Turbulent Kisses by Jessica Gray Page B

secured a flight home that same night.
    The phone still in hand, he decided to call his sister Reese. She worked as a professional organizer and lived with her fiancé Nik in Ashton, about twenty minutes north of Sandy Beach.
    Reese’s voice was cheerful as always when she answered her phone and she confirmed that she was free this afternoon and happy to meet him. As was her fiancé, Nik. He’d only met the man a few times, but the man absolutely adored his sister. That made him more than okay in Chase’s book.
    After lunch, he drove up to Ashton and arrived twenty minutes later at their mansion just as Nik was taking delivery of another car. What a beauty!
    As the grandson and heir to the shipping tycoon Nikos Petridis Senior, Nik had plenty of money at his disposal, but he usually lived an unspectacular life – except for his weakness for cars. Fast and expensive cars.
    Chase rushed out of his rental car and watched wide-eyed as the delivery driver carefully unloaded the newest addition to Nik’s car stable.
    A brand new Lamborghini Diablo in a brilliant yellow color.
    “Chase. Come and see my newest baby,” Nik called to him, his eyes showing the excitement of a five-year-old on Christmas day.
    Chase sauntered over, eager to run his hands over its sleek lines. This car was almost like a woman. It had curves in all the right places, with a powerful motor inside and sexy as hell. The doors swung up like wings to open and allowed him to glance at the black leather interior. He smelled the exhilarating smell of brand new and grinned, “Yellow?”
    Nik shook his head in indignation. “Not yellow. Giallo Midas .”
    Chase ran his fingers along the smooth roof, while Nik asked, “Isn’t she beautiful?”
    “The hell she is. What’s she got under the hood?”
    Nik launched into a detailed description of the car’s attributes. “A V-12 with dual overhead camshafts. Five speed manual transmission and all the bells and whistles they offered.”
    “Speed?”
    “Top speed in fifth gear is around two hundred miles per hour. But she can go from zero to sixty in four seconds.” Nik’s voice grew excited as he rounded the car.
    “Wow.”
    “Excuse me, but didn’t you come here to see me?” Reese interrupted their little car fest.
    Chase turned and grinned at his sister. “Just talking cars, sis.”
    Reese rolled her eyes. “Boys. So, are you going to visit with me, or sit out here and drool over a car?”
    Chase chucked her under the chin. “Of course I’m going to visit with you. But I can multi-task and drool at the same time.”
    Reese and Nik both laughed at that and Chase pulled her in for a hug and gave her kisses on both cheeks, before he turned back to the Lamborghini, continuing to ask Nik questions. Like most guys, Chase also had a weakness for cars. He just didn’t have the deep pockets to afford several six-figure vehicles.
    “Let’s take her for a ride,” Nik suggested, his enthusiasm enough to rival a child’s on Christmas morning.
    Chase gave his sister an apologetic look, begging for understanding. She sighed and waved them both off. “Go play and come see me when you get back. Oh, and be careful!”
    “Yes, ma’am.” Chase saluted her. Grinning at Nik, he told him, “Let’s go before she changes her mind.”
    Nik chuckled, kissed Reese on her lips and then slid behind the wheel. He took it easy as they headed out to the open road, but then he let the sports car show them what it could do.
    After a while, he stopped and suggested, “Why don’t you try her now?”
    Chase looked at him in awe. “Really? I can drive her?”
    “Why not?”
    Why not indeed. Chase and Nik changed places and Chase took it easy until he felt comfortable with handling this little firecracker. When he put his foot down on the accelerator, he could feel the entire 650ps engine coming to life beneath him.
    They were out on a deserted road and he let the car fly, the roaring sound of the motor filling the air and