Some Like It Royal by Heather Long

Author:Heather Long [Long, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781426897764
Google: IZbVAAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00F942VC2
Goodreads: 18490213
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2014-01-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Surprisingly—or maybe not that surprising—they sat in first class on a small plane departing LAX for Sacramento. They didn’t have to rush through security—Daniel’s connections earning them a spot in the exclusive line of frequent travelers and high-end customers. They handed over their driver’s licenses, walked through the metal detectors, grabbed their shoes and were off again. He’d alternated between holding her hand—to keep from getting separated—or laying his palm against her lower back as if to guide her through the lines of humanity streaming in from one gate or rushing off to another.

Daniel turned out to be a terrific traveling companion. He knew all the tricks to weave around the crowds and when the crowd thickened, he charmed a path. At the gate to their flight, he led them right up to the attendant checking in passengers and showed her the boarding passes on his phone and they were whisked up the gangway and into their seats. Daniel flipped open his laptop as soon as they were in the air, then glanced over at her.

“Do you remember the street address?”

“1710 Bonner Avenue.” She never forgot the address or the digits of the family phone number. Her mother’d drilled those into her before kindergarten. With all the addresses she’d had over the years, she’d expected to have forgotten it. But no, she could still picture the white A-frame house, four-foot-white-fenced-in front yard and the driveway with its cracked pavement and grass threading through the seams spiderwebbing the concrete. She’d learned to roller skate on that driveway, falling often enough that by the time she mastered it, her bottom ended up bruised and sore.

Her gaze misted at the memory and she cleared her throat, covering the emotion with a quick swallow of orange juice. “It’s in Woodland.”

“Yep.” He opened a browser window and plugged in the address. “Just want to check our drive time. I’ll rent a car when we get there.” A map scrolled across his screen with their route highlighted in green. “Not bad at all. Hungry?”

The stewardess was heading toward them with muffins. Alyx shook her head, despite the growling cramp in her stomach. The morning rush to race off to the airport on this unexpected journey to the past had knotted her insides. “I’m good. Thanks.”

Maybe she should have said no, or at least put up more than a token resistance. This trip had nothing to do with why he hired her, a job she constantly reminded herself about. Leaning back in the seat, she forced herself to look out the window. The California landscape was nowhere near as interesting as her traveling companion. But staring at Daniel had its consequences. Like forgetting he was an employer and they weren’t really involved.

A warm hand covered hers. She jumped and glanced to her left. His full, rich mouth turned up in the gentlest of smiles. “It’s going to be okay.”

Her heart squeezed and her stomach did a little flip-flop.

Damn, it was easy to forget he was her employer.

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