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flies this route all the time. We should arrive in a little over an hour,” said Jake, sitting next to her. He watched her bite her lower lip before squeezing her hand briefly. He could feel her racing pulse and stroked his thumb gently over her palm.
    “I’m not worried. The plane is a little small, though,” Diana said a little nervously. Jake gave her a reassuring grin.
    “Relax, sweetheart. Everything will be fine. Just breathe,” he said.
    Diana looked into his teasing green eyes, warmed by his endearment, and understanding of her nerves. She didn’t particularly like flying, especially on small planes.
    “Please turn off all electronic devices,” instructed a flight attendant politely as she walked past them. Jake turned off his iPhone and smiled at her.
    “I wanted to surprise you.”
    “Well, you succeeded,” said Diana. “You know, lunch at a local bistro would have been fine with me.”
    Jake laughed and tucked back a few flyaway silky strands of her chestnut hair behind her ear, causing her ear to tingle.
    “Are you telling me you’re a cheap date?”
    “I’m not a cheap anything,” she replied tartly.
    “I’m going to treat you like a queen, Diana,” he said and leaned down to kiss her cheek. She felt her heart accelerate at his words and smiled back at him.
    “Honestly, this is a bit much Jake. I’m not used to flying out of the city for lunch.”
    “I think escaping the Vegas heat for a few hours would be a relief,” he said. “Besides, you’ll like this restaurant I’m taking you to.”
    The plane took off and in a short time, Diana found herself landing in beautiful San Diego. Jake escorted her to a waiting shiny, black Lincoln town car. He gave the driver instructions on where to go before closing the privacy partition while Diana looked out the tinted window and viewed the pretty landscape before her.
    “It’s nice to be back,” said Jake as he lounged comfortably against the black leather seating.
    “You really miss it here?” asked Diana, admiring his casual yet sexy look. He wore faded blue jeans with a white sleeveless shirt and managed to look drop-dead gorgeous.
    He nodded. “New York is great, but San Diego holds a lot of good memories. The beaches here are incredible. My friends and I used to surf every day.”
    Jake lifted her hand from where they rested on her lap and kissed her palm, his tongue teasingly licking. The simple gesture left her knees weak and he smiled at her mischievously.
    “Too bad I forgot to remind you to bring your bikini. We could’ve frolicked at the beach after lunch.”
    “Frolicking with you sounds fun,” she said teasingly.
    Jake placed his arm around her waist and drew her up close to him. She could feel his hard, masculine body through the thin, strapless, light pink dress she wore.
    “We’ll do a lot of frolicking , sweetheart,” he said before he bent his head and kissed her, “and don’t worry, the driver can’t hear or see anything with the privacy partition up.”
    Diana arched into him and opened her mouth slightly, more than ready for his kiss. Jake placed one of his hands at her nape to hold her steady while his other hand slowly inched the hem of her dress up her thigh. She heard him groan as he touched his tongue to hers and he opened her mouth wider.
    Diana placed her arms around his shoulders and clung to him as he eagerly explored her mouth with his tongue. He tasted so good that she moaned in pleasure as he continued to delve deeper, his mouth devouring hers. The skirt of her dress was now bunched up around her waist and she felt his hand caress her soft thighs. His fingers skimmed her pink, lace thong panties and gently delved inside. Her temperature soared even higher as she heard him groan.
    “Damn, you’re so wet,” he muttered against her lips. She opened her eyes slowly and caught him staring down at his fingers as they gently explored her between her legs.
    “Jake, I -” started Diana, embarrassed at