Flirting with Felicity by Gerri Russell

Author:Gerri Russell [Russell, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2015-01-31T23:00:00+00:00

An hour later, Blake and Felicity were seated in the plush lounge area on his private jet, preparing for departure from Boeing Field.

Felicity’s eyes were wide as she settled into the soft leather seat and buckled her seat belt. “You own your own plane?”

“What gave it away—the Bancroft Industries logo on the side?” He rarely saw his world through the eyes of anyone other than business associates with a similar lifestyle.

A curious mix of excitement and tension radiated from her. “This isn’t a plane; it’s a flying mansion.”

He shrugged as the plane taxied down the runway. “I like to work while I travel. The plane gives me an office, a bedroom, a dining area, a bar, and a bathroom complete with a shower.” Blake covered Felicity’s hand with his. For a moment he thought she would pull away. Then, slowly, her hand turned and held tight to his. He mustn’t read anything into it. She seemed particularly tense since walking onto the plane. He couldn’t blame her. She’d just left her entire support team behind. The woman was open and vulnerable. An inexplicable irritation moved through him at the thought. Would he use her malleability to his advantage? Such tactics wouldn’t have stopped him before. But with her, his usual business dealings felt wrong.

“Do you fly much?” he asked, giving her hand a squeeze, whether trying to comfort himself or her, he wasn’t certain.

“Not since Italy, and rarely before then. You might have noticed I have a hard time relinquishing control. I like things a certain way.”

He raised a brow as the jet became airborne. “You have OCD?”

“No, I have CDO, or at least that’s what it should be if the letters were arranged alphabetically,” she said, her tone serious, but her body relaxed.

Blake studied her a moment until he noticed the corner of her mouth quirk. He responded with a smile. “Very funny.”

She shrugged, her gaze going to the window as they gained altitude. “I do hate being out of my element. Please promise me there will be no surprises.”

He couldn’t promise her that. That’s what this trip was all about—unsettling her, putting her off balance, winning her over to his way of thinking about the hotel. “We had an agreement. You had two days, now I get mine. I intend to show you how a hotel can be socially responsible and environmentally friendly without sacrificing service.”

Her gaze shot back to his. “That’s how I run the restaurant,” she said, her tone defensive.

“You do a terrific job there. It’s much harder to accomplish with a hotel unless you do some major revisions.”

“It’s not the remodeling that disturbs me. It’s the effect it will have on my employees’ lives. They need their jobs to survive.”

An almost desperate passion simmered in her voice whenever she brought up that point about her employees. Was there some sort of hardship in her life he had yet to be aware of? As he mulled over the thought, he abstractedly squeezed her hand once more. “Don’t worry about anything for the next two days.

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