My Summer Neighbor by Destiny Blaine
Published by Promos June 30th, 2007 in Romance ExcerptsTags: destiny blaine, Mardi Gras Publishing, romance excerpts.
Author: Destiny Blaine
Buy the Book: My Summer Neighbor
Publisher: Mardi Gras Publishing
Still fuming, she boarded the plane. When she flopped down in her window seat, she never bothered to notice the man who sat down beside her a few minutes later. She never noticed his good looks and didn’t really care to look either. She threw her head back and reclined her seat settling in for a nap before takeoff. The booze was still rampant in her system from the all-night binge drinking.
”Ma’am, excuse me, ma’am?” The stewardess was leaning in over her with a huge smile. “I need you to return your seat to its upright position please. We’re about to take off.”
Carol looked at her with fury. “You’re just too damn happy.” She returned her seat upright. “I guess you had no way of knowing I was exhausted and needed to sleep. The plane certainly couldn’t take off without all passengers sitting erect, could it?” Carol practically barked her words out at the stewardess who simply smiled and moved on.
The gentleman in the aisle seat put down his paper and she immediately noticed his deep blue eyes and beautiful complexion. “Bad day?”
Ah, hell. Not another one, she thought.
”Yes actually, it’s been a bad morning following a bad night, after a bad, not to mention short lived I might add…affair.”
His eyes darted up and down her slender legs. She had on a red business suit and very little make-up, but he found her quite beautiful. “That was a little more information than I needed, but okay.” He raised his Wall Street Journal back directly in front of him, so he couldn’t see her. “I’m William by the way.”
She heard his introduction from behind the paper and peered around it. “I’m Carol, and I’m not sleeping with you.” Her mouth turned up in a take-that fashion.
She threw her head back and closed her eyes. I’ve lost it, she thought. I’ve really lost it.
He leaned over and whispered in her ear, and she caught his British accent. “Carol, it is Carol, right?” She held her breath in and waited for what she was sure would be a good come on line. “I didn’t ask you to sleep with me, and if I had asked you for sex, I would have asked you if you would like to accompany me to the lavatory for a screw seeing as there isn’t a bed on this plane.”
Her eyes bugged. She couldn’t believe he had just said that to her. She looked at him hard for a moment then started to laugh. He joined in with her.
”I deserved that, didn’t I?” Her head was moving in agreement with her chosen words.
He nodded. “You did.”
Her smile widened. “I take it you’ve had practice putting women in their place?”
He nodded. “I’m keen on it, I must admit.” He winked.
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