Save the Date (Modern Arrangements, #1)

"Ready?"

I jumped at the sound of his voice. He laughed.

"Don’t do that!" I laughed. "Yeah, I’m ready."

He grabbed my hand and we headed out the door.

Exhausted from my restless night of vivid dreams, I almost fell back to sleep on the car ride to the airport. Before I could really pass out we arrived and Aidan nudged me to open my eyes.

"I’m awake." I yawned.

"Barely," he smiled. Climbing out, he stuck is hand out for me.

Taking it, I stepped out into the cold. Icy air whipped around me and I shivered. Aidan wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me towards him.

"Come on." He led us to the jet.

The smell of him surrounded me and I wanted to tilt my head just slightly and lick his neck. My will power was failing miserably, but I fought to stay strong. Sex only complicates things and this was complicated enough. Aidan looked down at me, noticing my frustrated sigh.

"You okay?"

His warm, freshly brushed, mint, scented breath washed over my face.

"Just tired," I shrugged. We got to the stairs and he nudged me to go up first.

Once on the jet, I walked toward the couch and lounged back into the soft cushions. Aidan walked around for a few moments and then sat next to me, setting a tray on the table in front of us.

"Here," he stated. I sat up straight. "I had them get this ready for us." The tray had eggs, pancakes and bacon.

"Mmm…it smells good, but don’t you typically have to wait until after takeoff before eating?" I raised one eyebrow at him.

"Yeah, well…eat quickly." He jabbed his elbow into my side and laughed.

"You don’t have to tell me twice." I grabbed a pancake and put eggs and bacon on it before rolling it up. I looked at him and winked. Leaning back, I ate my makeshift breakfast wrap.

"Did you just make that up?" His face looked curious and surprised.

I shrugged.

"I guess." I took another bite.

Watching as Aidan repeated my creation, he settled in next to me. We ate quickly and finished just as the flight attendant came over to clean everything up and prepare us for takeoff.

The engines started and I pulled my book out of my bag before sitting back into the couch. After we took off and we were ‘free to move about the cabin’, I lounged back and started reading. I’m not sure how far I got before I fell asleep.

The plane jolted as we landed and woke me. Hearing Aidan laugh before I felt it, I realized I was leaning on Aidan and had grabbed onto his chest when the plane abruptly landed.

"Sorry," I mumbled and pulled myself away.

"Don’t worry about it." He smiled.

"So, we’re here?" Picking up my book, I put it back in my bag.

"Sort of, we’ll have to take the boat the rest of the way to the island." He stood up and grabbed his carryon bag before holding out his hand for me. I took it and stood up, then I let go and grabbed my bag. Following him off the plane, we got into an awaiting car. It was definitely warmer here, so I took off the sweater, leaving me in my t-shirt. I was still warm, but would have to wait to change until we got to the island.

Twenty minutes later we reached the marina. Luggage was being loaded onto the boat as we approached.

"Here we are." Aidan climbed onto the boat and then grabbed for my hand to help me on board.

Boat, was an understatement. It was like a mansion on water. It had two floors and I could see a room with couches, tables and a bar from where we stood. Aidan motioned for me to follow him into that part of the boat.

Throwing our bags onto one of the couches we sat down.

"There’s a bedroom through there," he pointed to a door, "if you want to change into something more weather appropriate."

I nodded.

"Thanks." I got up and grabbed my bag.

After changing I went back out to the large sitting area. The boat engines started up.

"You better sit down." Aidan patted the seat next to him. He’d already changed into shorts and a t-shirt.

"So, tell me about this place?" I settled into the couch. "Is it as over the top as everything else?" I smiled playfully.

"Over the top?" He cocked an eyebrow and smirked.

"That’s what I said." I giggled.

"Well, it’s a pretty large island and it’s completely private. So, it’ll just be the two of us, except for a couple of days a week there will be two guys who come to clean up and do maintenance around the place. Also, once a week a housekeeper comes." He paused. "What do you want to know?"

"Um…how about, what is there to do on this island?"

"Swimming, sun bathing, lounging around, snorkeling, hiking, and, of course, we can go to the main land to some restaurants and stuff." He shrugged.

"Okay…" I sighed. Getting into my bag again, I pulled out my IPod and book. Lying across a couch on my stomach, I put my ear buds in and held my book in front of me.

I’d gotten one chapter finished when I suddenly felt self-conscious. Looking up, Aidan was watching me, so I pulled out my ear buds.

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