Higher Than Eagles (Donovans of the Delta) by Peggy Webb

Author:Peggy Webb [Webb, Peggy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: dangerous heroes, secret baby, humor, romantic comedy, small-town romance, Southern authors, romance ebooks, romance, Peggy Webb backlist, the Colby Series, pilot hero, Peggy Webb romance, classic romance, comedy, second chance at love, contemporary romance
Published: 2011-12-13T20:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

The Cessna cut through the night sky, climbing toward a towering bank of clouds.

“There’s something I want to show you, Rachel.” Jacob fell silent as he piloted the plane into the fuzzy gray clouds.

Instead of watching the clouds, Rachel watched Jacob. He was totally at ease and supremely in command

“You love it, don’t you?”

He smiled at her. “I love it so much that I pity earthbound mortals.”

The plane lifted through the cloud cover and into starlight. After the foggy darkness, the stars were almost blinding.

“Look above us, Rachel.”

She glanced out the window, craning her neck to look up. Above them was another layer of clouds, so thick and heavy, they looked as if they might fall down and engulf the small plane.

“Cloud banks above and below. We’re going to travel down this avenue of stars. And if we’re lucky—” Jacob broke off, staring intently out the window. “There.” He pointed straight ahead. “See it, Rachel?”

A great shining silver orb floated up out of the clouds below them, drifting slowly among the stars.

“It looks like a UFO, Jacob.”

He laughed. “Many flyers mistake it for that when they first see it.”

“It’s awesomely beautiful.”

“Only those of us who dare to challenge the skies ever get to see the moon rising between two cloud banks. It’s a sight of such power and mystery that it makes our small strivings seem insignificant.”

“I envy the moon.”

“Why?”

“I’ve always known you were a poetic man. I used to see that side of you when we made love. But it’s this—” she paused, her hand sweeping the heavens, “that brings out the poetry in you. The sky is your first love.”

Her eyes were bright as she turned to him. The moon was forgotten as they gazed at each other. Quietly, Jacob put his plane on automatic pilot. Leaning over, he unbuckled Rachel’s seat belt. Words weren’t necessary. He circled her waist and lifted her onto his lap.

She caught his face between her hands. “Kiss me, Jacob. Love me.”

He pressed his hands against hers. “I thought I would never say this to you again, Rachel . . . I never thought a second chance was possible for us. . . .” Now that she was there in the sky with him, now that he was holding her in his arms, words came slowly for him. “It’s been so long. . . .”

“I’m here. I’m listening.”

“I love you, Rachel. Lord knows, I tried not to. I fought against loving you again as hard as I’ve ever battled against an oil field fire. But this is one battle I couldn’t win—didn’t want to win.” His hand circled her nape, his fingers tangling into her silky hair as he pulled her closer. “You are my first love. The heavens are nothing compared to you. It’s you I love, Rachel... Only you,” he murmured. His mouth closed over hers.

Rachel thought fleetingly of the secret she was still hiding, then her thoughts went winging away toward the heavens, borne upward by the beauty of Jacob’s kiss.

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