Harlequin Medical Romance December 2017--Box Set 2 of 2 by Louisa George

Author:Louisa George
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488022203
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

EMMA STARED OUT of the Aero Club window onto the airfield beyond where planes were tied down in neat rows. Past the terminal, an international flight was lining up in preparation for take-off. Beyond the airport boundary Coronet Peak rose into the sky, dominating the scenery with its sheer rock faces and snow-capped peaks.

Excitement made her squirm. Last night’s beer and pizza had been a world away from her usual Friday night, but this was out of the park.

‘Ready?’ Nixon called across the room from where he and the flying instructor had been talking over weather and flight paths.

She’d tuned out minutes ago, but now they were about to go flying. Looking up at the man who was becoming more important to her by the day, she nodded. ‘Are you?’

He grinned, not a tense muscle in sight. ‘Always when it comes to flying.’ Piloting a small plane must be his best place, his most comfortable environment. If that grin was anything to go by then she’d join him at every opportunity. It sparkled with heat, was filled with cheeky temptation, so that right about now she should be getting very afraid. Because damned if she wasn’t falling into the pool that was Nixon. What lay ahead for them? Patience was usually her way—except when it came to Nixon and she wanted to rush through the tape, see where they arrived and what their future held. ‘Settle down,’ she warned, walking beside the man tempting her heart.

In one hand Nixon held something like a large compass, a map and a key. In his other hand he held…hers.

Did he know what he’d done? Had winding his fingers through hers been an intentional move? Or was he so focused on preparing for their flight that he’d done it without thought? Meaning that he accepted her as a part of his life in some way?

Emma kept quiet, tried not to squeeze her hand a little bit tighter to feel his strength, his long fingers between hers. She was holding hands with Nixon. Her feet danced. The sky was breathtakingly blue. The air clear and crackling. She’d got it bad.

They crossed to a plane with its wings on top. ‘All the better to see the view,’ Nixon explained as he checked fuel, props and wiggled the rudder, explaining everything as he went. ‘Right, up you get.’ He held the door open for her, his other hand on her elbow as she scrambled aboard, his fingers leaving pads of heat on her skin.

When Nixon joined her from the other side he passed over a set of headphones. ‘We can talk to each other through these. Be aware that at times I’ll be talking to the control tower.’

Belted up and headphones clamped around her ears, Emma watched Nixon run through pre-flight checks, talk to the tower, and then off with the brakes and the plane rolled forward. ‘We’re away,’ she said more to herself than Nixon.

‘Sure are,’ he came back.

The moment they were airborne, the plane leant sideways as Nixon brought it around to head directly towards the Remarkables.

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