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He raises his eyebrows, presses his lips together, and nods in approval. “Yeah, that’s a pretty sizable omission.”
I glare at him. “Are you done yet? Because if you’re not, I’m more than happy to make you go to the main terminal andfly coach.”
He shrugs and grins back. “Where would the fun in that be?”
I press my thumb and forefinger to my temples, slowly rubbing them. “Why did I agree to this again?”
Sutton laughs to himself and steps past Grace, walking up the stairs and into the plane. She grabs my hand, presses a kiss to my cheek, and whispers in my ear. “You agreed because you care about your friends’ success and seeing them happy.”
I don’t even know how to respond to that because she’s so right. She gets me like no one else.
CHAPTER 25
GRACE
BAD PERSON
“Here you are, Miss Chapman.”I reach out to grab my mimosa from Stacy.
“Oh my gosh. Thank you so much. You’re the best. And please, just call me Grace.” Stacy smiles and heads over to Sutton in the back of the cabin.
I look to the seat next to me to find Tommy watching me, grinning with amusement.
“Having fun?”
I take a sip and press the button to recline the plush, fancy leather seat back. “I know the carbon footprint is horrible for these planes, but am I a bad person for knowing I can never fly coach again?”
“Oh, you’re totally cancelled already,” he says, grinning wider and popping his dimples.
“No way. That fast?” I clasp a hand to my heart in mock despair.
“Yep. As soon as you let Stacy take your bag. Cancelled,” he says, shrugging and crossing his legs. “Don’t worry. I still like you though.”
I blow a kiss at him. “Good. Now I want to get some work done. I’ve got a long list of charities that I want to vet.”
He chuckles and rolls his eyes. “Suit yourself, but don’t blame it on your boss. I’m pretty sure he told you to enjoy the trip.”
I set my mimosa down and grab my laptop out, going through the presentation slides from before. I know TJ said no and it might have stung at first, but like I told him, that’s workplace TJ and Grace, not romantic Tommy and Rainbow. I wouldn’t be any good at this if I gave up the first time someone told me no.
I look over to find him watching me with those heart melting baby blues. He gives me a soft smile, crinkling the corner of his eyes. I know people say men age like fine wine and right now, I could sip on him all day.
“OK. If I’m going to work, you need to stop that. I can’t focus when you do that.”
His soft smile morphs into a smug grin. “Do what?”
I raise my eyebrows. “Look at me like that. Get your notebook or watch a movie or something.”
He nods before his eyes drift down to my screen, seeing my old slides. I immediately see the worry in his eyes.
“Hey. I’m sorry about saying no. You sure we’re good?” his deep voice carries just a hint of concern beneath the surface.
I reach over and hold his hand. “You already apologized and I told you that you didn’t even need to do that. Please do not worry about it. Seriously, we’re good.”
His grip tightens on mine and he lifts my hand, placing a soft kiss on the back.
“So-” I start, but cut myself off when I see his eyes lift to something behind us. I turn to see Sutton coming up from the back of the cabin. Tommy quickly lets my hand fall and sits up in his seat.
Sutton strides past us and stops to sit in the seats facing us. Hiseyes drift between us with a knowing grin before he turns to Tommy. I know he let it slip to Stacy that we’re together, but did he let something slip to Sutton? Or maybe Sutton has just functioning eyeballs and can see that there’s a connection between us. Either way, I totally get it if he wants to tell his best friend. I mean Josie basically knows. I just don’t want it getting back to Tanner or my family until we really know what this is. I know we’re taking it seriously and it’s more than just wanting to jump each other’s bones, but I could see how someone else would think it’s me just trying to sleep with my boss or the hot, famous musician. Deep down, I know it’s something that could be serious if we want it to be.
