Free Millionaire Romance: In Love With My Personal Assistant - A Contemporary Romance (Millionaire Romance, Contemporary Romance, Comedy Romance Book 2) by Audrey Tolhouse Page B

about to take off.”
    “Maybe in ten minutes.”
    An announcer came over the speaker system as soon as James’s voice ended. It was Carolyn again, “On behalf of Captain Louie, welcome aboard Evo’s charter jet services. We have a nonstop flight from Wheeling, Illinois to Summit, New Jersey. Our flight time is estimated at two hours and 23 minutes. We will be flying at a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet at a ground speed of 368 miles per hour. Please make sure the tables are stowed away in their proper bin and that your seat belt is correctly fastened. Thank you.” Carolyn turned from the front of the plane and winked at James. He grinned back at her.
    Jennifer twisted in her seat to watch Carolyn. She fastened a small container to the side of the plane before she began to secure the door for takeoff. Apparently, the stairs had already been retracted.
    “You look like you’re enjoying yourself,” James remarked. Jennifer met his eyes and forced them to bulge.
    “Are you freaking kidding me? This is a private jet!” Jennifer exclaimed excitedly. James laughed.
    “I know.”
    Holding James’s eyes with her own intent stare, Jennifer found herself breathless. Again. She looked away after a moment and forced an unnecessary cough. She turned to her knee. Giving it unwarranted interest, she ran her finger along the scuffed skin and kept her head down.
    James was always an incredibly easy person to be around. Especially when it was all business and a good day. That meant the stock marquee was telling him good things and all contracts were on time. When the world was turning as it should and the birds were singing the right song, James was a fantastic joy to be around.
    He had a great sense of humor and was so personable for the wealth he had; Jennifer had simply never met anyone else like him. That was, until she met Andrew.
    She swallowed gravely and continued to avoid James’s taunting stare. He watched her shamelessly, a piercing look that made her squirm. She didn’t know what he was looking at. For the second time that day, she felt something sinister within her take root within her heart. The feeling was foreign to her, and she couldn’t quite place her finger on it.
    Was it jealousy? No, that was preposterous. What did she have to be jealous of? Confusion? Well, confusion was definitely part of what was at play within her heart. Jennifer was certain she didn’t want to acknowledge what the feeling was, but as soon as she began to question herself, she could name it immediately. It was guilt.
    An awful sense of guilty dread.
    Jennifer looked up and caught James’s gaze. Neither looked away. In the brief moment their eyes held before she pulled away to interest herself with the world outside as the small jet began to roll unhurriedly forward, she found herself wondering if it was possible to be in love with two men at the same time.

Chapter Seven
    Check Mate
    With tingling fingertips, James let his body relax into the plump, leather chair and eyed Jennifer coolly. He thought that it was funny how she avoided his eyes. First, she stared out the window, then at the floor. Once the floor was no longer appealing, James watched her rummage through her purse. Between them, there was absolute silence.
    In the past, it never would have bothered him. It never seemed to bother Jennifer, or at least from what he understood from riding with her business first class. Today, however, she was definitely jittery. His hands tingled at the thought of getting to touch her silky, smooth skin again.
    Maybe he was wrong for what he was doing. He honestly didn’t think he knew. He wasn’t over stepping his boundaries, was he? He had every right just as much as the next man to tell Jennifer his true feelings. He did that. Giving her a taste of what life could be like if she were to choose him…well, any man could do that too, right?
    And he wasn’t really doing that. This was a business trip, through and through…with something