Hell in a Handbasket - The Journey by Damara Blackthorne Read Free Book Online

lip into my mouth and
waggled my eyebrows at him. He rewarded me with the chuckle that eliminated the
need for vibrators the world over!
    "So tell me
about this guy you were dreaming about while you were sleeping on my shoulder…" He smirked.
    "Well, I met
him in an airport lobby, if you can believe that…" I grinned.
    "An airport
lobby you say? Hhhmmmm…Well, I'm very open minded, I can believe a lot of
things…what else?"
    "Well, I was
minding my own business, when out of nowhere comes this unbelievably gorgeous
guy."
    "Gorgeous,
you say?" His grin warmed my heart as well as my crotch.
    "A freak of
nature he was so good looking." I cocked my head to the side and gave him
a crooked half smile.
    He busted out
laughing. Man, I loved his laugh! I had to remind myself that this wa s not normal and surely couldn’t be anything but a short fling! It would probably
be over when the plane landed and we went our separate ways. I turned my head
and frowned but not before he saw my face change.
    Ryder took my
chin in his hand and turned my face toward him. "Maeve, what is it? What's
wrong?"
    "It's
stupid." I shrugged.
    "Nothing
with you is stupid, Maeve."
    "Yea, you
say that only because you haven't heard this…" I made an attempt at a half
smile.
    "Then let me
hear it and we'll decide together…" He gave me another one of his famous
smiles.
    "Okay, but
just remember, you started this. I was minding my own business. And I am way
out of my depth here." I looked at him with pleading eyes and a hopeful
expression.
    "Okay,
Maeve, I'll keep that in mind."
    "I'm just
sad that this has to end."
    "Who says it
has to end?"
    "Come on,
Ryder, this isn't normal. It has to end some time."
    "Well then,
let's make the most of it while it lasts and see if we can't make it last a
long time."
    "What's your
definition of a long time? Because the plane is about to land and I have a
business meeting to go to as soon as it does."
    "I've been
thinking about that. Why don't we share a ride to where you have to go and then
we'll take it from there?"
    My eyes lit up
and I smiled a sincere, happy smile. "If it's no trouble…that would be
great."
    "It's no
trouble, Maeve, in fact it will be my pleasure. And if you're a good girl, it
will be your pleasure too!" Waggle, waggle. He really does love to
waggle his eyebrows at me! And it makes me laugh.
    "Come on
Maeve, get your things. The plane will be landing shortly and we have a car
ride to get to."
    I only had
carry-on luggage and was surprised to see Ryder only had carry-on luggage as
well. "Are you only visiting like me?"
    "No, I'm
returning from my trip."
    "Oh
really? Where were you?"
    "Checking
on an investment."
    "How did it
turn out?"
    "Better
than I had hoped. And if things go right it could turn out very well indeed."
    "Well that's
good." I smiled up at him. He was almost a full foot taller than me. I'm
five feet six inches so he had to be six feet three inches or taller. I
couldn't stop staring at him, he was so gorgeous. Long dark hair framing a
strong face not chiseled, just strong. Strong jawline and
chin. His nose was a bit crooked…I wanted to ask him what happened, but
I got distracted by his mouth. And oh my, he had full, kissable lips…Okay, my
opinion. I just couldn't tear my eyes away from his lips.
    I wasn't watching
where I was going and I tripped.
    Ryder grabbed me
by my elbow. "Be careful, Maeve, we have a lot more writing to do and I
don't want anything bad to happen to you!"
    I looked into his
eyes, a deep green with flecks of gold. Man, he's too pretty for his own good.
I smiled.
    We left the plane
and entered another airport lobby. I glanced at Ryder and smiled. What was it
about this guy that had me doing things that were way out of my normal? Ryder
looked down at me and smiled his hell in a hand basketsmile. He grabbed
my hand and interlaced our fingers. I thought I was going to have a meltdown
right there in this,new to me,airport lobby.
    I was so glad we
didn't have to wait