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fingers in his hair, relishing the passionate kiss before she got out of the truck and would be flooded with responsibilities.
She had a feeling this day was going to be like no other.
Chapter Five
“Oh my God. You have got to be kidding me,” Scarlett said in frustration. She needed to get back to the airport and was nearly bouncing in her seat with agitated energy. Sitting in a line of traffic a mile from Will’s cabin was grating her nerves terribly.
“A tree,” Will mouthed when he caught her eye, walking back to the SUV from farther down the road. “I wish I was kidding. A tree was knocked down right across the road. The authorities say it will be at least an hour before they can finish clearing it,” Will said as he got back in the vehicle. He had walked ahead to see what was holding up the flow of traffic.
“Do you want to go back to the cabin and wait it out?” Will asked her.
“No, by the time we get back there and settled in, it would be time to leave again. Every second is counting, Will,” she told him, tapping her nails against the window.
“You’re right, but you stressing like this isn’t going to do either one of us any good,” Will pointed out.
Scarlett took a deep breath. She knew he was right. She needed to get it together.“Well, Abby knows how to do pretty much everything I do. She will be able to hold down the fort until we get there,” Scarlett told him. She felt so thankful for her sister right then.
“A jack of all trades huh?” Will asked.
“Well, for a mechanic, she does pretty great at detailed office scheduling, too,” Scarlett bragged. She did think Abby was pretty amazing.
“Abby is a mechanic? I just assumed she worked in the office with you,” Will said with a look of confusion.
“Oh no. She is an airplane mechanic. The best one we have,” Scarlett told him, hoping to assure him that he needed to keep Abby on, maybe even promote her.
“So that’s why Jake’s been so busy,” Will thought aloud.
“What are you talking about?” Scarlett asked, seeing that, from Will’s expression, he hadn’t meant for her to hear what he had just said.
“Jake said he was stranded at a mechanic’s house in the storm when I talked to him earlier this morning,” Will reluctantly explained.
“Ah. I see what you are saying. Jake’s been getting busy with my sister,” Scarlett teased. She hoped that was the truth. It was time Abby spent some time with a man doing something other than talking shop.
“No, I mean maybe. He didn’t mention any names,” Will replied.Scarlett could tell it made Will uncomfortable to talk about Jake and Abby. I guess he liked to stay out of his employee’s business.
“So how long has Jake been flying for you?” Scarlett asked, changing the subject for Will’s sake.She had hoped to make Will more comfortable, but her question seemed to have the opposite effect.He looked at her, clearly nervous.
“Scarlett, I need to tell you something. You have it all wrong.I fly for Jake. Jake doesn’t fly for me,” he explained with a tentative look.
Scarlett zoned out for a moment. The whole time the buyer had been in Pinesville, she had been entertaining his pilot. A pilot she happened to find that she liked very much. But now what would happen to the airport?
“Oh my. You’re right, I did get it wrong. I totally thought that you were the one buying the airport,” she muttered.
“Jake and I both kind of thought that, and in similar situations in the past, I usually play the decoy,” Will admitted, avoiding her eyes.
“So you took me, the heartless golddigger, out of the picture, right?” Scarlett was angry, and rightfully so. She had ended up the one being played again. This all felt way too familiar. Her broken engagement came to mind—anothertime when a man had pretended to be something he was not. She could feel her face getting splotchy, and tears were threatening to fall. She couldn’t quite tell if she was angry about
She had a feeling this day was going to be like no other.
Chapter Five
“Oh my God. You have got to be kidding me,” Scarlett said in frustration. She needed to get back to the airport and was nearly bouncing in her seat with agitated energy. Sitting in a line of traffic a mile from Will’s cabin was grating her nerves terribly.
“A tree,” Will mouthed when he caught her eye, walking back to the SUV from farther down the road. “I wish I was kidding. A tree was knocked down right across the road. The authorities say it will be at least an hour before they can finish clearing it,” Will said as he got back in the vehicle. He had walked ahead to see what was holding up the flow of traffic.
“Do you want to go back to the cabin and wait it out?” Will asked her.
“No, by the time we get back there and settled in, it would be time to leave again. Every second is counting, Will,” she told him, tapping her nails against the window.
“You’re right, but you stressing like this isn’t going to do either one of us any good,” Will pointed out.
Scarlett took a deep breath. She knew he was right. She needed to get it together.“Well, Abby knows how to do pretty much everything I do. She will be able to hold down the fort until we get there,” Scarlett told him. She felt so thankful for her sister right then.
“A jack of all trades huh?” Will asked.
“Well, for a mechanic, she does pretty great at detailed office scheduling, too,” Scarlett bragged. She did think Abby was pretty amazing.
“Abby is a mechanic? I just assumed she worked in the office with you,” Will said with a look of confusion.
“Oh no. She is an airplane mechanic. The best one we have,” Scarlett told him, hoping to assure him that he needed to keep Abby on, maybe even promote her.
“So that’s why Jake’s been so busy,” Will thought aloud.
“What are you talking about?” Scarlett asked, seeing that, from Will’s expression, he hadn’t meant for her to hear what he had just said.
“Jake said he was stranded at a mechanic’s house in the storm when I talked to him earlier this morning,” Will reluctantly explained.
“Ah. I see what you are saying. Jake’s been getting busy with my sister,” Scarlett teased. She hoped that was the truth. It was time Abby spent some time with a man doing something other than talking shop.
“No, I mean maybe. He didn’t mention any names,” Will replied.Scarlett could tell it made Will uncomfortable to talk about Jake and Abby. I guess he liked to stay out of his employee’s business.
“So how long has Jake been flying for you?” Scarlett asked, changing the subject for Will’s sake.She had hoped to make Will more comfortable, but her question seemed to have the opposite effect.He looked at her, clearly nervous.
“Scarlett, I need to tell you something. You have it all wrong.I fly for Jake. Jake doesn’t fly for me,” he explained with a tentative look.
Scarlett zoned out for a moment. The whole time the buyer had been in Pinesville, she had been entertaining his pilot. A pilot she happened to find that she liked very much. But now what would happen to the airport?
“Oh my. You’re right, I did get it wrong. I totally thought that you were the one buying the airport,” she muttered.
“Jake and I both kind of thought that, and in similar situations in the past, I usually play the decoy,” Will admitted, avoiding her eyes.
“So you took me, the heartless golddigger, out of the picture, right?” Scarlett was angry, and rightfully so. She had ended up the one being played again. This all felt way too familiar. Her broken engagement came to mind—anothertime when a man had pretended to be something he was not. She could feel her face getting splotchy, and tears were threatening to fall. She couldn’t quite tell if she was angry about
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