Sweet Stallion by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Naomi’s laugh rang sweetly through the small restaurant. Everyone around them seemed to smile and laugh with her. When she realized the attention she was getting she blushed profusely, her cheeks a delightful shade of red. Patrick reached for her hand, kissing the backs of her fingers.

“So, that was my day,” she said. “Tell me about yours.” She propped both elbows on the table and cupped her chin in her palms. “How was your day, honey?”

Patrick laughed. “Clearly, not as eventful as yours!”

“No runaway farm animals for you?”

“Not one! Spent most of my day in meetings, and then I left work early.”

Questions danced across her face. “You left early? Aren’t you special! Garrison and Nolan must have been playing hooky, too. You never leave work early!”

“It was that kind of day.”

The smile she gave him was bright and full. “There’s something I need to talk to you about,” she said, her mood seeming to swing from jovial to serious with the batting of her eyelashes.

Patrick shifted nervously in his seat. “Is something wrong?” he asked curiously.

Naomi shook her head. “No... Yes... Well, I have to leave at the end of the week. I need to head back home for a bit.”

Patrick nodded. “How long do you think you’ll be gone?”

She took in a deep breath, seeming to ponder the question before she answered. “I’m thinking I’ll need to be there at least two weeks before I can return to Utah. Maybe three. And that’s banking on everything going well. Things here are in a good space and I need to handle some issues at the co-op, so it just makes sense.”

His eyes were locked with hers as she continued, “I know you and I are still feeling this relationship out and I hate that I have to go, but I don’t have a choice. But we can talk every day and I do plan on coming back.”

Patrick drew a breath in turn. “How would you feel if I came along?”

“With me? To Phoenix?”

“Yeah. I would love to join you.”

“But you have work?”

“I have some vacation time stored up,” he said, the little white lie catching in his chest. He coughed lightly, then cleared his throat. “Work won’t be a problem and I would really love to see what your life is like in Arizona. Plus, I’ve never been there before. I hear Phoenix is a pretty cool city.”

Naomi’s grin widened. “I think I’d like that. In fact, I like the idea a lot.”

“Then we’re a go. Let me know your travel plans and I’ll book my ticket.”

She laughed warmly. “Just pack a bag and be ready when I pick you up on Friday morning. Our travel plans are already handled.”

He looked at her curiously and she blessed him with another bright smile.

“My family has its own plane!”

* * *

Patrick counted fifteen private planes parked on the tarmac at the general aviation facilities on the east side of the Salt Lake City International Airport. Fifteen planes, two helicopters and a fuel truck.

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