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for a pillow. Her nice round butt Velcroed to his crotch. Gently, Mac put his hand on her hip and shook her awake.
    “Where are we?”
    “Ready to land. You need to buckle up.”
    Sleepy-eyed, she slowly traveled back to the present. As she sat up, she shoved her hair out of her face and smacked her lips. Yawning, she raised her arms above her head and stretched. He knew he shouldn’t stare, but Mac loved the way her shirt’s silk fabric molded around her firm breasts.
    Getting to her feet, she moved across the aisle and sat staring straight ahead. The silence bugged him. Had she forgotten they’d just had sex? He sure the hell hadn’t.
    Tongue tracing her lips, Emily pressed her hands down her skirt then pulled at her blouse. Without looking at him, she quietly slipped back into her high heels.
    He asked, “You okay?”
    She pressed her lips together and blinked. “I’m fine.” For some unknown reason she went stiff and formal. Back to being a lawyer and in control. And if his guess was right...she had one hell of a headache.
    “We’re ten minutes away from landing,” Sam announced. “We’ll be arriving at terminal one, gate six.” The cockpit door stood open so Sam could see them. “Have you made the necessary arrangements, Miss Richards?” Sam asked over his shoulder.
    “Yes,” she replied. “We have a four hour layover, so I’m sure we can easily go through customs, and get to our gate on time.”
    “Very well , Miss Richards.”
    “Once we land, ” Mac said, “I’ll need to use your cell phone to get in touch with Frank again,”  
    Emily nodded. ”I told him about our plans, but he said to keep him posted.”
    “Did you tell him about the guys blowing up the hotel?”
    “No.” She shook her head. “I thought you might want to give him that news.”
    “Okay, when we land, I’ll take care of it.”
    Out of nowhere, she said, “Do you think the guys at the hotel are connected to the same ones who chased us to the airport?”
    “Damned if I know.” Mac rubbed the back of his neck. “I pretty much took care of the Russians. And anything left behind, Jake cleaned up. So, I’m not sure what’s going on. I can’t think of a nyone who’d want to kill me. At least not right now.”
    “Eight hours ago, I wanted to kill you,” she said lightheartedly.
    He squinted and flashed a knowing grin. “You sure about that? Not long ago you were Saran Wrap and I was a leftover casserole.”
    An impish grin pulled back the corners of her lips as she blushed then slumped back in her seat. “I just want this over. I’d love to get back to my nice boring life.”
    He chuck led. “What the hell is that like?”
    Smiling, she said, “Boring.” She sat up. “And very predictable.”
    “Oh, you like predictable?” Mac stretched out his legs where their feet were side by side. “Or do you like spontaneity?”
    She leaned over, giving him a nice view of her cleavage , and whispered, “Both.”
    Strange, Mac couldn’t remember the last time he openly flirted with a woman. Emily had a way of making him feel things he’d buried long ago. Things that came in the middle of the night and forced him to care. Who would have thought Em, the tight-assed company attorney, was secretly sweet, funny and unique? It surprised and reminded him of all the shortcomings in his personal life. 
    “Well, we’re safe now,” said Emily, crossing her legs. “We’ll leave London and be in the States befor e nightfall. The adventure comes to an end.”
    Mac hoped she was right, but he doubted it. Instinct told him an inevitable collision was about to take place.
    Could he protect Em? The last thing he wanted was her to become collateral damage.
    The plane taxied to the gate and Sam killed the engines. Mac stood and helped Emily to her feet. Releasing his hand she went to Sam and thanked him for all his help before departing the plane.  When Mac passed the cockpit Sam crossed his arms and gave Mac a ‘dumbass