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`` i guess you 'll just have to educate me . '' |
they were interrupted by an air traffic controller with a headset . |
`` hey , dr. nadeen , how goes it ? '' |
`` good . |
thank you . |
everything ready to go , lewis ? '' |
pesh asked , as he pumped the man 's hand . |
`` gassed up and checked out . |
we just need your flight plan . '' |
pesh 's gaze went to megan before he said , `` we 'll be flying into savannah/hilton head airport . '' |
`` great . |
thanks , '' lewis replied , before he started back inside the hanger . |
`` you 're taking me to savannah ? '' |
she asked . |
`` for dinner and dancing . |
i had originally intended on more , but we got a later start . '' |
`` this is crazy . |
you 're crazy . '' |
he gave her a puzzled look . |
`` you do n't like savannah ? '' |
`` no , i love it . |
i just meant taking me four hours away for dinner . '' |
`` it 's not that long by plane . '' |
crossing her arms over her chest , she tilted her head at him . |
`` you could n't just take me somewhere fancy in atlanta ? |
you have to fly me in your private plane to another city ? '' |
he shrugged . |
`` why not ? '' |
although it was probably unattractive , she could n't help snorting with contempt . |
`` i 'm probably going to sound a little like the line from pretty woman when she says she appreciates the seduction scene , but she 's a sure thing . '' |
she patted her chest . |
`` i am a sure thing . |
you do n't have to go to all this trouble . '' |
his dark eyes narrowed . |
`` your way of thinking is precisely why i 'm doing what i am . '' |
`` what do you mean ? '' |
`` you 've only been with men who wanted a sure thing-men who did n't even bother trying to imagine a future with you past when they came at the end of the night . '' |
she sucked in a breath at his words . |
with his expression softening , he closed the gap between them . |
`` while you may only want sex from me , i want far more from you . |
i want your time , but i also want you to understand that you 're worthy of something special . |
and if it takes planes and fancy meals to prove it to you , then i 'm going to do it . '' |
after his argument , megan sat frozen in dumbfounded silence . |
how was it possible that he knew so much about her ? |
he was right in the fact that she settled for being the 'sure thing ' for the guys she dated in the past . |
she knew she did n't want to make those mistakes again , so why should n't she let him try to wine and dine her ? |
`` fine . |
take me to savannah . '' |
he opened the passenger side door . |
`` here you go . |
make sure you buckle your seat belt . '' |
she nodded before she dipped inside the plane . |
pesh waited for her to adjust her dress before he closed the door . |
as he walked around the front of the plane , she got busy finding the seat belt and buckling up . |
once he climbed inside , he handed her a headset . |
`` this will help with the cabin noise . '' |
`` it 's going to mess my hair up , '' she complained . |
he laughed . |
`` i never took you as the type of woman who worried about her hair . '' |
she grinned as she eased the headset on . |
`` now you know . |
i worry about my hair , and you get your freak on in the bedroom . '' |
he rolled his eyes at her and turned in his seat . |
after placing his headset on , he started flipping switches and turning knobs . |
the propeller on the front of the plane started whirling . |
`` so what kind of plane is this ? '' |
she asked over the noise . |
holding up a finger , he spoke into the mic on the headset . |
`` ground to tower , this is cessna 172 requesting to taxi for takeoff . '' |
suddenly the sound of the tower came over her headset . |
`` clearance for taxi and takeoff , cessna 172 . '' |
`` roger that , '' pesh replied . |
the plane lurched forward and then started taxing down the runaway . |
`` hmm , i 'm guessing a cessna 172 ? '' |
pesh smiled . |
`` yes , it is . '' |
`` it 's nice . |
i like it . '' |
`` i hope you 'll be saying that again in a minute . '' |
megan knew what he meant when the plane started gaining speed down the runaway . |
just like when she was on a commercial flight , it was on the ground one minute , and then in the air the next . |
they soared into the blue sky while zipping through white , fluffy clouds . |
once they had gained enough altitude , pesh eased off on the rudder and glanced over at her . |
`` you okay over there ? '' |
she grinned . |
`` are you kidding me ? |
this is amazing . '' |
`` i 'm glad to hear you like it . |
i did n't know if you were going to take after your uncle aidan . '' |
`` i hear you gave him drugs to make it . '' |
pesh laughed . |
`` yeah , i did . |
he slept most of the way there . '' |
`` total wuss , '' she remarked with a smile . |
after adjusting one of the controls , pesh said , `` well , i have to admit that my late wife was n't a fan , either . |
she tolerated flying with me because she knew how much i loved it , but most of the time , she 'd take a pill to relax . '' |
`` so she did n't share your passion ? '' |
`` no , she did n't . |
she always encouraged me to do what i loved . |
she never was one to make me choose between her or something else . |
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