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Stephan and Javier fell soundly asleep in the back row of the plane, but I got up to help the ht was nearly full, and the people were downright cranky with the delay As though a sleep wand had been waved over the passengers, they all seeot their drinks I was prying eht the flight attendant I’d been helping studying e intensity

I’d never h when she realized that I was going to help her with their service, no strings attached

She was a very small, very nondescript wo black hair and eyes so dark they looked black

We were back in the galley, just the two of us, when she seeet up the nerve to ask the question that was obviously on herJames Cavendish, aren’t you?" she asked Her tone wasn’t hostile, merely curious In fact it was a little too curious for a co that she knew so about him, or even about me I shouldn’t have been so surprised by it, but it was the first tie interaction with a co-worker

I sighed "Yes, I’ hiave"It ht, aren’t I? You wouldn’t still be working here if he were serious about you"

I feltinstantly defensive abouthere?"

She gaveabout my personal life "Come on

Hehis teeth in thethat if he wanted to live with you or marry you or whatever, it would be beyond pointless for you to be spending all of your ti peanuts while he makes billions If he was serious, he would let you quit"

I felt myself flush, but tried totogether, and I haven’t quit because I like my job So what if he makes moreto sit around all day and wait for hiument that that would never be the case, whether I had this job or not

I didn’t need to worry about waiting around for him all the tih to know not to expect it fro I wanted? I wondered, kind of stunned that I was even letting myself think that way

I remembered that I was in the middle of a conversation with an obnoxious wo about my life "And why on earth do you assu at all about either of us?"

She had the nerve to giveShe handedup with all of the drah it were an accoossipa transparent white slip and standing instunned and confused You could just make out the outline of my nipples in the thin slip At least it wasn’t obvious that I hadn’t been wearing panties

Ja towardsthe shots a positivelyonly his boxers, even his hair perfectly disheveled My own hair looked like it had just been through a wind-tunnel

When I was done working throughout, my mind went to James He ht it to his attention If I was this upset, I kneould be livid

"He’s so hot Do you have any idea how hot he is?" the strange flight attendant was asking ave her a very direct stare with lots of eye contact "As a matter of fact, I know exactly how hot he is Trust me when I say that you don’t have any idea just how hot he is"

She"That is awesoh, and I realized for the first tih she didn’t have any manners at all, she meant no harm In fact, she didn’t seem to have a malicious bone in her body as she stared at Jairl He’s a total drea tired but suddenly a little delirious about the fact that Ion if he was at work by the ti ht by the crew van pickup, so you rinned at e favor "That’s so awesoh, so I’ll brace myself for disappointment"

I had to seous Soled "You’re very pretty and all, but he can have any woe to land hier offended by her candor "I really have no idea"

Our strange little talk was interrupted as the two other h the curtain They were less pushy, but both of theured they’d heard or seen so about me

I asked them politely if they needed any more help When they declined, I ducked back into the cabin and found my seat beside Stephan I lay et a short nap in

I aith a start as the plane touched down I was so conditioned to stay awake on red-eyes that I was surprised I’d been able to sleep that long on a plane

I sent James a text as we taxied in

Bianca: We just landed

He responded i at the curb for you