Stuck with my Enemy Protector: An off-limits, Forced Proximity Romance by E.A. Herrick

Author:E.A. Herrick [Herrick, E.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Travis

After putting Paige in the cab to the hotel up the road, I go back into the market to get some more snacks and water along with Advil. I’ve got a splitting headache. I didn’t want Paige to know the adrenaline let down was revealing the aches and pains from the crash. The dehydration and lack of food and sleep were taking me down in a hurry. I grab a couple cans of Red Bull to keep me going until I can get my butt on a plane.

I glance down at my torn pants and shoes that are trashed. I look like crap and will struggle to get through TSA even with my precheck pass. “Hey, do you know where I can get some clothes and shoes?” I ask the guy behind the register.

He looks me up and down, clearly judging me for what I appeared to be in my torn and ripped clothes. “There’s a homeless—”

“No,” I correct him. “A store. I can buy clothes. Something close. I’m on my way to the airport.”

He doesn’t look convinced but tells me there’s a store a couple doors down. I take my goodies, opening one of the Red Bulls and slamming it while making my way to the store. It’s as I expected, a tourist trap with Hawaiian shirts and the usual shorts and sandals. Now is not the time to be fussy. I quickly pick out an outfit, pay for it and ask to change in their changing room.

I leave the store, feeling a little more human.

I use my new phone to call my partner. I know he’s going to be worried. At least I hope he’s worried and not angry. “Jack, it’s me,” I say when he picks up.

“Travis?” he says with shock in his voice.

“It’s me.”

“What the hell?” he asks. “I’ve been fielding calls left and right. Where are you?”

“Hawaii.”

“Where’s the jet?”

“About a hundred feet underwater in the Pacific Ocean. Right where I parked it.”

“Please tell me you’re joking,” he groans.

“Nope. Down. Kaput. No more.”

“Are you okay?” he asks. “How are you even talking to me right now?”

“Skills and luck,” I tell him with a laugh.

“Did you really down that jet?”

“I did.”

“I don’t understand why you’re being so blase about this,” he says. “I’m speechless. How? I don’t understand how you’re alive or how you got there.”

“It’s a long story, but I’ll explain it when I get back.”

“What about the passenger? Paige something? I’ve had her law firm breathing down my neck. Of course, it has to be a lawyer you take down. They’re already screaming lawsuit. We didn’t even know if you were dead or alive. I still can’t believe I’m talking to you. I thought you were gone.”

“Don’t write my eulogy just yet. I’m headed to the airport, and I’ll be there tomorrow.”

"Travis, this is not good. Not good at all. You need to get back here as soon as possible. We have a disaster on our hands. We’re going to be slapped with a lawsuit.

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