him up.”
“But what if she’s perfect for him?”
“Then he would have gone after her himself. He isn’t shy around
the ladies. If he really wanted her, he would have done something about it.”
Jackson returned to the table, so I dropped the subject and took
a bite of my sandwich. “Mmmm. I don’t know what it is about the sandwiches
here, but I love them. Has to be the meat.”
Drake and Jackson looked at each other and busted up laughing.
“Shut up! You know I didn’t mean it that way. Perverts.”
Their humor put a stop to the tension between the guys. They
joked around while we finished our food. I watched them as I ate and hoped they
would continue getting along this well if Drake became important to me. Lost in
my thoughts, I didn’t realize they had both finished eating until Drake snapped
his fingers to get my attention.
“You going to make it through the rest of the day?” he asked me.
“Yeah, just zoned out for a minute.”
“I’ve got to head over to my afternoon class, and I have
practice tonight. Wanna come watch me play?” He wagged his eyebrows, making it
seem more suggestive than watching him at rugby.
“I can’t. I need to head over to the airport and make sure
everything is set for the tours I have booked this week. Sorry.”
Jackson snorted when I said tours since he knew it was how I
referred to the Mile High Club flights in front of anyone who didn’t know about
them. Other than Dad, Aubrey, and her family, I didn’t discuss them with anyone
else except customers. Trying to explain the flights was awkward, so I avoided
it as much as possible.
“Damn, that’s too bad. Do you have an early class again
tomorrow?” Drake asked as he gathered up our trash.
“I have an eight a.m. class every morning. I like to get them done
early so I have plenty of time to study since I work most evenings during the
week.”
“It figures you’d be a morning person. Meet you at the dorm
again tomorrow?” Drake enquired.
“Sure. If you want to get up early again, I’m not going to stop
you.”
He leaned over and gave me a quick peck on the lips. “See you
then. I’ll call you tonight when I get back to the house.”
****
We fell into a pattern over the next couple weeks, with Drake
walking me to class and eating lunch with me. We didn’t have much time at night
to see each other between my charter flights and his rugby team practices, but
we texted and talked on the phone. I looked forward to his call each night
before bed. Cuddled in safety of my bed, I felt like we could talk about
anything. Weekends were jam-packed for both of us, as I had made plans with my
dad and had flights booked. Drake’s team was getting ready for the first rugby
game at the end of the month. Even though we only saw each other during the
day, we still learned so much about each other when we talked on the phone.
Friday morning rolled around, and I was thrilled to finally have
some free time after classes this afternoon. I was pretty excited because Drake
had mentioned that he didn’t have any plans for the weekend yet. I was hoping
we’d get a chance to go on another date. I must have been louder than usual
getting ready because I woke Aubrey up.
“Hey, where’s the fire?” she asked. “You’re running around like
a chicken with its head chopped off.”
“No fire. Just ready for the weekend.” I smiled at her as I held
up two shirts for her to pick from.
“The green,” she said as she pointed at the top in my left hand.
“Your eyes really pop when you wear that one.”
“Thanks! What would I do without your fashion advice?”
“You didn’t really care what you wore until you met Drake. Glad
all my knowledge is finally being put to good use for you. Big plans today?”
“Nope, just the usual. Are you going to be able to meet us for
lunch today? I’ve
“But what if she’s perfect for him?”
“Then he would have gone after her himself. He isn’t shy around
the ladies. If he really wanted her, he would have done something about it.”
Jackson returned to the table, so I dropped the subject and took
a bite of my sandwich. “Mmmm. I don’t know what it is about the sandwiches
here, but I love them. Has to be the meat.”
Drake and Jackson looked at each other and busted up laughing.
“Shut up! You know I didn’t mean it that way. Perverts.”
Their humor put a stop to the tension between the guys. They
joked around while we finished our food. I watched them as I ate and hoped they
would continue getting along this well if Drake became important to me. Lost in
my thoughts, I didn’t realize they had both finished eating until Drake snapped
his fingers to get my attention.
“You going to make it through the rest of the day?” he asked me.
“Yeah, just zoned out for a minute.”
“I’ve got to head over to my afternoon class, and I have
practice tonight. Wanna come watch me play?” He wagged his eyebrows, making it
seem more suggestive than watching him at rugby.
“I can’t. I need to head over to the airport and make sure
everything is set for the tours I have booked this week. Sorry.”
Jackson snorted when I said tours since he knew it was how I
referred to the Mile High Club flights in front of anyone who didn’t know about
them. Other than Dad, Aubrey, and her family, I didn’t discuss them with anyone
else except customers. Trying to explain the flights was awkward, so I avoided
it as much as possible.
“Damn, that’s too bad. Do you have an early class again
tomorrow?” Drake asked as he gathered up our trash.
“I have an eight a.m. class every morning. I like to get them done
early so I have plenty of time to study since I work most evenings during the
week.”
“It figures you’d be a morning person. Meet you at the dorm
again tomorrow?” Drake enquired.
“Sure. If you want to get up early again, I’m not going to stop
you.”
He leaned over and gave me a quick peck on the lips. “See you
then. I’ll call you tonight when I get back to the house.”
****
We fell into a pattern over the next couple weeks, with Drake
walking me to class and eating lunch with me. We didn’t have much time at night
to see each other between my charter flights and his rugby team practices, but
we texted and talked on the phone. I looked forward to his call each night
before bed. Cuddled in safety of my bed, I felt like we could talk about
anything. Weekends were jam-packed for both of us, as I had made plans with my
dad and had flights booked. Drake’s team was getting ready for the first rugby
game at the end of the month. Even though we only saw each other during the
day, we still learned so much about each other when we talked on the phone.
Friday morning rolled around, and I was thrilled to finally have
some free time after classes this afternoon. I was pretty excited because Drake
had mentioned that he didn’t have any plans for the weekend yet. I was hoping
we’d get a chance to go on another date. I must have been louder than usual
getting ready because I woke Aubrey up.
“Hey, where’s the fire?” she asked. “You’re running around like
a chicken with its head chopped off.”
“No fire. Just ready for the weekend.” I smiled at her as I held
up two shirts for her to pick from.
“The green,” she said as she pointed at the top in my left hand.
“Your eyes really pop when you wear that one.”
“Thanks! What would I do without your fashion advice?”
“You didn’t really care what you wore until you met Drake. Glad
all my knowledge is finally being put to good use for you. Big plans today?”
“Nope, just the usual. Are you going to be able to meet us for
lunch today? I’ve
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