The Wedding Flight by SJ McCoy

Author:SJ McCoy [McCoy, SJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-22T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Laura rested her head against Smoke’s shoulder as they sat on the front porch swing drinking their morning coffee. “This time next week we’ll both be scrambling to get ready.”

He chuckled. “You might be scrambling. I’ll no doubt be dressed and ready and wondering what the hell I’m going to do with myself until two o’clock.”

“Do you think you’ll have a headache?”

He gave her a puzzled look.

“I mean a hangover from whatever you’re doing on Friday night.”

“No, I don’t. And I hope you won’t either.”

She shrugged. “I plan to have a good time.”

“Are you going to tell me where you’re going? What you’re doing?”

She shook her head firmly. “No, I am not.”

“So, stop digging for information about what I’m doing.”

“Okay.”

“Are you worried? Is that what it is? Are you scared I’m going to outdo you?”

She laughed. “If anything, I’m wondering if I should dial my plans back a bit, so I don’t make you look bad.”

He laughed with her. “Don’t worry about that. I don’t think there’s much chance of that happening.”

“Tell me one thing?

“What?”

“Are you leaving town.”

“You can bet your ass I am.”

She smiled. She’d thought as much. “And how do you plan on getting wherever you’re going?”

“Err, how do you think? I fly, I have a plane.”

“I suspected as much. So, you’re cheating.”

“Cheating?” He sat up straight and scowled down at her. “How is that cheating?”

“It’s not a level playing field anymore, is it? You get to fly wherever you want.”

He raised an eyebrow and gave her a stern look. “Are you saying you want to use one of the planes?”

“Well, I do have a pilot coming along.”

Smoke pursed his lips.

“Go on. It’s only fair. At least that way you can be sure I’ll be back in time to get married.”

He scowled. “You’d better be. I’d sooner cancel both our parties if I thought anything might go wrong.”

“It won’t. I’m only teasing.” She reached her hands up around the back of his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. “Nothing’s going to go wrong. Nothing can stop me from marrying you.”

“I know. If you’re not there, I’ll hunt you down and marry you wherever you are when I find you.”

“I’ll be there. But having the use of one of the planes on Friday night would make life a lot easier.”

“Okay. Piper can take Papa Charlie, and you can go wherever you like.”

“I thought you’d take Papa Charlie?”

He shrugged. “I would, but you know what I’m like about that plane. It’s like an old friend. I’ll feel more comfortable if you take it. I know it’ll bring you home safe to me.”

“Aww, you’re a softy at heart, aren’t you?”

“No. I’m a big possessive Neanderthal, remember? I’m not being sentimental; I’m being practical.”

“Yeah, right,” she said with a laugh. “Whatever you say. Have you called your dad yet?”

Smoke shook his head.

“Don’t you think should get it over with?”

“Yeah, but I keep putting it off.”

“I think you should stop torturing yourself. Give him a call.”

“I will.”

“Now?”

He shrugged.

“Go on. I’ll go take a shower, and I might call your mom, too.

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