real thing.

He landed the twin-engine turbo prop right on the numbers, then taxied to the Davis Air Transport hangar. Twenty minutes later, as the sun was beginning to peek over the horizon, he was heading north on I-85. At that hour there wasn’t another soul on the road, so he leaned over the handlebars and opened the throttle of his bike. Most of the stuff he owned was just that, stuff. Not points of pride or possessions to impression. But God, he loved this machine. It was like riding a jet engine bareback. Finally, he slowed the machine below the hundred-mile-an-hour mark, eased off the highway, and into the parking lot of Northland Motorsports.

He powered his machine up to the front door just as a raw-boned fifty-something man exited through the front doors of the store. Frank Wilson, a customer of Davis Air Transport and owner of the store, stepped to a massive example of American craftsmanship and patted the brushed chrome fuel tank. “So what do you think?”

Grant looked over the touring bike. Any part that hadn’t been chromed-out had been painted a high-gloss black. It also had black leather saddlebags, a backrest, and a place for the passenger to put her feet. It wasn’t what he’d pick if it were just himself. He liked the sleek lines and crazy-ass speed of his baby. “I think it will get the job done.” Hell, if this worked out the way he hoped he might consider buying her. “Did the jacket and helmet I ordered come in?”

Frank thumbed over his should to the bike. “Yep, I just stowed them in the saddle bags right there. Sally also threw in some snacks for the road.”

Grant’s face broke into a broad grin. Sally and Frank were good people. When Grant had called them up with the idea to trade machines for the weekend, they’d at first been a little unsure. Sally didn’t like the idea of Frank getting on what she’d called “a Darwin Award machine.” Then Grant told her why he wanted the bike. “Tell Sally thanks for me.” He tossed the man the keys to his machine. “Don’t get into too much trouble on my ride. She’s pretty but unforgiving.”

Frank returned his grin.

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