Simon: Rockstar Romance by Cara Nelson

Author:Cara Nelson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Genre Fiction, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Published: 2015-03-23T07:00:00+00:00

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After what seemed like forever, we were on the way to Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the concert. The pilot had just announced that we were beginning our descent, but Jessie didn’t notice. Her blond hair was tickling my neck and I glanced down at her, relying on my peripheral vision. Her head was nestled into my shoulder and she was sound asleep. I couldn’t recall anyone ever sleeping on my shoulder like that before.

It was a strange feeling to know that I couldn’t move around and do what I wanted, but I didn’t want to disturb Jessie, either. So I sat there, my heart softly pounding and thinking about everything that was going on, checking and double checking the plans. And when I was sick of doing that, my thoughts were about Jessie, wondering how she’d felt that night when our business turned into some pretty great pleasure.

Maybe it was just having her head on my shoulder, but it was true I’d loved the sex with her and the conversation afterward. Then I’d felt a bit nervous about those thoughts deep inside me, my subconscious mind betraying me every time I thought of Jessie as more than just a friend, a business partner.

“Fasten your seatbelts to prepare for landing,” the flight attendant whispered to me.

I nodded my head and looked over at Jessie, again through my peripheral. She was blinking her eyes and starting to wake up. “We’re here,” she whispered, still sounding so groggy.

“Almost, good sleep?” I asked.

“Thanks for lending your shoulder to me. I don’t even know how that happened.”

I laughed. “Well, you were sleeping erect and I was going over some spread sheets on my tablet and then ‘plop,’ your head ended up on my shoulder. It just sort of toppled there.”

“Oh no, I’m so sorry, Simon. Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“I really didn’t mind,” I said softly. I put my hand out on her leg and gave it a gentle pat, which reaffirmed that regardless of how much internal bitching I was going to do about it, I really didn’t mind. Having her next to me felt good and I’d take it however I could get it, even if it was a sleeping beauty. At least I found out she didn’t drool.

“What are you smiling at?” Jessie asked.

I realized that I’d been lost in a thought and I looked over at her, “I don’t think you want to know.”

“Okay,” she said, stretching her arms above her head, “I’ll take your word for it.”

In about a minute flat, Jessie was energized and completely awake. It was zero to sixty with her—coffee not mandatory.

“I’m just so curious about Freetown. I wonder if they’ll understand that we’re there to help them. My research shows that they are a bit guarded, but research doesn’t really help you when it comes to the spirit of human interaction, right?”

“Makes sense, but for business, research is everything. I’ve hired the best interpreters to help relay that message and talk about the concert, so hopefully.

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