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"Hey! First of all, Jackson would never try to talk me out of a job He isn’t like that And secondly--"
"Yeah, you say that now But you must not know him as well as I do Your relationship with Jackson and your job choice really aren’t any of et we’ve et houy! He really was a total douche Just the reain Geesh! Before I could respond, lanced over at us He raised an eyebrow at laring at our passenger
"Alexa, is everything all set for Mr Bennett in the cabin?" he asked
"Yes, Dad He should be fine Why don’t you have a seat, Mr Bennett?" I asked Drake in a sweet tone of voice His head swiveled back towards me when I said Dad Looked like that had surprised hiht attendant, ainst the to be a pilot for soo ahead and get settled in the cockpit?" Dad asked nized that sweet tone of voice of ht not knohat had happened, but he kneell enough to knoas best to remove me from the situation
"Sure, Dad I’ll see you up there"
"Cockpit? She doesn’t need to be up there with you during the flight She’s welcome to stay back here with me instead I’m sure it would be htthe plane a little difficult," my dad responded Damn, I really wished I could have seen the look on Drake’s face at that news I couldn’t help lanced back over my shoulder Yep, that was a look of total shock His jaw had dropped and he was looking at me like he couldn’t believe what he had just heard Served hi assumptions I deliberately left the cockpit door open so I could eavesdrop on their conversation
"I’m sorry, sir Did you say she’s your co-pilot?"
"I sure did And she’s a dahter shares my interest in aviation" I heard the air of satisfaction in my dad’s tone as he replied There wasn’tabout"Now, you’d better buckle up so we can depart on tiht out, so I expect that we’ll land in less than two hours"
"Yeah, okay Thanks I do need to make it to Greenwich on time or else I’ll be late forI want to do is piss her off" That explained oura card for hisyou’d care to explain to me?" I heard my dad ask fro h Jackson He’s one of his frat brothers," I replied
Dad looked atin his head "Seemed like there was more to it than that when I walked in"
"Nah, he just otto worry about, Dad" I eased his concerns as ent through the pre-flight checklist
"That’s not usually enough to light your fuse But if that’s the story you’re sticking with, I’ll let it be for now We’ve got bigger fish to fry at the moment Let’s hit the air, sweetie" Dad winked atith the flight, and we landed in Greenwich right ahead of schedule I let er, in the hope that I could avoid seeing hiain until we left for ho about Drake that pulled me in, even as he pushed one I was surprised to hear his husky voice frolad I was able to catch you before I had to leave"
I turned to look at hiazed at me "You are?" I asked
Drake nodded his head at ize for earlier I know I acted like a jerk Jackson’s my frat brother, and he would be pissed if he kne I treated you before" He grinned at , his lips turned up on one side in a sexy little smirk