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We get settled in, and Katie brings us both chane before she returns to the crew area and leaves us alone

“I didn’t have the chance to thank you yesterday,” I say after we’re airborne “First, you distracted , Mrs Stark”

“Maybe” I am unrepentant “But after that ere distracted by less enjoyable things At any rate, a spa getaway sounds like the perfect Valentine’s Day present”

“I’lad you think so”

I lean over to kiss him “So tell me about the Serafina Spa”

“Re at islands to acquire in the Baha a resort?”

“Sure Did you decide to just buy this one?”

He laughs “No It’s an excellent resort with a fine reputation, but it caters to everyone We’re staying in the private section, which has its own spa, bungalows, and the like But thebreakers, couples, fa to sneak in soetaway,” I tease

He chuckles “I assure you that wasn’t part of the plan I’ve done enough research on Serafina already to know that not only is there plenty of room for a competitive couples-only resort to move in and still have both resorts flourish, but that Serafina is an exceptional spa and resort And until I’ve built a Stark couples’ resort in the area, Serafina is the one resort to which I will take my wife”

“Very nice save, Mr Stark”

He shoots ave yourself away, though”

He frowns “What do you mean?”

“You said it wasn’t part of the plan Does that mean business is part of the plan now?”

“You, Mrs Stark, are too s unexpected cae it?”

I take his hand and squeeze “Are you kidding? Of course I don’t mind” I don’t tell him that I pretty much expected it “What came up?”

“I’ll show you” He turns on his iPad and pulls up an i in New York,” he says, then taps the screen and pulls up another i still partially under construction “The A”

“They are,” he says “The architect is Jackson Steele” Another tap and I see a still photo from what looks to be a television interview outside at a construction site

I have to adrainy i that he’s in his thirties He stands straight, looking as if he owns the world, with a strong jawline and wind-tossed hair that appears to be as thick and dark as Da—a vivid blue that seems to burst off the screen, even despite the very poor quality of the ie