guys seemed to find it
intimidating. Having Luke to flirt with for the rest of the flight wasn’t
exactly something she was opposed to.
“I’m flying home, but just briefly. I’m on leave,” she admitted, pausing
as she watched his face. “From the army.”
Luke’s eyes widened. “You’re a soldier?”
She smiled at the expression on his face. “United States Army Corporal
Saskia Cullen,” she told him, proud of her title. “I’m flying home to see my
family and I’ll be back on a plane in two days.”
Luke relaxed as they started flying more steadily again. “So you’ll be
used to far worse conditions than this?”
“Yup, you could say that.” Some of the flights she’d been on in the last
couple of years had been beyond hair-raising.
“I hate to be the one to tell you, but since you’ve slept through most of
the flight…”
“We’re almost there already?” Saskia checked her watch. Wow. She must
have been more exhausted that she’d realized.
“Do you have a connecting flight to make?”
She looked back at Luke. “I’m heading to Buffalo.”
Luke frowned. “This turbulence is from the snow storm that’s hit New York
and the surrounding states, and it sounds like they’re going to let us land and
then shut the airportdown. There’ll be no
flights going out for the rest of the night due to snow.”
“What?” Saskia’s heart started to pound. “No, that’s not possible, I have
to make it.” The plane’s jerking motions hadn’t worried her, but not making it
home? She had a little boy with his heart set on seeing his mom, and it had
been so long since she’d been back.
Saskia bit her lip. Thinking about what she was missing wasn’t going to change
the situation.
“So what is it that you do?” It wasn’t this guy’s fault that the leave
she’d worked so hard to get was worthless.
He grinned then winked at her. “If I tell you I’ll have to kill you.”
She fought the urge to roll her eyes. That was something her son would
say. “Seriously?”
Luke chuckled. “Guess.”
He braced himself with one hand against the seat in front of him as the
plane hit more turbulence and she decided to play along. They both wanted to
keep their minds off things.
“Sales rep,” she guessed.
He frowned. “Please don’t tell me I look like a salesman.”
Saskia looked him up and down, liking what she saw. He was handsome –
thick blond hair, chocolate eyes, and a smile that lit up his entire face. His
face was tanned, like he’d spent a lot of time outdoors, and his hands… she
looked up quickly before he had a chance to notice that her gaze had dropped.
They were hands that had seen real work, even if he did look more super-cute
surfer than construction worker.
Saskia glanced up and realized that his eyes were locked on hers. She
cleared her throat. “I’m picking up thatyou
don’t fly for a living.”
That made him laugh. She raised an eyebrow in response.
“Just because I don’t like turbulence doesn’t mean I can’t handle it.”
She laughed and then stopped. He’d pushed up his sleeve and she’d seen a
flash of dark – a tattoo. And from what she could see it looked like an eagle. She
had it.
“What time was it that we land?” She knew full well, but…
“1900 hours,” he replied without hesitation.
Saskia grinned. Gotcha . “I’m close, so you may as well just tell
me. It’s something to do with the military, otherwise you wouldn’t have
answered like that.” She didn’t have to admit that she’d been ogling his
ink.
Luke leaned closer, into her space. She wanted to move back but had nowhere
to go.
“I’m a Navy SEAL,” he said, his voice low. “I work counterterrorism, and
I’m only telling you because you’re military, too.”
Saskia stared at him. She knew how closely these guys respected their privacy
when it had the potential to put those they loved in harm’s way. “Your secret’s
safe with me,” she told him, voice
intimidating. Having Luke to flirt with for the rest of the flight wasn’t
exactly something she was opposed to.
“I’m flying home, but just briefly. I’m on leave,” she admitted, pausing
as she watched his face. “From the army.”
Luke’s eyes widened. “You’re a soldier?”
She smiled at the expression on his face. “United States Army Corporal
Saskia Cullen,” she told him, proud of her title. “I’m flying home to see my
family and I’ll be back on a plane in two days.”
Luke relaxed as they started flying more steadily again. “So you’ll be
used to far worse conditions than this?”
“Yup, you could say that.” Some of the flights she’d been on in the last
couple of years had been beyond hair-raising.
“I hate to be the one to tell you, but since you’ve slept through most of
the flight…”
“We’re almost there already?” Saskia checked her watch. Wow. She must
have been more exhausted that she’d realized.
“Do you have a connecting flight to make?”
She looked back at Luke. “I’m heading to Buffalo.”
Luke frowned. “This turbulence is from the snow storm that’s hit New York
and the surrounding states, and it sounds like they’re going to let us land and
then shut the airportdown. There’ll be no
flights going out for the rest of the night due to snow.”
“What?” Saskia’s heart started to pound. “No, that’s not possible, I have
to make it.” The plane’s jerking motions hadn’t worried her, but not making it
home? She had a little boy with his heart set on seeing his mom, and it had
been so long since she’d been back.
Saskia bit her lip. Thinking about what she was missing wasn’t going to change
the situation.
“So what is it that you do?” It wasn’t this guy’s fault that the leave
she’d worked so hard to get was worthless.
He grinned then winked at her. “If I tell you I’ll have to kill you.”
She fought the urge to roll her eyes. That was something her son would
say. “Seriously?”
Luke chuckled. “Guess.”
He braced himself with one hand against the seat in front of him as the
plane hit more turbulence and she decided to play along. They both wanted to
keep their minds off things.
“Sales rep,” she guessed.
He frowned. “Please don’t tell me I look like a salesman.”
Saskia looked him up and down, liking what she saw. He was handsome –
thick blond hair, chocolate eyes, and a smile that lit up his entire face. His
face was tanned, like he’d spent a lot of time outdoors, and his hands… she
looked up quickly before he had a chance to notice that her gaze had dropped.
They were hands that had seen real work, even if he did look more super-cute
surfer than construction worker.
Saskia glanced up and realized that his eyes were locked on hers. She
cleared her throat. “I’m picking up thatyou
don’t fly for a living.”
That made him laugh. She raised an eyebrow in response.
“Just because I don’t like turbulence doesn’t mean I can’t handle it.”
She laughed and then stopped. He’d pushed up his sleeve and she’d seen a
flash of dark – a tattoo. And from what she could see it looked like an eagle. She
had it.
“What time was it that we land?” She knew full well, but…
“1900 hours,” he replied without hesitation.
Saskia grinned. Gotcha . “I’m close, so you may as well just tell
me. It’s something to do with the military, otherwise you wouldn’t have
answered like that.” She didn’t have to admit that she’d been ogling his
ink.
Luke leaned closer, into her space. She wanted to move back but had nowhere
to go.
“I’m a Navy SEAL,” he said, his voice low. “I work counterterrorism, and
I’m only telling you because you’re military, too.”
Saskia stared at him. She knew how closely these guys respected their privacy
when it had the potential to put those they loved in harm’s way. “Your secret’s
safe with me,” she told him, voice
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