Fly You To The Moon by Jocelyn Han

Author:Jocelyn Han [Han, Jocelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Dutch Venture Publishing
Published: 2014-01-19T05:00:00+00:00

10.

“You really want to stay in Luna Six?”

Ava nodded with flinty determination. “Yeah. All three weeks. It’s a lot easier to show Georgie around like that. You know. We’ll be close to all the public transport systems.”

After last night’s disaster, she’d decided to invite her best friend from Sutton over to keep her company on the moon for a while. Since Nicolas kept insisting she should want for nothing, she’d asked him to pay for her friend’s ticket, and he’d happily obliged. He just couldn’t understand why she didn’t want Georgie to stay at Carter Manor – or maybe he didn’t want to understand.

“So, shall I book you girls a hotel, then?” he went on, a distraught look in his green eyes. “Something classic?”

“We were thinking of the Neil Armstrong Lodge.” Ava held up a brochure. “They have these themed rooms, so Georgie might like that. Plus, they organize trips to the original 1969 moon landing site every three hours. We should probably check that out.”

“If you want,” Nicolas conceded. “I hope your friend won’t think I’m unwelcoming toward her. We have plenty of room for guests.”

Ava shook her head. “She won’t think that. It’s me. I just need to be away from this place for a while.”

Nicolas looked at her with such wounded eyes that her heart slightly cracked. “I’m sorry to hear that.”

“Don’t take it personal,” she mumbled.

Nic fell silent, blindly staring at the brochure on the table. When he glanced up again, he unexpectedly grabbed her hand. “Did I drive you away?” he inquired softly.

“Yes,” she replied earnestly. “You did.”

He cringed. “How can I not take that personally?”

“I don’t know. You’ll have to figure that one out for yourself.” Ava pushed back her chair and got up. “It’s just for a few weeks, Nic. I’ll be back.”

“Do you still want to visit Uncle Gerald with me?”

“Sure. Why not?” She smiled wanly. “But you have to promise me he’ll be nice to me. Nicer than your parents.”

“Well, that’s not really a challenge,” Nic muttered sourly.

Ava couldn’t help laughing. “True.” A pang went through her heart when she saw him crack a genuine smile, too. This man was everything she wanted. He was so beautiful – but she had to get him out of her system. If she didn’t, she’d be setting herself up for a broken heart down the road.

“I’ll go make a few calls.” Nic got up and cast her one last, despondent look before he left the room. Ava sighed, whipped out her pad and sent Georgie a message to let her know that they’d be seeing each other soon.

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