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I only smiled back at her. She knew damn well what it meant, and I felt like a schoolboy again as we rode the elevator all the way to the roof. There weren’t many times when I felt like actually showing off my wealth and power, but this was one of them.

The elevator doors opened onto the roof and Cady gasped. My private helicopter was sitting on the helipad with the pilot waiting for us. She looked up at me like she couldn’t believe it, but I only smiled back.

“Come on,” I told her, stepping out.

“But…I thought helicopters were banned from flying in Manhattan!” she asked in disbelief.

“They are,” I replied as the pilot stepped out and held the door for us. “But let’s just say the mayor owes me a favor or two.”

“Long Island, Mr. Brenton?” the pilot asked.

“Upstate,” I replied. “How’s the weather?”

“Nice and easy. Should be a smooth flight.”

“That’s what I like to hear.”

I turned to Cady, who looked like she thought I was playing a prank on her.

“You can’t be serious,” she said. “This is like something out of a movie.”

“A damn good movie,” I told her, leaning in. “Now get in so we can make one of our own at my house.”

Her cheeks went red and I put a hand on her hip and guided her up into the back seat, then slid in beside her. The pilot closed the door and got in, and as we buckled up, started the engine up.

The blades whirred and Cady gripped my hand tight. I leaned in and kissed her on the cheek as I set her headset over her ears. She yelped as the helicopter lifted up then tilted down and to the right as the pilot turned us north and we began to pull away from the city.

“Don’t worry!” I told her. “He’s a very good pilot!”

“This is crazy!” she laughed back. She absolutely beamed when she smiled, and as we flew over the city, I pointed down at various landmarks we’d both recognize. She jumped a little when she saw NYU and waved a finger at her building.

“That’s mine! That’s mine!”

“Looks a bit different from up here, doesn’t it?”

Chapter Seven

Cady

I didn’t even know what to think when the helicopter touched down on the helipad of Chase’s home upstate. Not only had the flight there felt like I’d been whisked away into some kind of romance novel, but as I stood there staring at his sprawling stone mansion, I felt like I’d suddenly become royalty.

“I come here when I really need to get away,” Chase told me, taking my hand again. “Do you ride?”

I looked over at him, expecting to see a sly smile on his lips, but he was just looking at me like it was a perfectly normal question.

“Wait…horses?” I asked. Chase nodded. “You have horses?!”

“I’m a billionaire, baby,” he smirked.

“Wow,” I laughed. “Is there anything you don’t have?”

Chase’s eyes narrowed slightly and he wrapped his strong arm around my waist and pulled me to him.

“Just one thing.”

My heart almost jumped out of my chest.

I was caught up in the most incomprehensible mix of excitement, nervousness, and arousal and was sure that if I didn’t get some kind of relief soon, my head was going to explode.

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