Save The Date by Monica Murphy

Author:Monica Murphy
Language: eng
Format: epub

Twenty-Two

It was surprisingly easy to get a week off. I’d gone to work Monday morning terrified Iris would tell me no. She knew something was up when we had our weekly GoT discussion and I didn’t have much to add to the conversation. When she finally asked me what was wrong, I told her I was hoping I could take some vacation time starting Wednesday—then promptly burst into tears.

After my tears dried up, and I told her I was going to Paris, she reassured me that leaving for a week wouldn’t be a problem. Since starting at Noteworthy, I’ve rarely took a big chunk of vacation time. More like I’ll take a couple days of here and there, and though my request was so last minute, she reassured me she was up to the challenge. She’ll handle my appointments for me, plus she recently hired another part time employee, so she’ll have that new person work more hours while I’m gone.

I didn’t let her know the entire reason for going to France—pretending to be Alex’s fiancée. I merely told her a last-minute opportunity had come up with a friend, and I’d hoped to go as long as I could get time off. Iris was more than understanding, and actually quite excited for me to travel to Paris.

Lucky for me, I already have a passport, since I’ve gone on a few girls’ trips over the years to all-inclusive resorts in Mexico. I worked Monday, did my laundry and started packing that night, worked a six-hour shift Tuesday, and by the time I got home, Alex was waiting at my apartment.

“We’re going to take a charter plane to Los Angeles,” he explains once we’re on the road and headed for the airport. “And from there, we’ll fly private to Paris.”

My mouth pops open. “We’re flying on a private plane to France?”

He nods, a little smile curling his mouth. “It was such a last-minute trip, my father felt it would be best. He wants us there as soon as possible.”

Okay, I feel like a baller. Seriously, a private jet?

My baller mood slips when we get to the Monterey Regional Airport and I see the little plane we’re supposed to take to Los Angeles.

“We’re flying on that?” I pause, pointing at the plane we’re walking toward. “How many seats are in there?”

“It’s just us and the pilot, we’ll be fine.” Alex offers me a reassuring smile, but come on. That plane is tiny.

My knees knocking, I watch as two men start loading our luggage into the plane while we wait for the pilot to finish flight checks. We’re on the tarmac, the wind whipping around furiously, planes roaring by us, and I’m…

Freaking the hell out.

“You okay?” Alex steps closer to me, his voice low.

I shake my head. “Not really.”

“Don’t like to fly?” He slips his arm around my shoulders and pulls me to him, giving me a squeeze.

“Not on planes that small.” I feel a little better with Alex’s arm around me. Okay, I feel a lot better.

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