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"And that’s another reason that we are perfect together," Da"

Chapter Ten

"Welcolass of charatefully Damien and I are seated side by side in the rich leather recliners There’s a polished table in front of us and equally shiny wood trie cabin The seats are so coht attendant is tall and slies to look both cute and professional

I sip the cha to be said for the billionaire lifestyle

"What happened to the other plane?" I ask Damien We’d flown from Munich to London in a sared in Santa Monica While comfortable, it pales in comparison to this one

"This is the Lear Bo the Atlantic, reht traveling in a plane with sufficient fuel capacity et work done with an actual office And sleep in an actual bed," he adds, trailing his finger lightly uphas an office and a bed?"

"There’s a bed in the staterooet up and explore, but the attendant has already asked that we fasten our seat belts as the plane is now taxiing toward the runway

Now, she’s standing next to the ju into a headset, presus up, then walks toward Damien and me "Mr Stark, you’ve had a telephone call from Mr Maynard He tried to reach your cell, but apparently the call didn’t connect When he realized you were on board, he called the tower and asked that we get a e to you to call him at your earliest convenience"

"Can we hold on the runway?"

"Yes, sir"

"I’ll call him now," he says, then pulls his phone out of his pocket I watch froh to Charles I can’t i--could the court have changed its mind? Is it even allowed to do that?

I study Daone completely blank and totally unreadable A boardroo away to competitors--or to h I reach for his hand, he doesn’t reach back Neither does he meet my eyes He heads to the back of the plane and disappears into what I assume is the office

I try to focus on e over at least three dozen times, Damien finally returns He nods at the attendant, who radios the cockpit, and by the tiain readying for takeoff

"What happened?" I ask

"Nothing to worry about" He stills wears that bland, corporate iant fist is squeezing it tight

"But I a Charles wouldn’t radio the tower unless it was important"

He s huht He wouldn’t"

"Then what is it?"