Flight to Paradise (Flight Trilogy, Book 1) by Coe Mike

Author:Coe, Mike [Coe, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: CoeBooks.com
Published: 2010-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 35

Keri was dying for Rex to meet her parents, especially her mother. She knew if Rex could win the approval of her mother, her dad would follow. So far, her mother’s receptiveness to verbal descriptions of Rex had been encouraging.

Rex, however, knew very little about Keri’s parents or her past and was not that excited about making the trip to Atlanta. During the nine months they had dated, she had purposefully avoided conversations that might lead them into talking about her parents’ affluence. She wanted Rex to love her, not her money, or better said her parent’s money.

They arrived in Atlanta about noon. Keri opted for a rental car, knowing her mother hated to drive in Atlanta traffic and especially hated the congestion at the Hartsfield Airport. The last thing she wanted was for Rex to see her mother in a tizzy.

After picking up the car, she navigated clear of the rental car parking lot and onto the perimeter road. For some strange reason, her eyes followed an approaching Ford sedan. As it grew closer, she locked-in on the man behind the wheel. In a matter of seconds, the car passed and was gone, but not before she was able to get a clear shot of the man’s face.

That man looked exactly like Ryan Mitchell.

A rush of electrical currents swept through her body. She glanced at Rex to her right. He was staring out his side window. Her heart swelled in her chest. Underneath her calm exterior, a part of her was tugging for her to turn around and chase the car. Her eyes searched for a place to reverse directions.

A traffic light ahead. I can make a U-turn. The turn arrow is green. What will I tell Rex?

But before she could act, the traffic light was behind her. She questioned her stupidity. Even if it were Ryan, how crazy would it be to run after him? The urge quietly left, but her thoughts continued.

What would he be doing here? Visiting his mother, maybe? I could call her. Have you lost your mind?

A minute passed; more thoughts arrived.

Is this the way my life is going to be? Am I always going to be looking for Ryan Mitchell in every man I see?

Forty-minutes later, she turned onto West Paces Ferry Road. She couldn’t hide it from Rex any longer, they were in Buckhead; the place she called home.

“Stately homes and gardens make Buckhead the Beverly Hills of Atlanta,” the magazine articles had recently stated.

She noticed Rex come alive; pivoting his head from left to right, seemingly intrigued by the elegant homes nestled into large wooded lots.

“Pretty, isn’t it?” Keri asked.

“I had no idea this place existed. So, which one is yours?” He chuckled.

“A few more minutes and we’ll be there.”

“Well, don’t disappoint me.”

* * *

Turning off West Paces Ferry and down Habersham Road, Rex admired the collection of early to mid-20th century architectural styled homes: from Georgian and Tudor to Italianate and Greek Revival. Magnolias and pink and white dogwoods bloomed against shadowy-green lawns featuring beds of flowering azaleas.

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